CNN's 'Artisans' meets the dedicatedcraftspeople who hope to preserve the traditional art of woodworking, where Japanese heritage and innovation coexist in harmony, for generations to come. Osaka's ...

Prof. Dr Shobha Rani Dash, Head of the Department of Buddhist Studies, at Otani University, Kyoto, Japan mentioned the Hindu ...

If we considered people on the other side of a disagreement as not ‘evil’ but ‘mistaken’ or ‘ill-informed,’ it might create ...

Barak Gurung journeyed from from Buddha to Jesus. Faithful persistence by his daughter helped Gurung find the way. “I’ve a ...

The Gandhara art persisted until the 7th century and had some influence on the Buddhist sculptures seen in China and other ...

Chinese scholars have unveiled the Ramayana's significant presence in their cultural history. Brought to China through ...

A hungry wild elephant broke through a Buddhist shrine and stole offerings left by devotees for the gods. Footage shows the ...

An eight-man heavy metal band from Mongolia known as The Hu has done what few thought could happen in the 21st century: ...

The unveiling of this vibrant and detailed depiction of Buddhist deities is meant to spread good fortune and peace. If you can, try to make it to this festival (typically held in the mid- to late ...

The festival holds significance for Buddhists, Jains and Sikhs with the ... On the day of Diwali, Hindus also pray to goddess Lakshmi, the deity of wealth and prosperity. The five-day festival ...

The two pictures depicting Amitabha and Amoghasiddhi, both dressed in long dark blue robes and seated in a meditative pose on hexagonal bases, their bodies and headdresses gilt-painted against ...

But underlying their Hun metal demonstrativeness is a shamanist spirituality and their devotion to the chief embodiment of sky deity Tengri ... populace is Tibetan Buddhist, 40% are atheist ...