Researchers Uncover Hidden History in China’s Ancient Dunhuang Caves
Justin Whitaker
5 January 2021
Researchers analyze pigments and writing styles to date…
The British Library’s Unlocking Buddhist Written Heritage Lectures: Mélodie Doumy and Marie Kaladgew on the Anatomy of a Lotus Sutra Scroll
Raymond Lam
20 October 2020
Caring for a scripture like a patient in conservation
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
Buddhist Iconography Along the Silk Road with Prof. Osmund Bopearachchi, Part Two – The Land Route
Wendy Yu
3 September 2019
The second in a series on the spread of early Buddhism as…
Tibet on the Silk Road from a Curator’s Eye: An Exhibition Tour with Dr. David Pritzker
Guoying Stacy Zhang
2 August 2019
A groundbreaking exhibition showcasing early Tibetan art…
Echoes of Indian Buddhist Culture in China: An Interview with Prof. Shashi Bala, Part One
Lyudmila Klasanova
24 June 2019
A shared and deeply rooted heritage
The Chan (Zen) Connection between China and Tibet: A Conversation with Sam van Schaik
Raymond Lam
11 May 2019
Shedding light on early Tibetan Buddhist history and practice
One of the Largest Dunhuang Exhibitions To Date Opens to the Public in Shenzhen
Anne Wisman
23 January 2018
Event features cutting-edge technology to…
Tibetan Book of the Dead, Part Three: One Last Dance
Joseph Houseal
2 June 2017
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
Finding Excellence, Part 2: A Tradition of Transmission
Joseph Houseal
19 August 2016
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
From the Gobi to the Getty: Buddhist Art from Dunhuang on View in Los Angeles
Meher McArthur
13 May 2016
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
Dance at Dunhuang: Part Two – The Case for the Feitian
Joseph Houseal
11 December 2015
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