Riding on the Back of Freedom: The Meaning of Garuda
Image courtesy of the author* What do you imagine when you think of a bird? Perhaps its ability to fly, to be carried above the ground,... Read more >
Art as Contemplative Exploration of Reality – Recent Works by Visionary Laurie Anderson
Laurie Anderson. Photo by Carolyn Cole. At latimes.com Two questions multimedia artist Laurie Anderson asks herself about creating art are: Why … Read more >
Borobudur, impressive stone mandala
Borobudur is the largest Buddhist building ever erected. If its creators are forgotten, the wisdom they wanted to transmit is intact. It is on the island of … Read more >
Ajanta, the pearl of Buddhist art in India
It is in a majestic setting, a deep horseshoe-shaped ravine dug over millennia by a river, the Waghora, that stretches out over … Read more >
Long before Gutenberg, the printing press was Buddhist
Paper and printing were invented in East Asia centuries before these technologies arrived in Europe. And the Buddhists were at the first… Read more >
The Lhasa Uprising
From March 1 to 10, 1959, the capital of Tibet was the scene of a massacre perpetrated by the Chinese army and the first Tibetan uprising. Feedback … Read more >
Tibet historical timeline
Fresco on the history of the Roof of the World, from the monarchy to the present day. 1-Ancient history: monarchy 1063 BC. J.-C.: Bönteun Shénrab, founder of the religion … Read more >
Chinese New Year 2020: the year of the rat
According to the lunisolar calendar, said to have been invented in 2637 BCE by the mythical Yellow Emperor, the Chinese New Year falls... Read more >
The vajra and the bell, the harmony of means on the path to enlightenment
Among all the ritual objects of Buddhism, especially in the Vajrayana (the diamond vehicle), the vajra associated with the bell certainly belongs to … Read more >
The stupa in Buddhist art
Anyone who has traveled in Buddhist land has inevitably seen one day stand before their eyes one of these buildings that are today characteristic of religious architecture... Read more >
From gradualism to suddenism: the evolution of Mahâyâna Buddhism
Coming from India, after passing through the Silk Roads, Buddhism adapted its message to China. Leaving India a while ago... Read more >
The Himalayan stupa: a journey to the origins of Buddhism
Generations of monks once circled the Himalayas as if it were a giant stupa, from India to China to … Read more >
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