A new book captures the many histories of Ellora’s art

A new book, accompanying an interactive website, investigates the rock-cut temples at Ellora through themes of patronage, style and cultural exchange ...
Smithsonian Magazine

These Newly Discovered Buddhist Temple Paintings May Be Among Japan’s Oldest

Researchers surveying a temple in Japan’s Shiga Prefecture have discovered long-hidden paintings of eight Buddhist saints that could date back more than 1,300 years, report Jiro Tsutsui and Yoshito ...
Christianity Today

A Thai Christian Artist’s Inspiration for Jesus? The Buddhist Temples He Grew Up In

In a significant departure, Sawai Chinnawong grounds his artistry in his own culture. When Sawai Chinnawong, 63, first committed his life to Christ in college in 1983, the artist tried painting Bible ...