A Tale of Wonder and Transformation: Tan Dun’s Buddha Passion
Nachaya Campbell-Allen
25 February 2023
Experiencing the musical expression of the timeless, borderless, profound Buddhist message and teaching of ompassion
International Dunhuang Project to Hold Conference on the Lotus Sutra at the British Library
Raymond Lam
24 November 2022
International Dunhuang Project to host conference at the British Library in December 2022, to mark success of four-year-long inititative to conserve, digitise, and publish 800 manuscripts of the Lotus Sutra
Fantasy Dinner Party: Arthur Waley and Beryl de Zoete
Joseph Houseal
15 October 2022
An imaginary audience with two early pioneers of Buddhist culture in the West
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
An Introduction to Tibetan Buddhist Art: Lectures by Dr. Amy Heller
Wendy Yu
16 April 2021
Explorations of the evolution of Buddhist art in Tibet
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
The Artful Transformation of Human Suffering: Banksy and Buddhist Art
Guoying Stacy Zhang
5 February 2020
Expressions of Samsara and liberation
Performative Iconography, Part Two
Joseph Houseal
7 December 2019
The sacred dance without and within
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…
The Very Long Life of Bugaku
Joseph Houseal
3 August 2019
Beauty and antiquity, order and dignity . . .