Adele Tomlin reviews WAL’s first solo exhibition and unpacks the artworks’ many themes surrounding social critique, death, fragility, women, and more
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
A Tantric Story: The Visvavajra Presence at Dunhuang and Sino-Tibetan Esotericism
Dr. Shella Li Shen reveals the Sino-Tibetan esoteric heritage of Dunhuang, from its period of Tibetan rule to the Tangut Empire
Understanding the Three Refuges and Five Precepts
An upcoming lecture at Tung Lin Kok Yuen, Canada Society on taking refuge in the three treasures and undertaking the five precepts
An Infidelity to the External World
Facing contradictions and deception in samsara’s death, birth, sexuality, desire, love and loss in the blinding light of the non-dual “mother nature” AH
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
Eye on Southeast Asia: Supporting Buddhist Studies – Thailand’s International Buddhist College (IBC)
IBC is one of Southeast Asia’s premier Buddhist Studies institutions and is open for enrolments in the coming academic year of 2024-25
Buddhist values as liberating strategy
Working toward a new Buddha-era of mass awakening across the spectrum of the human experience, from gender to culture to policy