The two objects in this exhibition exemplify the birth of Buddhism in Japan. In 552, the Korean kingdom of Baekje sent the Japanese court sacred texts (sutras) and a gilt bronze sculpture, thought to ...

For centuries after the Historical Buddha’s death, his followers continued to share his teachings, the dharma. Crossing land and sea, disciples, monks, and pilgrims carried the dharma from its origins ...

Since World War II, buddhist ideas have periodically surfaced in contemporary art. One such moment—enriched by a wonderful backdrop—is taking place right now. The backdrop is the Japan Society’s ...

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Keynote and Symposium in conjunction with the exhibition Kamakura: Realism and Spirituality in the Sculpture of Japan. Keynote and Exhibition Viewing followed by One-day Interdisciplinary Symposium: ...

Exhibition of Buddhist sutras, though written in Chinese for a religion imported from India, shows how Japanese artists made them their own The Lotus Sutra (chapters 20-23) shows an unusual variation ...

A fragment believed to be part of a lotus petal from the pedestal of the seventh-century statue at Horyuji temple has surfaced in a private art collection, potentially shedding new light on one of ...

A 400-year-old Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan, is using a $1 million humanoid to reach a younger generation, but foreigners are repulsed by it. The Kodaji Temple, in a partnership with the robotics ...

Spokane Buddhist Temple ministers read the names of three significant people during a Hatsubon memorial service Sunday afternoon. But they weren’t all founders or members of the temple, as might be ...