THE SINHALA BUDDHIST CIVILIZATION OF SRI LANKA
This essay is a preliminary to the study of the modern Sinhala Buddhist civilization of Sri Lanka. This essay draws attention to those aspects of Asia’s Buddhist civilization, which are not well known and have not received much attention in…
Cambodian man arrested with almost 300 centuries-old jars
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — A man on Cambodia’s southern coast was arrested for possessing almost 300 centuries-old earthenware jars that he is believed to have salvaged from a shipwreck, an official said Tuesday. Khieng Phearum, a spokesman for Preah Sihanouk…
Ayurvedic literature: Delving into its history
The travelogue of Chinese pilgrim Faxian was the earliest testimony to describe the healthcare system in ancient South Asia. It is close to the description by the earliest Ayurvedic compendium, Charaka Samhita Ayurveda has become a buzzword in the contemporary…
Buddha’s head restored on statue with 3D tech
A Buddha’s head has been three-dimensionally printed to restore a stone statue at the Longmen Grottoes, a world cultural heritage site, in central China’s Henan Province. The printed head, which is 40cm tall and 30cm wide, perfectly matches the remaining…
Sadly undervalued: Southeast Asia’s oldest civilisation – the Bujang Valley
It felt utterly surreal. Standing inside the ancient ruins of the approximately 1,500-year-old Bukit Batu Pahat temple, built amidst delightful, lush greenery and the soothing sounds of the Merbok Kechil River running right next to it, I yearned to be…
Buddha statue in Taiwan’s Taroko National Park vandalized
Marred Guanyin statue has stood on cliff trail in Hualien for over 100 years TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — The tourism authorities are hunting down vandals who intentionally damaged a century-old Buddha statue on an old trail in Taroko National Park…
Flood waters reach the toes of China’s famous giant Buddha statue
(CNN)Floods in southern China have caused water from the Yangtze River to rise and reach the toes of a famous towering statue of the Buddha — reportedly for the first time in decades. Leshan’s Giant Buddha, a 233 foot (71…
Buddha statue recovered during construction activity destroyed by locals in K-P
Status was discovered by locals during construction activity in the area PESHAWAR: A Buddha statue discovered during construction activity in K-P’s Mardan district was smashed into pieces on Saturday by locals. The statue was discovered by locals in the Takht…
In a dictionary from 15th century India, illustrations of dolls, yo-yos and other playthings
It offers a glimpse into what childhood looked like in Central India’s Malwa Sultanate. The Miftāḥ al-Fużalā or Key of the Learned of Muḥammad Dā’ūd Shādiyābādī, a multilingual illustrated Persian dictionary written in 1468, gives us glimpses into the ephemeral…