“Buddhist Sculpture From Xiangtangshan,” on view ... horizontally configured “Western Paradise” and “Heavenly Gatherings of Buddhas and Bodhisattvas” were among them.

Kashmir had long since embraced Islam, but its Buddhist traditions were still flowering elsewhere. Through Oct. 19. (Rubin Museum of Art; May 22-Oct. 19.) ...

The Smithsonian Buddha. (Digital image courtesy of the Smithsonian. Text by Vick Gan.) Deities in paradise, souls suffering in hell, jealous demigods and flying spirits, mortals gathered for ...

The goal was not joyful “paradise” as Western Christianity ... though it had begun with the same principles as Pure Land Buddhism, in the end ukiyo-e would establish itself as one of the most ...

The Pure Land of the Buddha Amitābha is known as Sukhavati. Often depicted in Buddhist art, it is a paradise where demigods dwell, trees are always flowering, and lotus flowers bloom in pools ...

The event, titled “Japanese Buddhist Art from the Lake Biwa District — Aspiring for Rebirth in the Buddhist Paradise,” highlights the exquisite relics of the neighboring Asian country’s ...

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