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 ...

While Buddha had promoted monasticism and celibacy, Shiva’s story celebrated sexuality. Vishnu balanced the two extreme views ...

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

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

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 ...

KYOTO - On a late September day, after the summer heat had subsided, as evening approached and the cicadas stopped buzzing, ...

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

Monk Phra "T" Theerapattarapop Phuangmala prays in front of a Buddhist deity inside Wat Promwachirayan in St. Louis Park on Sept. 25. In May through July, at least four Hindu and Buddhist temples ...

Bali is known as the land of 1000 temples but in truth it is home to at least 20,000 Hindu temples, each with a specific ...

Varanasi, one of the oldest living cities in the world, holds deep spiritual significance for Hindus. Pilgrims bathe in the ...

“GROWING IN THE mud, and yet so clean, the lotus is a symbol of purity,” writes the Sri Lankan historian Ananda K. Coomaraswamy in his 1913 book “The Arts and Crafts of India & Ceylon.” The lotus pool ...

Hakari's hand signs reference one of the seven lucky gods in Buddhism: Benzaiten, who represents music, wealth, and longevity, among many other things. Kinji's Domain Expansion is centered on luck ...