The National Museum of Korea, the country’s largest and most representative cultural institution, saw 2.7 million visitors in ...

A 14th-century Korean Buddhist statue stolen from a Japanese temple nearly 13 years ago was returned on Monday following a yearslong legal battle between Japan and Korea over its ownership.

A 14th century Korean Buddhist statue stolen from a Japanese temple nearly 13 years ago was returned on Monday, ... The gilt bronze statue Bodhisattva – a female goddess of mercy ...

These two images of the Bodhisattva of Sunlight (Nikkō/Suryaprabha) and Moonlight (Gekkō/Candraprabha) from Nara’s Tōdaiji temple form a representative masterpiece of figurative sculpture ...

TSUSHIMA, Nagasaki Prefecture—A centuries-old Buddhist statue stolen from a temple here has finally returned home after 13 years, marking a significant moment for the local community.

Among Buddhist goddesses, the White Tara at Asia Society with her inlays of silver and gold stands out. She is the goddess of infinite compassion. ... Maitreya, a bodhisattva of the future who must ...

Installation view of Gallery 208, “Chinese Buddhist Sculpture,” at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, taken April 2024. The sculpture of Water-Moon Guanyin described in this article sits on the ...