Often called a kundi or kundika, particularly in Buddhist literature, some of the earliest known examples of the kamandalu ...

Carved on sandstone cliffs, these four caves showcase intricate sculptures, large pillars, and sculptures of Hindu, Jain, and Buddhist deities. The most famous is Cave 1 that is dedicated to Lord ...

A special exhibition is now running at the Tokyo National Museum until May 8 to mark the 1,050th anniversary of the death of Buddhist Saint Kuya (903-972). The Asahi Shimbun is among the sponsors ...

Wearing colorful robes and fearsome masks, the monks high stepped and spun around around the sandstone courtyard to the sound ...

Though there are ongoing debates, the first anthropomorphic representations of the Buddha himself are often considered a result of the Greco-Buddhist interaction. Hercules with a lion-skin was the ...

When Pushkara Sarin came to power his religion was Vedic, probably a local variation of the emerging deity-based faiths. After meeting Buddha the ruler was influenced enough to accept Buddhism.

Behind them towered the wrathful Buddhist diety Mahakala with his crown of skulls, carrying a bowl of blood and the legendary weapon Vajra. The cham dance is performed in this monastery in the ...

(AP Photo/Ashwini Bhatia) A statue of Mahakala, a wrathful Buddhist deity, is wheeled out as monks belonging to the Karma Kagyu school of Tibetan Buddhism perform a ritual dance called Cham at the ...