On The Nalanda Trail: Buddhism in India, China
and Southeast Asia
02 Nov 2007 - 23 Mar 2008

@ Special Exhibitions Gallery, ACM Empress Place

During the past, many Asian countries interacted with each other through peaceful means via religion, trade and political missions. Many Chinese pilgrims went to India for Buddhist studies while Indian monks went to China to disseminate the faith. The footprints of Buddhist pilgrims can be seen over the Silk Road all along Central, northwest India as well as the Southeast Asia. Traversing India to modern Pakistan, Afghanistan, Central Asia, Tibet, China, Korea and Japan, Java, Sumatra, Thailand, Cambodia and Laos - Buddhism not only affected the lives and cultures in those regions but also left us with a legacy in the arts and literature.

This exhibition will highlight some of the significant landmarks in Buddhist history, through the travel records of the monks Faxian, Xuanzang, Yijing and the spread of Buddhism at centres of higher learning such as Nalanda in eastern India which was visited by many students from all over the Asian world. The exhibition will be illustrated and accompanied by a display of Buddhist art and artefacts borrowed from museums in India and Southeast Asia and will include some objects from the ACM's own collection.

佛学之光：佛教在印度，中国和东南亚的传承
2007年11月2日-2008年3月23日@亚洲文明博物馆 皇后坊 特别展厅



在过去, 许多亚洲国家通过宗教, 商业和政治使命等和平途径进行互动和交流。许多中国香客赴印度从事佛学研究，而印度僧侣则到中国传播信念。佛教香客的足迹曾遍布丝绸之路，印度中央、西北部甚至东南亚。穿越印度至今日的巴基斯坦、阿富汗、中亚、西藏、中国、韩国和日本、爪哇 、苏门答腊、泰国、柬埔寨和寮国- 佛教不仅影响了这些地方人民的生活和文化，也同时为我们留下丰富的艺术和文学遗产。

此展览将突出一些佛教历史上的重大地标， 通过法显 、玄奘、义净 等的旅游记录和作为佛教的更高学习中心，如位于今日印度东部的那烂陀 ，不断有许多亚洲各地的学习者前来参观。展览也将展示并说明佛教艺术和文物，多是借自印度和东南亚等地博物馆，也包括亚洲文明博物馆所拥有的一些收藏。