Patrons and Patriarchs – Book Review
Raymond Lam
20 November 2015
Tracing the emergence of Chan Buddhism in China
Let It Be: Creativity in the Moment
Dakini As Art
20 November 2015
From a very early age I’ve enjoyed spending time alone. As a young girl growing up in England, communing with nature, I would crush stones
Dance at Dunhuang: Part One
Joseph Houseal
13 November 2015
Over the course of several days in 2009, I had the great fortune to visit the Buddhist cave temples surrounding the oasis town of Dunhuang
Painting the Eight Auspicious Symbols for the Dalai Lama
Dakini As Art
6 November 2015
The Eight Auspicious Symbols, or Ashtamangala, are perhaps the most well-known group of symbols in Tibetan Buddhism. Consisting of the parasol, the pair of golden
Deconstructing Daruma
Meher McArthur
30 October 2015
The 5th/6th century Buddhist monk Bodhidharma is considered the founder and patriarch of meditational Buddhism, known as dhyana in Sanskrit, Chan in Chinese, and Zen in Japanese. Although he was revered
Following Ancient Traces
Joseph Houseal
16 October 2015
After seeing several Cham festivals in remote places on a 2014 trip to Ladakh and neighboring Zanskar, I came to the conclusion that video-documenting Cham
Buddhist Heritage Sites Languish in Odisha, India
BD Dipananda
9 October 2015
The eastern Indian state of Odisha (until recently named Orissa) is home to a large number of temples and Buddhist heritage sites that draw scholars
Twelve years of Thangka Art: Apprenticeship, Personal Practice, and Evolution
Dakini As Art
9 October 2015
A commonly held view is that the body houses the soul—but have you ever thought that the soul could live elsewhere? I have experienced that
Pema Namdol Thaye: A Maker of Mandalas
Meher McArthur
2 October 2015
The Sanskrit word “mandala” literally means a sacred center (la) that has been set apart or adorned (mand). In theory, therefore, a mandala can take
The Fabric of Happiness: Facets of Bhutanese Weaving
Raymond Lam
25 September 2015
Thagzo, or the Bhutanese textile-weaving tradition, enjoys a lofty place amongst the national “Thirteen Arts and Crafts,” or zorig chusum. Globalization and the gradual, tightly controlled
Exploring the Shared Buddhist Roots of Sri Lanka and Thailand
Sean Mós
25 September 2015
The relationship between Sri Lanka and Thailand spans nearly ten centuries and has a history of mutually beneficial exchanges of ideas, architectural styles, and culture
Fifteen Good Years
Joseph Houseal
11 September 2015
I first traveled to Ladakh in the western Himalaya 15 years ago, after being invited by a lama I met on the beach in front