Siddhartha Gautama, a prince born some twenty-five hundred years ago, is recognized as the Historical Buddha, or “Awakened One.” His enlightenment freed him from the cycle of rebirth, and his ...

Russell has a PhD in the history of medicine, violence, and colonialism. His research has explored topics including ethics, science governance, and medical involvement in violent contexts. Russell has ...

A Lotus Sutra scroll praising the manifold mercies of the bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara. Universal Gateway chapter of the Lotus Sutra/Calligrapher: Sugawara Mitsushige/The Metropolitan Museum of Art ...

An ancient Buddha statue in Sichuan's Anyue county (left) is said to have been painted by local believers to make it colorful.[Photo/Xu Xin's Sina Weibo] Although Yunguang village, where the carvings ...

The development of images with emanated figures in the aureole -- The notion of generating other Buddhas in Buddhism -- The tranformed-Buddhas and the Buddhas-of-the-ten-directions -- Bodhisattva as ...

Shao Yi, “Producing Totem” (2010), wooden mold, dimensions variable (all images courtesy UCCA Center for Contemporary Art) BEIJING — Just as European art has long been influenced by that of nonwestern ...

Buddhist monks and citizens in Laos are opposing a plan to build a Chinese-style Buddha statue in the capital Vientiane terming it a “cultural encroachment” from its largest foreign investor and aid ...

HONG KONG — A set of 1,400-year-old Buddha statues in southwest China was damaged by villagers who painted them with bright colors to “redeem a wish to the god,” officials said. Located in rural ...