Rare 15th–16th Century Murals and Sculptures Found in Sichuan Province Shed New Light on Tibetan Art
Guoying Stacy Zhang
29 December 2017
First English-language account of this exciting discovery!
Art Sutra: Do Higher Prices Mean a Higher Path?
Grace Ko
3 March 2017
For centuries, Buddhist works of art have adorned monasteries, temples, galleries, museums, and private collections around the world, monuments to Buddhism’s far-reaching impact and timeless
The Great Shravasti Buddhist Cultural Assembly
Joseph Houseal
3 March 2017
Shravasti was a dynamo of a city in the ancient world, home to nearly 1 million people in the Buddha’s lifetime during the 6th century
The Contemporary Newar Art Movement of the Kathmandu Valley
Robert Beer
13 January 2017
“No other people on earth, Watson, has produced such intricate beauty in as small a space as the Valley of Katmandu. One trenchant observer has
The Modernization of Faith and Ideology: Victoria Montrose Discusses Japanese Buddhism’s 19th Century Transformation
Raymond Lam
26 August 2016
Victoria Montrose (“Tori” to her friends, a fittingly Japanese epithet) has been immersed in Japanese culture since childhood. Victoria was four when her American father
Bringing Ancient Thai Buddhist Manuscripts to the World
BD Dipananda
8 April 2016
The University of Pennsylvania and the National Library of Laos have jointly launched the Digital Library of Northern Thai Manuscripts (DLNTM), an ambitious project to
Beauty and Memory
Joseph Houseal
1 April 2016
It is a choice to remember life in beautiful ways. Dance is an art made of life itself. The human body as medium contains within
Beauty and Sadness: Reflections on a Japanese Noh Play
Joseph Houseal
4 March 2016
The Wheel of Life and Death is a central concept and image in Buddhist understanding. Escaping the Wheel of Life and Death is a Buddhist
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 Great Light of Compassion” (大慈悲光明) Expressed in Goryeo Water-moon Avalokiteshvara Paintings
Soyon Kang
4 December 2015
Formalistic characteristics of Goryeo Water-moon Avalokiteshvara paintings This article explores the authentic beauty and iconographical meaning of the Water-moon Avalokiteshvara paintings of the Korean Goryeo
Venerable Hin Hung is the monk the 21st Century needs
Raymond Lam
4 March 2013
In a recent Hong Kong University seminar titled “Buddhism’s position in the 21st Century” (?G???@?@?????k???w??), Ven. Hin Hung and his guests (Ven. Dhammapala, author Leung Man Tao, and upasako Walter
Welcome to Buddhistdoor
The Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation Press
1 January 2013
The teachings and practices of the Buddha have been propagated for over 2500 years and have spread throughout the globe. In spite of the enormous