
Researchers Uncover Hidden History in China’s Ancient Dunhuang Caves
Researchers analyze pigments and writing styles to date…
Researchers analyze pigments and writing styles to date…
Caring for a scripture like a patient in conservation
Sam Van Schaik discusses the union of Buddhism and magic in a groundbreaking study of Dunhuang traditions
The second in a series on the spread of early Buddhism as…
A groundbreaking exhibition showcasing early Tibetan art…
A shared and deeply rooted heritage
Shedding light on early Tibetan Buddhist history and practice
Event features cutting-edge technology to…
Sometimes, dance is what philosophy looks like. Only rarely in my long years of dance research has a painted image been so arresting with its
One needs to take a long view—one that spans vast distances and many centuries—to appreciate the context of the Cham dance traditions that were preserved
The Mogao Caves, located near Dunhuang in the Gobi Desert in northwest China, comprise nearly 500 Buddhist cave temples dating from the 4th to the
More dance styles are depicted in the Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes than at any other archaeological site on earth. Dance imagery animates nearly every cave. The