Exploring the evolution of Buddhist art and architecture

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

A comprehensive study of a spectacular excavation of Buddhist history

Historic relics from the birth of Buddhism risk being lost to neglect

A fascinating glimpse into the ancient roots of Buddhism

A new book about Buddhist landmarks in Andhra Pradesh

An ancient, beautiful Mahayana monastery

Visiting the mountain-hewn Ajanta Caves of India

Atish Dipankar was a Buddhist master, scholar, and philosopher

Editor’s note: Jnan Nanda completed his BA Hons from the University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka and his MA from the University of Hong Kong where he presently teaches Reading in Buddhist Sanskrit T

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

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.

Buddhist archeological sites in old India and Bengal

Glimpses of living history often surprise us with their suddenness, their whimsical appearance in the hands of an unsuspecting discoverer. And it often requires many decades (or even centuries) before