66: Star Wars and Stupas

Ancient Art Podcast (audio) by Lucas Livingston

Feb 11, 20163:42Arts

Episode 66 of the Ancient Art Podcast picks up where we left off in episode 65 with the Gandharan Stupa Reliquary in the Art Institute of Chicago. We briefly touch on some commonalities between Buddhism and Star Wars. We...

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