Sri Lanka marks 1600th anniversary of Fa-hsien's visit
In the run-up to Vesak Day happening later this week, The Sri Lanka-China Society is commemorating the 1600th anniversary of ...
Tag: Buddhism
News reports and information about Buddhism and Buddhist archaeology in Southeast Asia.
See also: Buddha (sculpture), Theravada Buddhism, Mahayana Buddhism
Politics of archaeology: The case of Sri Lanka
This interesting article from The Times underscores the politics of archaeology in Sri Lanka and the conflict between the ethnic ...
Statue-stealing syndicate discovered
Police in Central Java have caught three men in connection to the theft of statues from the Plaosan Buddhist temples, ...
Asian Civilisations Museum fellowship for research into Buddhist art and Indian trade textiles
The Asian Civilisations Museum in Singapore is offering another 12-month research fellowship for scholars in Buddhist art and Indian Trade ...
Public Lecture: The Archaeology of Buddhist Sumatra
The Archaeology of Buddhist Sumatra Date: 22 October 2009 Time: 4 - 6 pm Venue: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, ...
New book on Sukhothai's Wat Si Chum
Wat Si Chum is one of the more unusual and significant 13th century monuments in the ancient city of Sukhothai. ...
Exhibition on Dvaravati opens at the Bangkok National Museum
A new exhibition opened last week at the Bangkok National Museum - Dvaravati Art: The Early Buddhist Art of Thailand ...
The only Buddhist monument in East Java
Before I get irate comments about Borobudur, which is in central Java, Candi Sumberawan is a lesser-known - and only ...
Restored monument hailed as landmark of religious tolerance
Restoration works on the 9th-century Kalibukbuk 'candi' (a generic name to denote a monument or shrine) in Bali has recently ...
Wednesday Rojak #50: The Cambodian Dinosaur edition
Rojak turns 50! Not that it has been 50 weeks since I first started this since I've missed quite a ...
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