In this video [3:24] Mark Fenn, Associate Head of Conservation at the Asian Art Museum, gives a behind-the-scenes glimpse into the reconsecration (reclaiming the sacred space) of a stupa, a dome-shaped structure erected as a Buddhist...

A short documentary [4:29] on the stupa, a hemispherical mound that represents the burial mound of the Buddha. Learn more about the stupa on education.asianart.org.

In this video [7:03] Jeffrey Durham, Assistant Curator of Himalayan Art at the Asian Art Museum, discusses the secrets of the Svayambhu stupa in the Asian Art Museum's collection. It is one of the most interesting models of stupa or a...

This lesson will focus on the Great Stupa at Sanchi. It is 2 of 3 in the series titled "The Great Stupa at Sanchi."