The Secret of the Golden Flower, Part One
Joseph Houseal
15 May 2021
An ancient practice for experiencing primal consciousness
The Thousand-Buddha Motif: On the Timelessness of Ancient Art
Guoying Stacy Zhang
4 March 2021
Profound expressions of connection and transcendence
Floodwaters Threaten China’s Leshan Giant Buddha
Justin Whitaker
20 August 2020
1,200-year-old UNESCO World Heritage Site is still…
Differences Between the Sui-Tang and Song-Ming Pure Land Teachings
Alan Kwan
26 May 2020
Dynastic divergences in Pure Land Buddhism
The Loss of Pure Land Scriptures in the Late Tang Dharma-Persecution
Alan Kwan
28 April 2020
How a fateful persecution decimated Pure Land…
The Pure Land Lineage from Shakyamuni Buddha to Master Shandao
Alan Kwan
25 February 2020
The meaning of institutional transmission
Gilded Dharma: A Japanese Lotus Sutra Fragment in Gold on Blue
Meher McArthur
19 December 2019
Sublime expressions of the sacred
National Museum of China Exhibits Extensive Collection of Ancient Buddhist Figures
Dipen Barua
22 August 2019
Hundreds of Buddhist artifacts excavated from Northern Qi…
Leshan Buddha Undergoes “Physical” Examination and Repairs
Anne Wisman
20 December 2018
The 71-meter high statue has a large crack on its…
Why Does the High Tang Continue to Cast a Shadow over Chinese Buddhists?
Raymond Lam
28 April 2018
How events of the Tang dynasty shaped the…
Archaeologists in China Unearth Sutra Translation by Tang Dynasty Monk Xuanzang
Craig Lewis
20 March 2018
Text identified as part of the Mahaprajnaparamita…
Looking for the Pure Land: A Visit to Xuanzhong Monastery
Guoying Stacy Zhang
22 September 2017
According to the major sutras of Pure Land Buddhism, the Larger Sukhavativyuha and the Smaller Sukhavativyuha, Amitabha Buddha’s Pure Land (Skt. Sukhavati) lies beyond 10 billion Buddha-lands west