Drawing on the National Museum of Asian Art's collections and collecions from across the Smithsonian, artworks spanning two millennia reveal Asia's rich Buddhist heritage. They represent diverse ...

The Buddhist Heritage of Pakistan: Art of Gandhara reveals the complex cultural influences — from Scytho-Parthian to Greco-Roman traditions — that fed the extraordinary artistic production of this ...

The mudras, or hand positions, of Buddhist images carry symbolic meaning, often expressing key aspects of the Buddha’s teachings. Two important mudras can be observed in the Great Buddha.

They have come from Russia, Mongolia, Japan, Thailand, Vietnam, Burma, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Bhutan among other nations ...

Inside, there is always an image or a statue of the Buddha. Our statue is surrounded with candles and flowers. Most Buddhist temples are built to represent the five elements: earth, air ...

There was more flaying than I expected, though not necessarily more than I wanted, at “Mandalas: Mapping the Buddhist Art of Tibet.” Any visitors going to the Met’s exhibition in search of ...

“It is an exhibition dedicated to Buddhist and Shinto art that only the Nara National ... (exhibited until May 18); a seated statue of Buddha Dainichi Nyorai, which is believed to be one of ...

CM Participates in the 9th International Buddhist Festival, Delivers a message of world peace Bhopal, Chief Minister Dr.

Buddhism started in India over 2,500 years ago. Buddhists follow the teachings of a man called Siddhattha Gotama. He became known as the Buddha, which means 'enlightened'. Siddhattha Gotama was a ...