Wonderful photographs from all over Buddhist Asia by Jeremy Horner.
Tag: India
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.
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.
Nalin Swaris: Buddhism, Human Rights and Social Renewal
A new edition of this important work on the social ramifications of the Buddha’s teachings by Nalin Swaris
The Buddha Sangha’s Constitution
Membership in the Buddha’s Sangha was not determined by birth, but by free choice of an aspirant and literally by formal adoption into a new type of kinship group.
The Buddha’s Domestic Economy
The Buddha’s teaching on domestic economy is a challenging charter for social emancipation compared to the crude will-to-power underlying Brahmin theology and Aristotelian philosophy.
The Buddha’s Political Economy
The Buddha’s economic vision steers a Middle Path that goes through and beyond the two models debated by contemporary economic planners: total control of production by the State, or the laissez faire approach, which gives freedom to market forces that are in reality forces of desire.
Ajita questions the Buddha
A series of questions and answers in which the Buddha leads a young brāhmaṇa to awakening.
A Pigrim’s Companion – Review
A Review of a new book by Ken and Visakha Kawasaki designed to provide readings while on pilgrimage in India, but which is much more than that.
Further Translations from the Extended Mahāvaṁsa
A greatly expanded edition of translations from the Extended Mahavamsa, dealing with the life of King Asoka and the Missions which were sent out under his auspices.
Bhante Anandajoti: 4. The Spread of Buddhist Civilisation through Asia
A video based on a talk looking at the spread of Buddhist Civilisation throughout Asia from the earliest times till around 1,200 years after its beginning.
The Going-Forth of Asoka’s Brother and Nephew
A translation of the ordination story of King Asoka’s brother Tissa, together with the inspired verses he uttered when he attained Awakening.
Bhante Anandajoti: 2. The Last Year of the Buddha’s Life
A video giving an outline of the Buddha’s final walking tour,showing the main places the Buddha stayed, the main events that occurred, what his journeys were and discussing whom he met during that time.
Bhante Anandajoti: 1. The Early Life of the Buddha
A video made around a talk given about the period from the Bodhisatta’s renunciation, up to the Awakening, and the first year thereafter.
