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 ...

A pair of Japanese national treasures that are considered among the world’s most important Zen Buddhist masterpieces are heading to San Francisco this week, where they will be part of a ...

Exhibition, Catalogue and Companion PBS Documentary Film by David Grubin Receive $1 Million National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Chairman's Special Award Pilgrimage and Buddhist Art is the ...

A special exhibition now underway at the Tokyo National Museum in Ueno re-creates one of the most remarkable temple halls in Japan, bringing together a series of masterpieces by one of the greatest ...

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: ...

Two small exhibitions, one at the Met Cloisters, the other at the Wallach Art Gallery, bring the personal and political dynamics of devotional art to the fore. By Holland Cotter In 1983, at Japan ...

With one of the most comprehensive collections of Japanese art in the world, the museum rededicates the space with Buddhist monks from Japan’s Miidera temple Saturday. Buddhist faith holds ...

~ Some temples have introduced cafes, art galleries and other innovations to reach out to young people. TOKYO -- Japanese monks and nuns hit the catwalk in Tokyo on Saturday in a bid to spread ...