The Jade Buddha for Universal Peace was seated upon his alabaster throne in a converted warehouse on San Jose’s south side Wednesday afternoon. The 4 ½-ton jade carving had just finished a welcoming ...

Translation of: Buddhistische Glückssymbole im tibetischen Kulturraum, 1992. Essentials of Tibetan Thought -- Non-Conventional Reality -- 1. The Eight Symbols of Good Fortune -- 2. The Eight Bringers ...

The Jade Buddha for Universal Peace is on display at the Tinh Xa Ngoc Nhien temple in Garland. An immense Buddha statue made from exquisite jade can be seen in Garland through this weekend as it makes ...

As Japan gears up to host the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and caters to a surging influx of foreign visitors, the country faces a cultural dilemma: Should it stop identifying Buddhist temples on maps with the ...

On Sunday eastern Germany's first Buddhist graveyard opened in Dresden, marking a turning point for the region's Vietnamese community. But a missing symbol makes the burial ground a peculiarly German ...

McArthur, curator of East Asian Art at the Pacific Asia Museum in Pasadena, has set for herself no small task: to create a concise, accessible primer to the intricate world of Buddhist art. She ...

Tibetan Buddhism, the most esoteric and symbolic of Buddhist traditions, relies heavily on several kinds of rituals ""that underscore the oneness of body, speech, and mind,"" including mudras ...

Office workers hanging or putting moral symbols in their office may find comfort in knowing that a supernatural being is protecting them. A new study suggests that these acts may actually ward off ...