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.

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.

Tzu Chi volunteers say goodbye to a Buddhist master before setting out on a volunteer mission at the Jing Si Abode in Hualien, Taiwan, Thursday, July 6, 2023. Credit: AP/Chiang Ying-ying.

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 ...

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 ...

This bronze statue of a Buddhist goddess is a family heirloom. It came from Asia and is a religious artefact that symbolises the power of good. Comments are closed for this object.

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 ...

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 ...

Nearly 10% of Jataka tales are about merchants who are Bodhisattva or Buddha-to ... These ideas later became part of temple culture as Buddhism waned and Hinduism rose. The goddess Vasundhara ...