“Tree and Serpent” Exhibition Brings Buddhist Art to the Met in New York
Sensei Alex Kakuyo
28 July 2023
Newly-opened exhibition at New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art showcases more than 125 pieces of ancient Indian Buddhist art
2,300-Year-Old Buddhist Elephant Statue Unearthed in India
Justin Whitaker
13 June 2023
The discovery will prompt further exploration in hopes of gaining deeper knowledge into the history of early Buddhism
Climate Change: Ancient Buddhist Statues Emerge from China’s Drought-Stricken Yangtze River
Craig C Lewis
22 August 2022
As water levels along the Yangtze River retreat amid China’s driest summer in six decades, historic evidence of an ancient wisdom tradition has emerged from
Chinese Court Upholds Ruling Ordering Return of Zhang Gong Patriarch Buddhist Statue
Justin Whitaker
21 July 2022
This is the latest step in a long battle to return the revered Buddhist statue to its home in China
Tassajara Zen Mountain Center Threatened by California Wildfires
Justin Whitaker
27 August 2020
Great efforts underway to protect the area and…
Avalokiteshvara in the Pure Land of Sanaga, Buryatia
Lyudmila Klasanova
18 August 2020
New sculpture to be the largest Buddhist image in the…
Four Arrested in Pakistan for Destroying 1,700-year-old Buddha Statue
Dipen Barua
24 July 2020
Gandharan statue unsalvageable, according to…
Buddhist Temple Vandalized in Arkansas Seeks Funds to Replace Destroyed Buddhas
Justin Whitaker
9 April 2020
Hammer-wielding man quotes the Bible after destroying…
Forty-meter Buddha Statue Planned in Spain
Craig C Lewis
4 February 2020
Work expected to begin later this year
Ancient Buddhist Statues Come Back to Life Thanks to University of Chicago Researchers
Justin Whitaker
10 January 2020
Ancient Gandharan statues were destroyed by the Taliban
New Maitreya Statue Consecrated in Kalmykia
Lyudmila Klasanova
23 September 2019
Largest image of the future Buddha in Russia and in…
National Museum of China Exhibits Extensive Collection of Ancient Buddhist Figures
Dipen Barua
22 August 2019
Hundreds of Buddhist artifacts excavated from Northern Qi…