Pilgrimage: Exploring the Mogao Grottoes of Dunhuang
Samantha Li
27 January 2022
The Mogao Grottoes’ living legacy as sacred space, archeological trove, tourist locale, and conservation site
Book Review: Xuanzang: China’s Legendary Pilgrim and Translator
Raymond Lam
27 November 2021
Xuanzang is the most famous of China’s Tang-era monk-pilgrims. He has enjoyed an outsize literary impact on the trajectory of Chinese Buddhism and the presentation
Book Review: Monks in Motion: Buddhism and Modernity Across the South China Sea
Raymond Lam
20 October 2021
A study of maritime Buddhism along the littoral hubs of Asia
Dance as Knowledge, Part Two: Wu Nuo
Joseph Houseal
11 September 2021
Tracing the pre-Buddhist antecedents of ceremonial tantric dance practices
Millennia-long Love? Excavated Northern Wei Skeleton Couple Fascinates Researchers
Raymond Lam
2 September 2021
Discovery of unique remains offers insights into an ancient culture
Book Review: Thriving in Crisis: Buddhism and Political Disruption in China, 1522–1620
Raymond Lam
21 September 2020
A monograph that questions old assumptions about Buddhism’s decline in the late Ming Dynasty
Love Story in a Buddhist Cave: The Grottoes of Maijishan
Gigi Hui
29 June 2020
A high point of religious art in a golden age of Buddhism
The Loss of Pure Land Scriptures in the Late Tang Dharma-Persecution
Alan Kwan
28 April 2020
How a fateful persecution decimated Pure Land…
Of Scriptures and Enchantment: An Interview with Sam van Schaik on a Grimoire of Magic Spells from Dunhuang
Raymond Lam
3 April 2020
Sam Van Schaik discusses the union of Buddhism and magic in a groundbreaking study of Dunhuang traditions
Book Review: Chinese Pure Land Buddhism: Understanding a Tradition of Practice
Raymond Lam
19 March 2020
A landmark book on China’s Pure Land tradition
A Feast of Liberation: Tung Lin Kok Yuen Canada Society’s shuilu fahui
Raymond Lam
18 April 2019
The ritual as pinnacle of Chinese Buddhism’s unique…
Lingyan Monastery: The Development of an Ancient Monastery in Contemporary China
Guoying Stacy Zhang
24 November 2018
Exploring one of China’s four greatest Buddhist…