Lushena Buddha glows for New Year at Longmen Grottoes
Tourists poured into the Longmen Grottoes scenic area in Luoyang, central China’s Henan Province, many of whom crowded in front of the Lushena Buddha as the New Year ushered in. The scenic area, which was inscribed as a UNESCO World…
Phoenix to Tortoise and Fu Dog: Importance of popular Fein Shui signs
01/9Laughing Buddha to Tortoise: Importance of popular Fein Shui signs Feng Shui, an ancient Chinese art, focuses on harmonizing individuals with their surrounding environment to promote positive energy and well-being. Among its various elements, certain symbols hold significant importance, believed…
Sri Lanka’s Temple Of Sacred Tooth Relic Draws Devotees, Tourists
Located in Kandy, the Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic, or Sri Dalada Maligawa, is a sacred pilgrimage site for Buddhists. Formerly known as Ceylon, Sri Lanka is a small but diverse country with plenty of charm. With its pristine…
Sacred Animals of India, by Nanditha Krishna. Garuda, Naga, Hanuman, Ganesha, Rat
2008.244 pages, illustrated. $14.00 U.S. Kindle; $14.95 paperback. Reviewed by Merritt Clifton Sacred Animals of India, continuously in print now for 15 years, “was to have been ready in time for the Asia for Animals conference held in January 2007…
Bingling Temple Grottoes World Heritage Site reopens after Gansu quake
A file photo shows the central Buddha statue of the Bingling Temple Grottoes in Yongjing County, northwest China’s Gansu Province. /CFP The Bingling Temple Grottoes, a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage Site situated in Yongjing County in northwest China’s Gansu Province,…
India. 2600-year-old Staircase to heaven
Sankisa Basantpur, Farrukhabad: After a four-hour drive from Lucknow, six-hour from Delhi — the last leg of which takes one though stretches barely as wide as one’s car, crisscrossing villages with population of 500 or less, lush green vegetation on…
India. Discovering the Mahabodhi Temple in Bodh Gaya in Bihar
Bodh Gaya in Bihar is home to the sacred Mahabodhi Temple, which is an ancient marvel. This sacred site marks the very spot where Siddhartha Gautama attained enlightenment, transcending into the Buddha. Built by Emperor Ashoka in the 3rd century,…
Ancient statues unearthed at Ta Prohm temple in Cambodia’s Angkor park
Archaeologists have unearthed six centuries-old sandstone statues at the Ta Prohm temple restoration site in northwest Cambodia’s Angkor archaeological park, the Apsara National Authority (ANA) said in a statement on Thursday. The ANA is the government agency responsible for managing,…
How to visit Japan’s shrines and temples—with respect
Over the centuries, the Indigenous Shinto religion and Buddhism, imported from India by way of China, gained prominence in Japan at different times. From the beginning, beliefs intermingled, creating what’s now called shinbutsu shugo. Then, from the end of the…