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 ...

SHANGLA: The local people have defaced an ancient stone-carved Buddha in Shangla that needs attention of the archaeology department. The lovers of history archaeology say that the authorities ...

A multi-million-yuan project that helps to shore up the country's oldest cliff-carved Buddha statue is to kick off before the end of June in Shanxi Province. The 1,461-year-old, 63 meters tall ...

The fine white dust that shrouds much of his northern Myanmar village also covers sculptor Chin Win as he leans over a half-finished Buddha statue. “We are blessed to carve Buddha,” he said at his ...

Vom Pagoda in Thieu Khanh Ward (Thanh Hoa City) is an ancient temple whose sanctuary is carved directly into a rocky cliff, housing a high-relief Buddha statue that rises 6 meters - an exceptional ...

Of all the forms of artistry involved in Buddhism, the carving of sandstone figures or the etching of giant images into rock walls is among the most admired because of the skill and the mental ...