Concept art of the Buddharoid (Image courtesy of Kyoto University professor Seiji Kumagai) KYOTO -- A Kyoto University professor and the artificial intelligence (AI) startup Teraverse have developed a ...

Malaysia's Sunyatee International Foundation is making strides in restoring ancient Indian sutras, translating texts like the Gita and Buddha philosophy from palm leaves. Led by IIT-Kharagpur alumnus ...

A collection of some of the most-sacred relics in Buddhist culture will be displayed in Tucson this weekend. The Maitreya Project Relic Tour is here as part of a world tour that has already included ...

MUMBAI: Away from the crowds and chaos of the ongoing Kala Ghoda Arts Festival, a quiet, meditative and intensive art practice unfolds at the Himalayan gallery of the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu ...

The smiling, big-bellied figure people call the Buddha isn’t the Buddha at all. He’s Budai, a wandering Zen monk who lived centuries after the historical Buddha. His humor, eccentric behavior, and ...

OVERSEAS visitors marvel at the grandeur of the Leshan Giant Buddha — the largest cliff-carved statue in China — and take photos with the iconic figure from a multitude of angles. Carved into a ...

Two Buddhist relics -- Transcription of the Zhou Version of the Avatamsaka (Flower Garland) Sutra, Vol. 22 from the Goryeo Dynasty (918-1392) and the Ten Underworld Kings Painting Set from the Joseon ...

A 20-meter-tall reinforced concrete statue of Maitreya Buddha at Vinh Trang Pagoda (Tien Giang Province) was named among the world’s most impressive giant Buddha statues by the UK-based Wanderlust ...

Gautama Buddha has been such a towering figure for over twenty six centuries of human history that there is no shortage of authors attempting to put together his life story cast as that of a ...

The Buddhist Hanging Scroll at Muryang Temple was designated a National Treasure on Thursday. The 14-meter (45.9-foot) scroll painting of the Maitreya Buddha, housed at Muryang Temple in Buyeo County, ...