Recent controversy exposes dilemmas in antiquities research

Early medieval Buddhist settlement believed to have flourished from the 6th–12th century

In the years after the Buddha and the conquest of Asoka, the sasana moved east and became widespread throughout the contiguous area made up of the modern states of Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, West Bengal

  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,

Perhaps no religious icon is as widely used and well-known as the image of the Buddha seated in meditation.  Yet one of the curiosities of history is that there is no evidence of images of the Buddha,

The gentle face of the Buddha is respected and loved across the world. However, this famous image has mysterious origins, and didn't appear as an artistic theme until centuries after the Buddha's deat

Who doesn’t recognize the Buddha?  His image appears these days on watches, tennis shoes, t-shirts – nearly any kind of manufactured product you might think of.  There’s ev