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Preserving Buddhist Heritage in Qinghai: Treasure Caretaker Training goes to Yushu
A collaborative initiative saw Treasure Caretaker Training working with monasteries in Yushu Prefecture on risk assessment, emergency planning, documentation, and storage
Manjushri’s Bodhisattva presence on Huangshan
Huangshan is one of China’s most celebrated environmental and tourist locations, but also has long been associated with Manjushri, the bodhisattva of wisdom
The International Dunhuang Programme celebrates 30 years of peerless research on the Dunhuang Heritage
The IDP is concluding its 30th anniversary with a litany of major accomplishments in 2024, and hosting a Silk Road symposium in February 2025
BDG Postcard #37: December 2024
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Risk Assessment, Documentation, and Damage Prevention of Buddhist Material Culture – with Treasury Caretaker Training
Conservator Ann Shaftel and Patricia Smithen were recently in Nepal to give a seminar on paubha conservation, including risk assessing, evaluating, and preserving traditional Nepalese art
Kapilvastu: Secrets of the Birthplace of Past Buddhas
Archeological findings attest that Kapilavastu is not only the land of the present Buddha, but of past Buddhas as well
Mélodie Doumy’s “A Silk Road Oasis” at the British Library
Mélodie Doumy’s book is not only an accompaniment to a great exhibit, but also a fine distillation of Dunhuang’s story ambitiously told by the British Library
Namobuddha: Site from the previous life of Shakyamuni Buddha
Namobuddha in Nepal is a scenic sacred site celebrating a past rebirth of the historical Buddha
Dunhuang Academy’s deputy head Zhang Xiaogang on the mission of the Institute of Archaeology
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