New photographs from the stainless steel Chedi Traiphop Traimongkhon in Hatyai, showing the unique structure and the fine murals found inside.
Arahat Sanghamitta’s Story now published
Photo Dharma now supports Tablets and Phones
A remake of the Photo Dharma website so that it is now responsive to screen size and can be viewed on tablets and smartphones.
Photos of Stupas and other remains along the Pilgrimage Route in India
Account of a hectic 1,500 km round trip to see the main Buddhist pilgrimage sites in India.
Photographs from the Patna Museum
Account of the the State Museum of Bihar at Patna and the Buddhist artifacts that are found there.
Photographs from Bodhgaya
Photographs from in and around Bodhgaya, including nearly 100 photographs from the Mahabodhi temple.
Bhante Anandajoti: Representing the Buddha
A video based on a talk about the scriptural and sculptural respresentations of the Buddha as they developed over the years, which is illustrated with relevant texts, maps and photographs.
Indian Buddhist Art Schools (6 Maps)
A new set of six maps showing the main schools of Buddhist Art in India and their provenance, together with further information about the schools.
Photographs from Nalanda University
Photographs from Rajgir
Report of a trip to the many pilgrimage sites around the old capital of Magadha, Rajgir, where the Buddha was given his first monastery and gave many of his discourses.
Text and Translation of Namakkārapāli
A new text and translation of a popular Burmese chanting text, together with extracts from the commentary.
Photographs from the Indian Museum, Kolkata
Two collections of photographs taken at the Indian Museum, Kolkata of the Bharhut Stupa and the Statues from the Gandhara, Mathura and later Gupta periods.
Trip to the Barabar Caves in Bihar
A trip to see the Barabar cave complexes, north of Gaya in the Jehanabad district, and the nearby village of Kawa Dol, where a magnificent (but damaged) statue of Buddha is situated.
13th anniversary of Acharya Godwin Samamaratne
Short post commemorating the 13th anniversary since the passing of the well-known Sri Lankan meditation teacher Godwin Samamaratne.
Bhante Anandajoti: Devolution and Evolution
A video built around a talk which describes the various ways the universe comes to destruction, and how it re-evolves. It is illustrated with infographics describing the planes of existence and with photographs and complimentary text.
Flipbook Showcase on Ancient Buddhist Texts
I have just made a new page to hold the flipbooks that are available on the Ancient Buddhist Texts site. It makes a rather attractive presentation of these books, which load what is basically a pdf file page-by-page, making it easy and quick to read.
Ruined Temples in Ayutthaya
History of the sacking of the former capital of Thailand, Ayutthaya, and photographs of the ruined temples that are still to be seen there.
Pan and Zoom style Slidehows on the Photo Dharma website
I have recently implemented a new type of slideshow on certain pages in the Photo Dharma website, which pan and zoom the photographs in Ken Burns style, which effectively animates the photographs.
