Gauri Parimoo Krishnan

Recent studies of intra-Asian trade and Buddhist networks have brought fresh perspectives to the understanding of the pre-modern interaction between South and Southeast Asia. This collection of essays, based on a conference held in conjunction with an exhibition at the Asian Civilisations Museum, Singapore, is a re-exploration of Buddhist art, archaeology, and epigraphy.

This book catalogues the South Asian collection of the Asian Civilisations Museum, Singapore, the most comprehensive in Southeast Asia. The primary focus is on south Indian art because of the region's cultural and historical links with Singapore.

This exhibition catalogue highlights some of the significant landmarks in Buddhist history through the travel records of monks Faxian, Xuan Zang, and Xijing, as well as the spread of Buddhism and Buddhist art at such centres as Nalanda, Gandhara, Mathura, Sarnath, and the Srivijaya kingdom.