True to Japanese patriarchal beliefs, no women monks were allowed to become sokushinbutsu. Sokushinbutsu shrines of Buddhist...
A painting of the lord Buddha on the wall of the Sim ordination hall of Wat Yang...
A very unique exhibition on Jainism which was recently on display at the Rietberg Museum in Zürich...
The epic Kalinga War won by Emperor Ashoka was one of the bloodiest wars ever fought The...
DATONG, Shanxi, (Xinhua) – From a frontier land between agricultural communities and nomadic tribes to a major...
The Buddhist temple Tōdaiji in Nara Prefecture is a priceless trove of history and culture. Founded some...
The Bamian Buddhas are now a tourist attraction with tickets going for 58 cents for Afghans and...
A rare Buddha statue, estimated to be from 12th century China and part of a set thought...
This monastery sits atop a cliff at a height of 656 ft above the road, which can...