Gilded Dharma: A Japanese Lotus Sutra Fragment in Gold on Blue
Meher McArthur
19 December 2019
Sublime expressions of the sacred
National Museum of China Exhibits Extensive Collection of Ancient Buddhist Figures
Dipen Barua
22 August 2019
Hundreds of Buddhist artifacts excavated from Northern Qi…
Leshan Buddha Undergoes “Physical” Examination and Repairs
Anne Wisman
20 December 2018
The 71-meter high statue has a large crack on its…
Why Does the High Tang Continue to Cast a Shadow over Chinese Buddhists?
Raymond Lam
28 April 2018
How events of the Tang dynasty shaped the…
Archaeologists in China Unearth Sutra Translation by Tang Dynasty Monk Xuanzang
Craig C Lewis
20 March 2018
Text identified as part of the Mahaprajnaparamita…
Looking for the Pure Land: A Visit to Xuanzhong Monastery
Guoying Stacy Zhang
22 September 2017
According to the major sutras of Pure Land Buddhism, the Larger Sukhavativyuha and the Smaller Sukhavativyuha, Amitabha Buddha’s Pure Land (Skt. Sukhavati) lies beyond 10 billion Buddha-lands west
Buddhistdoor View: Mahayana Buddhism’s Unique Place in History and Chinese Civilization
Buddhistdoor Global
13 January 2017
Pristine Pure Land teacher Master Jingzong (b. 1966) once wrote about why he would not want to be born anywhere else except in China: “For all
An Illuminating Exhibition on the Transmission of Buddhist Art at the Palace Museum in Beijing
Guoying Stacy Zhang
25 November 2016
The transmission of Buddhist art from India to China is a fascinating topic. Indeed, how did pious and profound art, along with a complex belief
Huayan Buddhists on Equality in Diverse Societies
Dr. Erik Hammerstrom
21 October 2016
It is said that the Buddha taught 84,000 different methods for the liberation of sentient beings because of the diversity of sentient beings in their
Korea’s Great Buddhist-Confucian Debate – Book Review: The Most Influential Ideological Conflict in East Asian History
Raymond Lam
6 May 2016
“In their treatment of other living beings, whether the beings are fierce animals like leopards and tigers or insignificant bugs like mosquitoes and flies, [Buddhists]
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