19 November 2003
Buddhist Art: Endangered Species
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In March 2001, the Taliban in Afghanistan destroyed the tallest standing Buddhas in the world. To Professor Pal, an eminent scholar of Asian art, the loss of the Bamiyan Buddhas confirms the importance of museums in the West.
Guests
Professor Pratapaditya Pal
is Visiting Curator of Indian, Himalayan and Southeast Asian Art at the Art Institute of Chicago; a Fellow for Research at the Norton Simon Museum of Pasadena, California; and General Editor, MARG Publications of Calcutta, India.
Further Information
Scientists map out destroyed Buddha
Sydney Morning Herald article, 13 November 2003.
http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/11/13/1068674316065.html
In Search of Buddha Along the Silk Road
http://www.abc.net.au/religion/stories/s983828.htm
Publications
Title: Light of Asia : Buddha Sakyamuni in Asian art
Author : Pratapaditya Pal
Publisher: Los Angeles County Museum of Art
