What prompted the idea for the course? I adopted this course from a colleague when I took on my assistant professor position here at University of Illinois, Chicago. Over the years, the class content ...

THE advance of archaeological study is one of the most remarkable cultural achievements of the Chinese since the advent of the Communist regime in 1949. It has not been merely a matter of impressive ...

There are around 48 Buddhist monuments in the Horyu-ji area, in Nara Prefecture. Several date from the late 7th or early 8th century, making them some of the oldest surviving wooden buildings in the ...

Introduction. Discovery of the Amaravati Stūpa: Early Excavations and Interpretations / Akira Shimada -- Part 1. Historical and Religious Contexts -- 1. The South Deccan Iron Age: Antecedents to Early ...

Sinhala Vihare found in Nagarjunakonda If not for invasions, some sites would have become the biggest Buddhist centres in the world Bodh Gaya was controlled by Sri Lankan Buddhist monks at one time Dr ...

KATHMANDU, Nepal – A year and a half after a colossal earthquake destroyed hundreds of treasured historic sites across this mountain nation, Nepal on Tuesday celebrated the restoration of the first ...

World Archaeology, Vol. 27, No. 2, Buddhist Archaeology (Oct., 1995), pp. 318-335 (18 pages) A brief historical setting of Sokkuram in the context of Silla unification of Korea will be followed by a ...

MIMS — It seems unlikely that this rural city of 7,000 would be full of surprises. But it is. Here you’ll find the Vietnamese White Sands Buddhist Center, and the three largest Buddha statues in ...

On a hill overlooking the plain and about 40 km from Bhopal, the site of Sanchi comprises a group of Buddhist monuments (monolithic pillars, palaces, temples and monasteries) all in different states ...