A staff member unveils the cover of "Avatamsaka Sutra, Volume 22, Main Text, in Gold on Indigo Paper" during a media briefing ...

Encounters with Buddhist Art The Buddhist stature and other artworks in Japan have a history going back to the early seventh century CE, when Buddhism was brought to the country from the Asian ...

Ikebana, the Japanese floral art, is an ideal way to connect with nature and find inner harmony. This ancient art not only ...

A new series on ways to approach and understand Buddhist imagery begins with this overview of the statues to be found in Japan’s temples and the history of their creation.

Shown is Transcription of the Zhou Version of the Avatamsaka (Flower Garland) Sutra, Vol. 22 from the Goryeo Dynasty ...

Ximalaya xi bu zao qi fo jiao ni su 10 shi ji mo zhi 13 shi ji chu = Buddhist sculpture in clay : early western Himalayan art, late 10th to early 13th centuries [Ao] Kelisiting Luzhanizi zhu ; Xiong ...

Nara offers a unique journey into Japan’s ancient soul, providing tangible connections to its formative past amid charming, free-roaming deer. It’s an unforgettable destination where history ...

Daigoji Temple has maintained its status as one of Japan's leading Buddhist temples upholding the Shingon sect since its foundation in Kyoto over 1,100 years ago. Named a World Cultural Heritage ...

The Jigoku-zoshi (“Handscrolls of Buddhist Hell”) is a Japanese scroll from the late 12th century that graphically depicts naked, horrified monks running away from bands of vicious, animal ...

A pair of Japanese national treasures that are considered among the world’s most important Zen Buddhist masterpieces are heading to San Francisco this week, where they will be part of a once-in ...