Xuanzang is the most famous of China’s Tang-era monk-pilgrims. He has enjoyed an outsize literary impact on the trajectory of Chinese Buddhism and the presentation
Two sets of ancient documents offer insights into the history of Buddhism in Japan
An ancient practice for experiencing primal consciousness
Profound expressions of connection and transcendence
1,200-year-old UNESCO World Heritage Site is still…
Dynastic divergences in Pure Land Buddhism
How a fateful persecution decimated Pure Land…
The meaning of institutional transmission
Sublime expressions of the sacred
Hundreds of Buddhist artifacts excavated from Northern Qi…
The 71-meter high statue has a large crack on its…
How events of the Tang dynasty shaped the…
