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
Hong Kong Heritage Museum Displays Digital Reproductions of the Mogao Caves of Dunhuang
Dipen Barua
7 September 2018
Digital reproductions serve to protect and preserve…
Traversing China for the Forgotten Pure Land of Maitreya Buddha
Jingjing Li
10 August 2018
Tracing the popular Chinese belief in the…
Stanford University Art Professor Translates Dunhuang Narrative into Contemporary Art
BD Dipananda
29 June 2018
Artwork expresses the emptiness and history of…
Conservationists Turn to Digital Solutions to Preserve and Share the Treasures of Dunhuang’s Mogao Grottoes
Craig Lewis
12 June 2018
Using technology to conserve an ancient…
Ca’Foscari University of Venice Hosts First Dunhuang Exhibition in Italy
BD Dipananda
5 March 2018
Promoting ties between two ancient cities
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…
Dance at Dunhuang: Part Three – The Sogdian Whirl
Joseph Houseal
8 January 2016
Sogdian merchants were the leading tradesmen working the Silk Road. Sogdiana was a kingdom-state, of which the legendary city Samarakand was the symbolic and cultural
Expressing the Pure Land through Art and Architecture—Chi Lin Nunnery
Raymond Lam
16 January 2015
Four years ago, one of my best friends visited Hong Kong. The first cultural landmark I took him to was Chi Lin Nunnery, which I
Buddhistdoor View: A Tightrope between Conservation and Education
Buddhistdoor Global
18 July 2014
Come September 2014, the Chinese government will allow tour groups to visit only selected caves at the Mogao Grottoes near Dunhuang in northwest China, a rich repository of
Lee Mei-yin holds the keys to a renaissance in appreciating Dunhuang and Buddhist art
Raymond Lam
5 July 2014
Few of us undergo a truly religious experience. Many who do, pass a new milestone in their lives and emerge with a transformed vision of
The Origins of Buddhist Art
Dr. Andrey Terentyev
28 October 2010
Editor’s Note: Dr. Andrey Anatolyevich Terentyev studied Sanskrit, Tibetan and Indian Philosophies and Religions. He obtained his Ph.D. in the field of Oriental Studies (Russia).