World Heritage Watch (WHW) has sounded the alarm over a controversial proposal to add a chattra finial to the main stupa of Borobudur Temple.
The following essay was written as a response to “Borobudur’s Lost Crown: Why Theodoor van Erp’s Words Matter Today,” published by BDG on 4 May
UNESCO has formally added India’s Diamond Triangle of Ratnagiri, Udayagiri, and Lalitgiri in Odisha to the tentative list for World Heritage consideration
During the event, Buddhist leaders offered prayers for world peace alongside consecration and chanting rituals
Conference organizers have expressed happiness at the “overwhelming response” to the Third International Conference on the Buddhist Heritage of Pakistan.
The Young Buddhist Association (YBA) of Indonesia was invited to participate in a national focus group discussion—“A Young Buddhist Voice for Scientific & Moderate Dialogue”—on
A seventh-century Buddhist temple was among the historic buildings lost in the fires
Environmentalists in India are calling for the restoration of Thotlakonda Buddhist Complex, a third-century BCE hilltop site in Andhra Pradesh.
The site in rural Nepal is listed among the four most important pilgrimage sites for Buddhists alongside Bodh Gaya, Sarnath, and Kushinagar
The Nepali government and two Singaporean groups will be working together to preserve one of Nepal’s most important and earliest stupas
Dunhuang Research Academy senior figure Song Shuxia discusses the Academy’s visitor management of the Mogao Caves and digitization efforts
Leaders in India hope the focus on Buddhism will boost political connections and tourism for Buddhist heritage sites in the country
