Remembering China’s Empress Dowager Ling, a Buddhist who paved the way for future female rulers
The empress, like many other rulers at the time, legitimized her reign through Buddhism, portraying herself either as a ...
Tehran Times5d
Foreign journalists witness fine examples of Buddhist art at Mogao Caves
GANSU- A number of foreign journalists from different countries visited Mogao Caves in Dunhuang city in China’s northwestern ...
Greek Reporter9h
10 Spectacular Ancient Buildings Still in Use Today
Ancient buildings like Greece’s amphitheaters and Japan’s temples remain in use today, preserving cultural heritage.
Archaeologists identify Buddhist cave at Candola, says first in state with preserved stupa
Keri: Archaeologist, Shrikant Ganvir, after studying the varied facets of the architecture of the monolithic laterite cave at ...
Buddhist soft power: Looking for the middle path
India is intensifying efforts to highlight its Buddhist heritage, targeting tourism and global influence. The government is ...
Religion News Service2d
Remembering China’s Empress Dowager Ling, a Buddhist who paved the way for future female rulers
including the Buddhist caves at Longmen, just outside of Luoyang. However, she accomplished what Empress Dowager Ling could not – holding onto power successfully. I argue her success was ...
The New Criterion14h
Eastern approaches
Nicholas Shrimpton on Asian art in London.