A visit to the Horse Hoof Temple grotto complex brings pilgrims and tourists closer to the legendary figure of King Gesar and Buddhist divinities
Postcard from Raymond
The Caves of the Blazing Sword: Gansu Province’s Manjushri Mountain Grottoes
In the far reaches of the desert in Gansu Province are a collection of little-known caves with the most beautiful religious art of the Tangut Empire
Exploring Li Yong-jun’s studio of Dunhuang art
Li Yong-jun is one of Dunhuang’s famous contemporary painters of quality replica art from the grottoes
Vairocana: The Esoteric Sun Buddha along the Chinese Buddhist Silk Road
Visiting the Longmen Grottoes’ Fengxian Temple at night is an otherworldly experience
From the Capitals to the Corridor: A Visit to China’s Silk Road
Bringing heritage sites and religious doctrine together in a dialogue for our Buddhism in the People’s Republic project
Ramagrama Stupa’s story arrives at a new chapter with Stefano Boeri’s conservation and development masterplan
The Ramagrama Stupa in Lumbini is about to undergo an ambitious preservation and development project
Hiroki-sensei’s and Kitaro-sensei’s Celebratory Concert “Kukai” – A Fond Memory of Esoteric Echoes
Looking back on a very special concert with two of Japan’s great New Age musicians
On The Hunt for the Water Moon Guanyin in “Pre-Genghis Esoteric North Asia”
From the Yulin Caves in Guazhou to Abu Dhabi, from the Tang to the Tangut… striking connections between an auctioned statue by Bonhams and other sacred images take us on a voyage across time and space to find the Water Moon Guanyin “hiding” in Pre-Genghis North Asia
A Modern Vision of Ancient Aesthetics: Wong May Lee’s Celadons from Longquan Kilns
A new exhibit of two artists at Sun Museum in Hong Kong reveals the beauty of modern celadon creations from the famed Longquan kilns of China
Diamond in the Desert: Buddhism in the United Arab Emirates
Enjoy this summer project about Buddhist and Asian communities and arts and culture in the UAE: a “diamond in the desert”