The Goryeo study saw the flourishing of Buddhist art and architecture funded by royalty and wealthy patrons. Depicted by the statue is the Buddha Amitābha, a prominent figure in Mahayana Buddhism.

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The murder conspiracy trial against Lori Valley Daybell is winding down in Phoenix as the prosecutor finished presenting the state’s case against Vallow Daybell on Wednesday. The number of ...

An ancient Buddha statue from the early Goryeo dynasty was recently discovered at an archaeological site in North Korea. The ...

As a priceless relic from the Goryeo dynasty remembered as an era when art flourished throughout the region, the recently uncovered Buddha statue reveals a fertile cultural legacy that rose from a ...

No matter what we do, no matter how we try, life changes—and that was the theme of the dismantling of the sand mandala, by ...

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