Though sandstone succumbs easily to the chisel, it erodes quickly in rain. The survival of this Buddha and its grottoes, like ...
Shortly after dawn, more than 200 monks from an order of Tibetan exiles carry carefully bundled scriptures and 108 gold-gilt ...
Penn Museum has made strides in conserving and renewing the artistic and cultural legacies of two Buddhist murals, both of ...
Contemporary artists Anne von Freyburg, Epoh Beech, Gary Myatt, Graphic Rewilding, and Sophie Mess are inspired by nature to ...
On 3 March, the Art Institute of Chicago (AIC) announced the initiation of a voluntary repatriation to Nepal. The 12th-century artefact in question, a “significant sculpture” dubbed Buddha ...
Vipassana’ is an ancient meditation technique rooted in the teachings of Gautam Buddha. It is taught in 10-day residential course under the guidance of a qualified teacher during which the ...
In Buddhist monasteries and meditation retreats ... Chintan Girish Modi is a Mumbai-based journalist who writes about books, art and culture. He can be reached @chintanwriting on Instagram ...
The Buddha statue was first identified by the online ... and “partnership with our colleagues from Nepal.” Art Institute of Chicago Nepal collection, 2023 (photo Emiline Smith/Hyperallergic ...
Digital detoxes, meditation, Buddhist philosophy and other antidotes to contemporary life have entered “The White Lotus.” In the third iteration of the HBO anthology created by Mike White ...
Shortly after the Buddha attained Nirvana, he was met by two merchants who fed him but admitted they could not practise the rigorous meditation techniques. The Buddha, therefore, advised them to ...