Buddhist Statue Returned to its Home in Nepal
Sensei Alex Kakuyo
12 May 2026
A 13th-century Buddha statue has been restored to Bajradhatu Bihar in Kathmandu after decades in the United States
Preserving the Sacred Treasures in Our Care with Treasure Caretaker Training
Karen Greenspan
27 August 2024
Karen Greenspan attends a program of Buddhist heritage conservation events curated in New York City by the non-profit Treasure Caretaker Training
Metallic Monuments of Mercy: Shanxi’s Iron Bodhisattva Statues
Samantha Li
18 December 2023
Exploring the Shanxi tradition of Iron Buddha statues, which have left an indelible mark on Chinese Buddhist art and aesthetics
Thangkas, Terabytes, and Tradition
Ann Shaftel
3 January 2022
Sustainable techniques in thangka conservation and documentation
Master of the Compassionate Chisel: Buddhist Themes in the Prints of Hiratsuka Un’ichi
Meher McArthur
17 June 2020
Tracing movements in 20th century Japanese art-making
Spiritual Encounters: In Memory of Cui Xiuwen
Guoying Stacy Zhang
2 September 2019
On meeting a pioneering woman: feminism, Buddhism…
Art and Evolution: The Feminine and the Sacred
Nachaya Campbell-Allen
29 August 2019
At the confluence of the traditional and the…
Art and Apotheosis
Nachaya Campbell-Allen
2 May 2019
Pathways for communicating the sublime
Stick Dance, Devil Dance, Part 1: The Rockettes
Joseph Houseal
29 April 2016
A dance by any other name . . . would probably be better described, when looking at ancient and Asian dancing, including the dances of
A Buddhist Perspective on Conceptual Art
Dakini As Art
22 April 2016
Art for art’s sake has never been an overriding motivation in Tibetan culture or Tibetan Buddhism. For example, we can understand thangka painting, the sacred art of
Emperors, Lamas, and Silk: the Origin of Fabric Thangkas
Dakini As Art
8 April 2016
Thangka paintings are Tibet’s most plentiful and portable form of sacred art. Less known and rarely seen are the highly prized appliqué thangkas. In fact, when I
Deconstructing Bridges and Forging New Highways with Dharma Art – Part One
Nachaya Campbell-Allen
11 March 2016
Visually, there are two forms of language: one that has to be learned and one that communicates directly with the other-than-conscious part of our mind.