A June visit to a Gelug monastery by the Chinese leader hinted at a response to US moves as well as future plans for the Qinghai-Tibet plateau
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Dunhuang Academy’s deputy head Zhang Xiaogang on the mission of the Institute of Archaeology
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The “Mona Lisa of the East” at the Mogao Grottoes is one of many priceless inspirations for an ambitious, 30-year-long initiative to save the caves
Kumbum Monastery: Tsongkhapa in China
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Kumbum Monastery or Ta’er Temple is a core Gelug location and one of the most important Vajrayana temples in China
The Kafkaesque conundrum of being the Karmapa
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Tsering Namgyal discusses the present difficulties for the 17th Karmapa, from sectarian troubles to the future of Tibet and Vajrayana
Horse Hoof Temple: Where a Eurasian warrior-king’s steed trampled
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A visit to the Horse Hoof Temple grotto complex brings pilgrims and tourists closer to the legendary figure of King Gesar and Buddhist divinities
The Caves of the Blazing Sword: Gansu Province’s Manjushri Mountain Grottoes
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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
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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
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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
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Bringing heritage sites and religious doctrine together in a dialogue for our Buddhism in the People’s Republic project
Why do Bangladesh and India need transborder security cooperation on the Rakhine crisis?
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Security and strategic affairs analyst Kamal Uddin Mazumder unpacks the border tensions between a region historically inflamed by Buddhist-Muslim conflict