Marcel Duchamp was reluctant to 'explain' his art but there is evidence that he was deeply influenced by Buddhist symbols and conceptions of 'No-I' and impermanence.

Claude Monet, inspired by the Buddha's teaching of impermanence created works of contemplative art, using impressionism to give a fleeting quality to his work.

The first in a series of articles about the influence of Oriental and specifically Buddhist ideas on Western art.

This Jataka Tale (previous life-story of the Buddha), is illustrated by Roberta Mansell.

The Chinese Huayen school is said to provide the philosophical basis for the Zen school. 

A lavishly illustrated art book from The Met in New York details the development of artistic styles and iconography through the countries of Asia that Buddhism reached.

The physical and mental components of sitting meditation. How to establish a meditation practice at home.

Martin Goodson takes a fascinating look at the parallels between western Alchemy and the Buddhist tradition.

In this extract the translator discusses the thorny problem of history, truth and fiction and asks what 'truth' can mean when history is made up of the accumulated fictions of those who record it.

The British Spy who published the Buddhist Jataka Tales for English Readers who died fighting fascism and of whom you've probably never heard.

The Zen stories of 'awakening' links this inner transformation with an outer event. What is the significance of this link for how we view our own consciousness and its relation to the physical world?