In the footsteps of the Buddha
via Bangkok Post, 8 September 2022: The Chao Sam Phraya National Museum in Ayutthaya recently hosted an excursion to show ...
Tag: Buddhism
News reports and information about Buddhism and Buddhist archaeology in Southeast Asia.
See also: Buddha (sculpture), Theravada Buddhism, Mahayana Buddhism
[Paper] Towards a temporal assessment of Angkor Thom’s Theravada “Buddhist Terrace” archaeology
via Asian Archaeology, 22 August 2022: A paper by Harris et al. on a study of Biddhust terraces in Angkor ...
Myanmar’s National Museum hold exhibitions of Buddhist arts, presidential cars
via China.org, 01 Sep 2022: One exhibition features Buddhist arts from ancient times.
National Museum out to collect hand-painted Buddha images
via Khmer Times, 26 August 2022: The National Museum of Cambodia is making a nation-wide appeal for Preah Bot or ...
[Webinar] From the Periphery to the Centre: Reassessing the Buddhist and Hindu Art and Architecture of Medieval Maritime Asia
Readers may be interested in this webinar happening on 5 September. Registrations via the link below.
The Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation Program in Buddhist Studies
via the American Council of Learned Societies: Several funding opportunities from the Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation towards Buddhist ...
Khmer Empire had ‘world’s first’ system for healthcare
via Phnom Penh Post, 21 July 2022: The first "organised" healthcare in the world.
[New Book] Early Theravadin Cambodia: Perspectives from Art and Archaeology
New upcoming book from NUS Press, edited by Prof. Ashley Thompson.
Borobudur Temple hosts Vesak Day commemoration
via Antara News, 12 May 2022: Vesak is a holiday observed in many parts of Southeast Asia commemorating the enlightenment ...
[Symposium] Biographies and Restitution of Hindu and Buddhist Objects from Java, Sumatra and Bali
Readers may be interested in this SOAS symposium on Hindu and Buddhist objects from Java, Bali and Sumatra on 18 ...
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