Remembering China’s Empress Dowager Ling, a Buddhist who paved the way for future female rulers
The empress, like many other rulers at the time, legitimized her reign through Buddhism, portraying herself either as a ...
‘Recasting the Past: The Art of Chinese Bronzes, 1100–1900’ Review: An Empire’s History in Metal at the Met
The museum devotes an exhibition to an often overlooked era of Chinese bronzes, emphasizing both the artistic and political ...
She ditched massage therapy for murals. But Shellshaker's more than her dragons
Shela Yu's dreamy, vibrant murals are all over metro Phoenix. But the Arizona-born-and-raised muralist didn't always think ...
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Explainer | From Ayurveda to Buddhism, what Journey to the West says about early China-India exchanges
it is widely accepted to be based on folk tales and oral accounts of a 16-year trip to India undertaken by Xuanzang (602-664), a Chinese Buddhist monk and scholar, during the Tang dynasty.
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Knowledge Nugget: How Ratnagiri is important to the ‘Diamond Triangle’ for UPSC
“There are some studies that suggest that the renowned Chinese Buddhist monk and traveller, Hiuen Tsang, who visited Odisha, during 638-639 AD, might have visited Ratnagiri. The new excavations would ...
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Bodhidharma: The Legendary Founder of Kung Fu & Zen (Myth vs Facts)
Zen Buddhism’s enigmatic teachings and its masters have influenced East Asian art, philosophy, and poetry for over a thousand ...
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Chinese paper cutting master brings traditional art to global stage
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Tourism authorities in several Chinese regions vie to be Ne Zha’s ‘birthplace’ after box-office hit
The box-office sensation is adapted from Chinese mythology and loosely based ... to Ne Zha culture” by the China Folk Literature and Art Association, according to the Yibin government official ...
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How the CCP Co-opted an Ancient Buddhist Monk
The Chinese government venerates Kumarajiva not only for his contributions to Buddhism but also as a symbol of China’s ideological and geopolitical ambitions. A statue of Kumarajiva in front of ...