Adapted from a speech given at the invitation of the Consulate of India, Hong Kong on 25 May, the eve of Vesak 2023
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Encore Dunhuang: A Contemporary Silk Road Show of Olympian Ambition
Reviewing China’s largest-scale mixed media performance of Silk Road history and characters
Art and Culture Brought to Life: Speaking with Lucy Guan of the Dunhuang Research Academy
Lucy Guan’s leadership of the “Mogao xueyuan” is bringing the digital and educational brand of the Dunhuang Research Academy to new heights
State Sangha: Buddhism for the People
Unpacking the Chinese government’s phrase, “When the people have faith, the country has strength, the nation has hope”
Dr. Ramala Sarma Speaks on the Buddhist Tradition in Assam, Part Two
A conversation with a specialist in the Assamese tradition of Buddhism
The Shanghai Cooperation Organization: A New Platform for Buddhist Diplomacy?
The world’s largest multilateral body could be a platform of a renewed Buddhist diplomacy by India and other countries
The Buddha, India, and Shanghai Cooperation Organization countries: Sharing knowledge, culture and civilizational links
India’s presidency of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization brings Buddhist heritage into the fold of the body’s multilateral dialogue
Buddha Cārikā: A Documentary Series Based on 2,400 Kilometers of Retracing Xuanzang on Foot
The first episode of a milestone series based on the Buddha’s life and land, released by Dharma Drum Mountain
A Sculptor in the Reign of Prince Shōtoku: A Figure for Cross-Cultural Friendship?
How the 7th century figure of Kuratsukuri Tori set a cosmopolitan and multicultural example for Buddhist sculptors
Echoes from the Mogao Caves in Tan Dun’s “Buddha Passion”
Exploring the poetic power behind Tan Dun’s “Buddha Passion,” performed by the London Philharmonic Orchestra on 22 January