On a scale of one to Zen: Buddha’s life, decorated by hand
Aidan Dunne The consummate collector, Alfred Chester Beatty relied on the advice of several experts, but even so, how he managed to keep up with the development of his collection given its scope and depth is a mystery. Even now…
World’s largest Buddha painting unveiled in eastern Taiwan
By Duncan DeAeth, T TAIPEI (Taiwan News) – An internationally recognized painter and calligrapher, Hong Qizhen (洪啟嵩) has completed a massive painting of the Buddha, which he began 17 years ago. The “Great Buddha of the Century” (世紀大佛), is the…
2 Giant Buddhas Survived 1,500 Years. Fragments, Graffiti and a Hologram Remain.
2 Giant Buddhas Survived 1,500 Years. Fragments, Graffiti and a Hologram Remain. A 3D light projection last month in Bamiyan, Afghanistan, of how a destroyed Buddha, known as Solsol to locals, might have looked in its prime.CreditCreditJim Huylebroek for The…
Seven-Hundred-Year-Old Secrets
Something about the statue made it unforgettable to Ellery Sedgwick, A.B. 1894, when he first encountered it on a trip to Japan in 1930—so unforgettable that when he returned to the country six years later, he looked for it in…
Massive Buddha statue carved into granite in East County
By: Travis Rice DESCANSO, Calif. (KGTV) — A Descanso man has finished carving a Buddha statue into a granite boulder in his backyard. “Buddha is in every tree just looking at you like every rock,” said artist Duncan McFetridge. “It’s…
Two Buddha era statues recovered from Mardan’s graveyard
PAKISTAN MARDAN: Historical Buddha era statues have been recovered from the Yousuf Kuli Graveyard in Mardan, ARY News reported on Wednesday. During an excavation activity for a burial, Buddha era statues were recovered by the undertakers which have now been…
Angkor Wat archaeological digs yield new clues to its civilization’s decline
Cambodia’s famous temple of Angkor Wat is one of the world’s largest religious monuments, visited by over 2 million tourists each year. It was built in the early 12th century by King Suryavarman II, one of the most famous kings…
Professing Faith: Why are images of Buddha so different from one another?
Cultural influences in India and China helped shape images of the teacher whose lessons are at the heart of Buddhism By Gregory Elder | Q: Why is it that pictures of the Buddha look so different from one another? In…
Gump’s Buddha to be auctioned; the price of enlightenment
The Gump’s Buddha, reported to be homeless in a December story in The Chronicle, will soon have a new home. The statue is going to be on the Christie’s auction block on May 29 in Hong Kong. Chris Jehle did…