An illustrated talk on Gandhāra and the textual finds there that are changing our understanding of early Buddhism.
Bopearachchi, Spread of Gandhāra Art
How the Buddhist art of Gandhāra spread to Central Asia and China is shown by Osmund Bopearachchi
Bopearachchi, Convergence of Hellenism and Buddhism
The connection between Hellenistic and Buddhist art is investigated by Osmund Bopearachchi
Great Minds 17, Xuanzang and Chinese Buddhism
Anuradhapura, the City of the Buddhist Sangha
A talk at the University of California by Osmund Bopearachchi on the ancient capital of Anuradhapura in Sri Lanka.
Envisioning the Buddha
A talk on the cultural conditioning behind the emergence of the Buddha figure by Prof. Robert deCaroli.
The Scientific Buddha 4, The Future of the Past
The last in a series of four lectures by Prof. Donald Lopez looking at the prospects for relations between Buddhism and science.
The Scientific Buddha 3, The Problem With Karma
The third in a series of four lectures by Prof. Donald Lopez looking at the doctrine of Karma and its relation to evolution.
The Scientific Buddha 2, Building a Better Buddha
The second in a series of four lectures by Prof. Donald Lopez looking at the emergence of the idea of the scientific Buddha in the mid 19th c. Europe, and its persistence ever since.
