As owner of a sacred object, we’re obliged to preserve its power for future generations, says art conservator Ann Shaftel.
British Museum to return Buddhist sculptures looted from Afghanistan
The statues, which were likely stolen in 2001, were intercepted while being smuggled into the United Kingdom in 2002.
Only Nirvana Is More Beautiful
Andrea Miller visits the ancient artistic wonder in India known as the Ajanta Caves.
“The Scorpion Gesture” bridges past and the future at the Rubin Museum
The interactive exhibition, based on the Buddhist figures Padmasambhava and Maitreya, takes traditional Buddhist imagery in radical new directions.
Bringing Manjushri Home
When Diana Reynolds Roome brought home a thangka of Manjushri from Nepal she wondered, “How could I bring this great bodhisattva into my humdrum existence?”
Giant Jade Buddha arrives home in Australia after 9-year world tour
The Buddha was carved from a massive high-quality jade boulder unearthed in Canada in 2000.
Tibetan Calligraphy Day to be celebrated On April 30
Latse Library will host the first celebration of Tibetan Calligraphy Day in New York on April 29.
Japanese students prevent Buddhist statue theft by creating 3D-printed copies
One student described the work as “a mysterious and precious experience.”
Smithsonian Opens “Encountering the Buddha,” an Exhibition of Buddhist Art and Practice
The new exhibit at the Smithsonian’s Sackler Gallery will introduce you to Buddhist art and practice in its myriad forms from across history.
Do Buddhists worship idols?
A reader asks why Buddhists bow down and make offerings to statues of the Buddha.