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Mandalas: Mapping The Buddhist Art of Tibet

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Mandalas: Mapping The Buddhist Art of Tibet

azibaza2 2024-11-05

Behrendt, Kurt with essays by Christian Luczanits and Amy Heller and an interview with Tenzing Rigdol2024256 pages175...

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Bali’s secret Buddhist monastery

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Bali’s secret Buddhist monastery

azibaza2 2024-11-03

Bali is known as the land of 1000 temples but in truth it is home to at...

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North Koreans pray to Buddha statues for good luck

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North Koreans pray to Buddha statues for good luck

azibaza2 2024-10-15

The country is officially atheist, but allows for religious freedom under certain conditions, at least on paper.By...

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Hike through mountain caves and Buddhist shrines in this South Korean park

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Hike through mountain caves and Buddhist shrines in this South Korean park

azibaza2 2024-10-15

In Seoraksan National Park, in the north east of South Korea, the mountainous landscape is dotted with...

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Maya. Lord Buddha mother. India. The sculpture that reveals the centuries old practice

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Maya. Lord Buddha mother. India. The sculpture that reveals the centuries old practice

azibaza2 2024-10-14

It is a medium size stone sculpture of Queen Maya and believed to have been commissioned during...

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Brass Buddha, Patan Patola, Majestic Peacocks: Indian PM Modi gives exquisite gifts to world leaders at East Asia Summit

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Brass Buddha, Patan Patola, Majestic Peacocks: Indian PM Modi gives exquisite gifts to world leaders at East Asia Summit

azibaza2 2024-10-12

1/7 PM Modi gifts Malachite box with Radha-Krishna theme to wife of PM of Laos Crafted from...

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7 Must-See Giant Buddha Statues in Japan

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7 Must-See Giant Buddha Statues in Japan

azibaza2 2024-10-12

1. The Great Buddha at Kotokuin: Kanagawa Prefecture The Kamakura Daibutsu is a coastal icon and one...

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10 Incredibly Valuable Chinese Antiques Discovered by Accident

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10 Incredibly Valuable Chinese Antiques Discovered by Accident

azibaza2 2024-10-09

It is a common trope in comedy that if a clumsy person enters an antique shop, they...

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Kassapa the twenty-seventh Buddha, in Bagan – Ananda Temple. Myanmar

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Kassapa the twenty-seventh Buddha, in Bagan – Ananda Temple. Myanmar

azibaza2 2024-10-08

According to Theravāda Buddhist tradition, Kassapa is the twenty-seventh of the twenty-nine named Buddhas, the sixth of...

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