Established in 1990 as a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) educational organization, The Tricycle Foundation is dedicated to making Buddhist views, values, and practices broadly available. In 1991 the Foundation launched Tricycle: The Buddhist Review, the first magazine intended to present Buddhist perspectives to a Western readership. Tricycle soon became the leading journal of Buddhism in the West, where it continues to be the most inclusive and widely read vehicle for the dissemination of Buddhist perspectives. Publication of Tricycle: The Buddhist Review remains the Foundation’s chief activity, and our readership includes longtime practitioners, those who are curious about Buddhism or meditation, and those who do not identify as Buddhist but value the teachings of wisdom and compassion Buddhism has to offer.

By remaining unaffiliated with any particular teacher, sect or lineage, Tricycle provides a unique and independent public forum for exploring Buddhist teachings and practices, establishing a dialogue between Buddhism and the broader culture, and introducing Buddhist thinking to Western disciplines. This approach has enabled Tricycle to successfully attract readers from all walks of life, many of whom desire to enrich their lives through a deeper knowledge of Buddhist traditions.

For three years running, Tricycle has been recognized with the prestigious Folio Award for Best Spiritual Magazine. As part of our commitment to our readers who are seeking to implement or sustain Buddhist values and practices, Tricycle accepts advertising only from teachers, programs, centers, and businesses whose offerings we believe will support those aims. Because of this selective policy, we depend on donations to support ever-rising printing and production costs, content updates to our website, and life-enriching programs such as Change Your Mind Day and our groundbreaking Prison Project. The Foundation also hosts annual pilgrimages that provide lively opportunities for new and experienced practitioners to explore sites of importance to Buddhist history and practice.

Donations in support of Tricycle’s work may be made securely online through our website or by mailing a check made payable to Tricycle at 92 Vandam St., 3rd floor, New York, NY 10013. For more information about the Tricycle Foundation, please contact us at 212-645-1143, or info@tricycle.com.

The mission of The Tricycle Foundation is to create forums for exploring contemporary and historic Buddhist activity, examine the impact of its new context in the democratic traditions of the West, and introduce fresh views and attainable methods for enlightened living to the culture at large. At the core of the Foundation’s mission is the alleviation of suffering that Buddhist teachings are meant bring about.

Tricycle is an independent foundation unaffiliated with any one lineage or sect.


A three-wheeled vehicle aptly evokes the fundamental components of Buddhist philosophy. Buddhism itself is often referred to as the “vehicle to enlightenment,” and the tricycle’s three wheels allude to the three treasures: The Buddha, Dharma, and Sangha, or the enlightened teacher, the teachings, and the community. The wheels also relate to the turning of the wheel of dharma, or skillfully using the teachings of the Buddha to face the challenges that the circle of life presents.

Philip Glass, Chairman of the Board

Robert S. Bowers, Treasurer and Chair Finance Committee

Cynthia Brown

Carolyn Zecca Ferris, Chair Governance Committee

Lawrence Fox

Sheila King Hixon

Kir Kahlon

Judith Brown Meyers

Dr. Ellen M. Poss

Bill Scheffer

James Shaheen, ex officio

Bennett Shapiro, President

Janet Standard

James Shaheen, Editor & Publisher
Trish Deitch, Executive Editor

Rachel Hiles, Editorial Assistant
Philip Ryan, Web Editor
Alyssa Snow, Controller

Monty McKeever, Assistant to the Editor & Publisher