October 3rd, 2025:
We are delighted to have been able to accept a generous donation from the Manchester Fo Guang Shan Temple, of an extraordinary 20 volume Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts, which will now find a home in the Main Library collection.
The 20 volume set has been described as the “first great modern-day compendium of the world’s Buddhist arts”, it contains nearly 10,000 entries and over 14,000 full-colour images, exploring art, architecture, sculpture, cave and rock painting, caligraphy, decorative arts and more.
You can use the website here to search the volumes digitally before visiting them in person. This valuable resource will support our Edinburgh Centre for Buddhist Studies, as well as students studying History of Art, or Asian Studies.
