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The Xuanzang Memorial: Evoking China and India’s Buddhist Past and Future
A commentary on the role of Buddhism in the diplomatic relations between India and China
Uploaded 7 Apr 2017
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>An Archaeological History of Indian Buddhism</i> – Book Review
An ambitious study of Buddhist art and archaeology in India
Uploaded 18 Dec 2015
The Body of the Buddha: A Conversion Story
Jason Ranek relates his path to Buddhism
Uploaded 18 Sep 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 General Overview of the Section “Buddhist Art and Architecture” at the IABS 2014
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
Uploaded 17 Oct 2014
An intriguing Buddhist exhibit in Central London
Raymond Lam reviews Mokspace’s “Wisdom and Compassion” Buddhist Group Art Exhibition   Across from the venerable British Museum (which itself houses a vast collection of Budd
Uploaded 20 May 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
Part Three: Questions Raised
One of the curiosities of history is the lack of evidence of any image of the Buddha for approximately 400 years after his death.  The early academic consensus favored a period of defacto aniconism, a
Uploaded 15 Jan 2013
Part Two: The Traditional View
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,
Uploaded 1 Dec 2012
The Origins of Buddhist Art
Editor’s Note: Dr. Andrey Anatolyevich Terentyev studied Sanskrit, Tibetan and Indian Philosophies and Religions. He obtained his Ph.D. in the field of Oriental Studies (Russia). Currently, he is a vi
Uploaded 28 Oct 2010
Bring Back Our Art Schools!
It is high time we brought back the lost traditions of the Mathurān and Gandhāran art schools. Mathurā and Gandhāra were two regions in ancient India that played host to two distinctive styles of Budd
Uploaded 1 Mar 2010
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