Remarkable Buddhist artistic heritage from the Silk Road

Underscoring the long-term benefits of the humanities as an academic pursuit

The events and subjects of this year's UKABS Conference

Learning Buddhist chaplaincy at Harvard Divinity School

St. Bernard of Clairvaux (1090–1153) was an astute observer of the psychology of religious donors. He saw how they found churches or cathedrals of splendid design and beauty irresistible and how

There are few better examples of the Mongolian Buddhist heritage than Ikh Khüree, known today as none other than Ulaanbaatar itself, the country’s capital. A seamless fusion of nomadic prac

On the way to Vienna for the 17th Congress of the International Association of Buddhist Studies (IABS) in the early morning of 18 August, the good memories of the 16th Congress at Dharma Drum Mountain

About the ACLS   Formed in 1919, the American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) is a private, non-profit federation of 72 national learned societies. As representative of American scholarship, the A

As I am not an art historian, I had some hesitation in attending the talks on “Buddhist Art and Architecture.” However, after reading the abstracts, I was surprised to learn that the resea

The ethics and principles of preserving Buddhist art from an academic perspective.

The vision of Buddhism as a faith for the young and the living (rather than one needed only at death) has spread throughout the Sinophone world, radiating primarily from Taiwanese hubs like Fo Guang S

Since its creation in 2000, the Buddhist Film Foundation (BFF) has been a cornerstone for Buddhist-themed cinema. The foundation strives to uphold Buddhism in film, and archive and promote new and upc

It has been a busy couple of years for one of Europe’s most renowned Tibetan musicians. Recently, the master of contemporary Tibetan mantras completed an interfaith album called Beyond: Buddhist

Few of us undergo a truly religious experience. Many who do, pass a new milestone in their lives and emerge with a transformed vision of how they should live and act in the world. I can confidently wr