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
The 2000-year-old Silk Road refers to the trade routes and transcontinental economy of Central Eurasia. However, its history is much richer when one looks into
There are a number of important Buddhist archeological sites located in what is present-day Bangladesh. Historically, Bangladesh was once part of greater India and known
“Two Buddhisms?”, the interviewer asked me. “No”, I said, “there are as many Buddhisms as there are Buddhists”, I said. What I meant, of course,
Among the Buddhist cultures that are in dire need of preservation, two names stand out amongst the snows and deserts of Eurasia: snow-capped Tibet and
It is high time we brought back the lost traditions of the Mathur?n and Gandh?ran art schools. Mathur? and Gandh?ra were two regions in ancient India
