ส.ค. 17, 2024
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...
ส.ค. 5, 2024
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,...
ส.ค. 2, 2024
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,...
ส.ค. 1, 2024
H Back to Lectures Dunhuang Revisited: Mogao Buddhist Caves (4th -14th Centuries) Mogao, the cave-temples near the town of Dunhuang in the west of China’s Gansu province, form what is arguably the world’s most extraordinary gallery of Buddhist art: hewn from the...
ก.ค. 26, 2024
H Back to Lectures Art, Diplomacy and the Projection of Power: The Thai Elephant Statues in Singapore, Jakarta and Ho Chi Minh City In Singapore, Jakarta and Ho Chi Minh City stand bronze elephant statues gifted by Thai Kings. Erected in 1872 (Singapore and Jakarta),...
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