"It's amazing to see how so many beautiful works have been preserved because artists used this type of mineral pigment. Take ...

Demons form an essential part of the type of Buddhism practiced in Tibet. Derived from the native Tibetan religion, these ...

Founded by Lama Deva Gyatsho who was sent by the king of Bhutan as his missionary to spread Buddhism in Lahaul Spiti region ...

Called the “Seated Avalokiteshvara”, this artefact dates ... and wears a crown on which a meditating Buddha sits. His right and left hands are placed in front of his belly, while holding ...

Buddhism is largely based on the teachings and philosophy of one man, the Buddha, and his spiritual journey. But tracing a timeline of events for the historical Buddha can be difficult ...

Missionaries, many of them South Korean like Pang, have helped build one of the world's fastest-growing Christian communities in Nepal, a former Hindu kingdom and the birthplace of Lord Buddha.

Siddhartha was born on the border between India and Nepal. He was born into a privileged family, who were considered a ruling family. Birth - Buddhist teachings say that his mother, Queen Maya ...

Works identified as being by this group appear regularly at auction. Since 2023 the record price for this artist at auction is 3,063 USD for A BRONZE FIGURE OF AVALOKITESHVARA, SOUTH THAILAND, 8TH, ...

At Gonsar monastery on the eastern plateau, 20,000 people massed for a week in a sea of white tents to pay homage to a five-story-tall golden Buddha ... of the Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara, the ...

On the ground floor there is a Maitreya Buddha along with figure of white Avalokiteshvara and Manjushri. Temple of Manjushri is also known as Jampe Lhakhang. Along with images of Manjushri ...

Late Anuradhapura period which refers to the latter part of when ancient Sinhala kings ruled from Anuradhapura, was a somewhat chaotic period with repeated South Indian invasions and internal revolts.