H Back to Lectures The Lintel and the Pilaster: Reuniting Artifacts at Prasat Phanom Rung The recent decision by The Art Institute of Chicago to deaccession and return to Thailand a 12th-century Khmer pilaster depicting the Hindu god Krishna represents a significant...
H Back to Lectures Enlightenment in This Lifetime: Liberation Through the Practice of the Buddha’s Teaching (Extension) This special series of afternoon talks on 19-22 November 2024 aimed to shed new light on Buddhism and meditation. Drawing on his three decades of...
H Back to Lectures Prince Damrong’s Journey to Angkor a Century Ago In 1924, the eminent Thai historian, Prince Damrong Rajanubhab, journeyed to Angkor Wat with his three daughters and the French historian, George Coedès. The trip was a fascinating exercise in pioneer...
H Back to Lectures Enlightenment in This Lifetime: Liberation Through the Practice of the Buddha’s Teaching This special series of four afternoon talks in November aims to shed new light on Buddhism and meditation. Drawing on his three decades of study and practice,...
H Back to Lectures Sukhothai Art Without Inscription No. 1 In his lecture, given on 16 August 1988, at The Siam Society, Dr Piriya Krairiksh reassessed the dating of Inscription No. 1. Subsequently, scholars from such diverse fields as history, archaeology, epigraphy,...
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