CANTOR30 CAPTION: Kandy period, Standing Buddha (detail), 18th century. Gilt bronze. Private Collection EXHIBITION: Guardian of the Flame: The Art of Sri Lanka March 2 June 12, 2005 This ...

Often surprisingly the author describes the deep-seated relationship with Buddhist art. First published in 1990, its 752 pages are closely packed with 1589 illustrations and text. ... describes the ...

Father Pieris said this artwork is part of the creative Buddhist-Christian dialogue in the era of globalization. "It shows how Buddhism and Christianity can act as a source of hope to people who ...

Anthropologica Vol. 61, No. 2, 2019 Disciplining Devotion: Buddha Representations and Ideologies of Materiality in Sri Lankan Buddhism This is the metadata section. Skip to content viewer section.

Sri Lanka’s art has often been considered an interesting but provincial stepchild of India’s; an exhibition in Los Angeles hopes to change that.

Two celestial beings, China, Kucha, Kizil, Cave 224 or 205, 6th century CE Long-term loan SAAM, gift of John Gellatly When the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery first created an immersive Tibetan Buddhist ...

A delegation of Sri Lankan and American Buddhist monks and nuns visited the historic site of the First Parliament of the World’s Religions, held in September 1893 at the Art Institute of Chicago on ...

As part of the celebrations to mark the Poson Poya Day, the Embassy of Sri Lanka in Amman hosted an art competition for Sri Lankan children in Jordan on 20.06.2024. The competition was held under the ...

Ven. Wadigala Samitharathana Thero has become the first Sri Lankan Buddhist monk in 105 years to study at Britain’s University of Oxford. Currently pursuing an MPhil in Buddhist Studies as a Glorisun ...