The first Buddhist churches of any kind in the country were built in the Bay Area in the early 1850s by Chinese migrant ...

A scholar of Buddhism explains authentic ways to engage deeply with the tradition, ranging from short meditation retreats to ...

Thus, Buddha appeared in bronzes from India, Pakistan, China, Thailand and Japan, representing various periods and regional ...

One of the country's largest statues of Buddhist monk Kukai (774-835), posthumously called Kobo Daishi, at Imayama Daishi ...

Though sandstone succumbs easily to the chisel, it erodes quickly in rain. The survival of this Buddha and its grottoes, like ...

Bhopal, the capital of Madhya Pradesh, is renowned for its stunning landscapes and scenic beauty. The city is surrounded by ...

Modern Kazakhstan is built upon a foundation of different cultures, khanates, and empires across history. A routine fire patrol, operating some 200 miles northwest of the country's capital, Astana ...

Certain symbols in art have a precisely defined meaning at a certain time. Exciting! So let's go on an iconography tour with Zsuzsanna David at the Carinthia Museum. Iconography - from the Greek ...

Often called a kundi or kundika, particularly in Buddhist literature, some of the earliest known examples of the kamandalu feature an ovoid belly that tapers into a high narrow neck and ends in a ...

Naughty Dog came up with a convenient explanation for why Jordan, the lead character, is surrounded by so much 1980s themed technology and iconography ... Christ or Buddha would have lived ...

Mahmoud Khalil, a Columbia University student who helped lead last year’s pro-Palestinian demonstrations, was detained by the Department of Homeland Security on Saturday. Photo: Jeenah Moon ...