Ancient Buddhist Stupa Visible as Mekong River Levels Recede in Thailand
Justin Whitaker
16 March 2023
The newly visible stupa has become a pilgrimage site for Buddhists as drought hits the region
Khyentse Foundation Supports Donation of Ancient Gandhari Buddhist Manuscripts to Pakistan
Craig C Lewis
15 March 2023
Khyentse Foundation has announced that a collection of 2,000-year-old Buddhist manuscripts have been donated to the Islamabad Museum in Pakistan.
India to Host “Shared Buddhist Heritage” International Conference This Week
Justin Whitaker
14 March 2023
Leaders in India hope the focus on Buddhism will boost political connections and tourism for Buddhist heritage sites in the country
India Honors Dr. B. R. Ambedkar with New Statue, Circuit Train, and Calls for Social Change
Justin Whitaker
2 March 2023
As many across India prepare to celebrate the great leader, there is still much disagreement about how best to honor his legacy
Buddhist Temple Revives Sacred Cambodian Dance in Minnesota Farmland
Justin Whitaker
14 February 2023
Dance form nearly lost under Cambodia’s Khmer Rouge regime is finding new life in the United States
Buddhist Heritage: Replica of the East Gate from India’s Famed Sanchi Great Stupa Erected in Berlin
Craig C Lewis
18 January 2023
A replica of the iconic eastern gateway to the Great Stupa of the ancient Sanchi Buddhist complex in central India was recently unveiled in Berlin.
Korean Buddhist Community Plans Restoration of 1,300-year-old Buddha Statue
Craig C Lewis
16 January 2023
The Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism has announced plans to restore a 1,300-year-old statue of the Buddha that is believed to have been toppled 600 years ago.
Gandharan Text at the US Library of Congress May Rewrite the History of Buddhism
Sensei Alex Kakuyo
29 November 2022
The discovery shows there is still much work to be done to understand the earliest centuries of Buddhism’s development
Ancient Korean Buddhist Text to Be Inscribed on UNESCO Memory of the World Register
Craig C Lewis
28 November 2022
Samguk-yusa (Memorabilia of the Three Kingdoms), a 13th century text written by the renowned Korean Buddhist monk Il-yeon, is one of three historic texts from
International Dunhuang Project to Hold Conference on the Lotus Sutra at the British Library
Raymond Lam
24 November 2022
International Dunhuang Project to host conference at the British Library in December 2022, to mark success of four-year-long inititative to conserve, digitise, and publish 800 manuscripts of the Lotus Sutra
Researchers Uncover Lost Eighth Century Japanese Medical Text
Justin Whitaker
22 November 2022
It is hoped that the medical knowledge will be added to Japan’s registry of intangible cultural heritage
Buddhist Artist Bernice Bing Receives Solo Show at the Asian Art Museum
Sensei Alex Kakuyo
24 October 2022
Asian American artist Bernice Bing, underrecognized during her lifetime, is featured in an exhibit at San Francisco’s Asian Art Museum through May 2, 2023