Buddhism
China courts influence in Sri Lanka via the Buddhist clergy
Beijing needs new allies now that the Rajapaksas are reeling, but the enmeshing of politics and religion in Sri Lanka is always cause for concern
Tisaranee Gunasekara | Jan 26, 2023
Buddhist anxieties in Bihar
Bodh Gaya as a site of hidden contestations.
Kushal Choudhary and Govind Sharma | Jul 27, 2022
Sri Lankan Muslims: the new ‘others’?
The history and politics of Muslimphobia in Sri Lanka.
Tisaranee Gunasekara | Apr 23, 2018
Arguing ordination
The debate over full ordination of nuns in Tibetan Buddhism remains unsettled.
Lora Tomas | Sep 11, 2015
People of a Southasian past
A colonial experiment in ethnographic photography offers a rare glimpse into Southasia’s communities circa the 19th century
The Editors | Jan 21, 2013
Delhi – Yangon – Delhi
A trip across borders geographical, political and cultural unravels the complex histories between India, Myanmar and their peoples
Nandita Haksar | Jan 15, 2013
My Ani
She inhabits, simultaneously and seamlessly, the two opposing connotations of the Tibetan term: one suggesting faith, the other family; the former symbolising renunciation, the latter attachment.
Topden Tsering | Jan 23, 2012
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