From 2nd century Pakistan, a bodhisattva of compassion, left, and a Buddha Shakyamuni are at the "Dharma" show's entrance. (Christopher Knight / Los Angeles Times) “Realms of the Dharma: Buddhist Art ...

The birthday of the historical Buddha or Shakyamuni Buddha, known as Vesak in several countries, celebrates the birth of the child who became Prince Siddhartha around the end of the 4th century B.C.

The Bao Thien Pagoda, standing at 100 meters tall, holds the record for the tallest pagoda in Asia. It houses the relics ...

A pair of newly-discovered 2,200 year-old copper Buddhas statues found in China are the oldest of their kind to be discovered in the country The small figurines were part of a trove of artifacts found ...

Chinese monks and masters from Han Chinese Buddhism, Tibetan Buddhism and Southern Buddhism celebrate the birth of Shakyamuni Buddha at Lingguang Temple in Beijing, May 12, 2019. [Photo by Zou ...

"What is national treasure?" wrote Saicho (767-822), the founding monk of Tendai Buddhism, in his 818 "The Essential Teachings for Tendai Lotus Sect Priests," which he presented to Emperor Saga to ...

This image of Shakyamuni is the oldest Buddhist sculpture known to have been made in Japan. For more than 1,400 years, this Buddha has surveyed the ups and downs of history from Asuka in Nara ...

The Buddha’s sacred Śarīra is enshrined at the Buddhist exhibition centre within the tourist site from May 8 to 13, allowing Buddhist followers and the public to pay their respects during the Vesak ...

Some of LACMA’s most stunning sculptures and paintings were packed up more than eight years ago to prepare for construction of the museum’s new building. Now this art — Buddhist works from a vast ...

The birthday of the historical Buddha or Shakyamuni Buddha, known as Vesak in several countries, celebrates the birth of the child who became Prince Siddhartha around the end of the 4th century B.C.