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Kruti Shah: A Celebration of Nature and Spirit
Artistic explorations of a spiritual journey
Uploaded 18 Aug 2017
<i>Jataka Stories in Theravada Buddhism</i> and <i>The Ten Great Birth Stories of the Buddha</i> – Book Review
Collections of beloved tales of the Buddha's past lives
Uploaded 8 Jul 2016
The New Ancient Religions Gallery at the Asian Civilisations Museum, Singapore
New Ancient Religions gallery draws on pan-Asian Buddhist art traditions
Uploaded 8 Jan 2016
<i>Excavations at Kanaganahalli (Sannati, Dist. Gulbarga, Karnataka)</i> – Book Review
A comprehensive study of a spectacular excavation of Buddhist history
Uploaded 18 Dec 2015
<i>Treasures from Asia’s Oldest Museum: Buddhist Art from the Indian Museum, Kolkata</i> – Exhibition Review
Review of an art exhibit at the Asian Civilisations Museum
Uploaded 31 Jul 2015
A Concern for Beauty
Celebrating intangible dance culture
Uploaded 17 Jul 2015
<i>Shifting Stones, Shaping the Past: Sculpture from the Buddhist Stupas of Andhra Pradesh</i> – Book Review
A new book about Buddhist landmarks in Andhra Pradesh
Uploaded 10 Jul 2015
Echoes of Tantra: Remnants of the Mahasiddhas
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.
Uploaded 7 Sep 2013
The Bodhgaya Bombings, July 2013: Save Ahimsa-marga
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
Uploaded 24 Jul 2013
Part Five: Rethinking
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
Uploaded 20 Feb 2013
Part Four: New Ideas
  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,
Uploaded 4 Feb 2013
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