The Bell-maker’s Daughter: A Journey in Dharma Art
Alison Wells
15 January 2016
Ela Pedma’s dream of being a bronze sculptor began at the age of seven or eight. Her father returned from a trip with a book
Dance at Dunhuang: Part Three – The Sogdian Whirl
Joseph Houseal
8 January 2016
Sogdian merchants were the leading tradesmen working the Silk Road. Sogdiana was a kingdom-state, of which the legendary city Samarakand was the symbolic and cultural
The New Ancient Religions Gallery at the Asian Civilisations Museum, Singapore
Heidi Tan
8 January 2016
Museum renovations have been a significant part of Singapore’s Jubilee Year celebrations in 2015, with the Asian Civilisations Museum (ACM) opening a new Ancient Religions
Buddhist Frontiers: At the Edges of the Buddhist World
buddhistdoor
25 December 2015
The idea for this special issue originated a year or so ago in our editorial chief executive’s office on the ground floor of Wang Fat Ching She, the Buddhist temple in Hong Kong where Buddhistdoor Global is based.
The Tree in Buddhist Symbolism and Art
Meher McArthur
24 December 2015
For millennia, trees have occupied an important symbolic place in many of the world’s religious traditions, often representing the essence of life or a link
Seon and the City
Nathalie Paarlberg
24 December 2015
Seoul—a city of ten million people, dazzling skyscrapers, and high fashion. Driving along Apgujeong Rodeo Street, the storefronts of Dior, Gucci, and Louis Vuitton flash
The Shakya Clan in India: A Rediscovered Heritage
Jennifer Yo
21 December 2015
The Shakya clan, to which the historical Buddha…
Kalmykia: Lore and Memory at the Far Side of the Buddhist World
Raymond Lam
21 December 2015
Raymond Lam travels to the windswept steppes of…
Excavations at Kanaganahalli (Sannati, Dist. Gulbarga, Karnataka) – Book Review
Donald Stadtner
18 December 2015
Our vision of early Buddhist art in India expanded exponentially when, in 1994, archaeologists unearthed a spectacular ancient stupa outside the hamlet of Kanaganahalli in
An Archaeological History of Indian Buddhism – Book Review
Donald Stadtner
18 December 2015
Visitors to India today are struck by the startling diversity of ancient Buddhist sites. Some sacred places, such as Bodh Gaya, are thronged daily with
The Nostalgia of 2,500 Years: Celebrating South Asia’s Buddhist Heritage
Raymond Lam
18 December 2015
This article is based on a panel address given by the author at the International Buddhist Confederation’s “International Seminar on India’s North Eastern Region and
Dharma Art as a Way of Being
Marlow Brooks
18 December 2015
I think the impact of the Buddha-Dharma on my art can be best described in the words of my root teacher, Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche: “There