Artistic explorations of a spiritual journey

Collections of beloved tales of the Buddha's past lives

New Ancient Religions gallery draws on pan-Asian Buddhist art traditions

A comprehensive study of a spectacular excavation of Buddhist history

Review of an art exhibit at the Asian Civilisations Museum

Celebrating intangible dance culture

A new book about Buddhist landmarks in Andhra Pradesh

Vajrayana is associated in Buddhist history and legend with the locale of Uddiyana, ruled by wise kings who first practiced tantra after being introduced to it by Shakyamuni Buddha.

I got the upsetting news on July 7, 2013 at around 8.30 a.m. — Terror struck Mahabodhi Temple at Bodh Gaya: a series of blasts had left two monks injured.   The first thought in my mind

One of the mysteries of Buddhist history is the 400-year absence of an anthropomorphic image of the Buddha.  Early scholars argued for a period of defacto aniconism, in which artisans decorated Buddhi

  Beginning in the mid-1980’s, American scholars John and Susan Huntington turned Buddhist art history on its head with claims that the first Buddha images were made shortly after the Buddha’s death,