“GROWING IN THE mud, and yet so clean, the lotus is a symbol of purity,” writes the Sri Lankan historian Ananda K. Coomaraswamy in his 1913 book “The Arts and Crafts of India & Ceylon.” The lotus pool ...

Statues of the Buddha, Bodhi trees, and lotus flowers. They’re all important ... Entry Play your chosen music and display one of the focus images if you wish. 2. Introduction Tell the assembly ...

For a decade, one writer tried to unravel the story of Dorje Chang, whose artwork sold for millions and who claimed to be the ...

Their forefathers used chisels, but nowadays, craftsmen use drills to etch everything from Buddha's face, the folds in his ...

A long-distance trek through Nepal’s Everest region offers lessons in Sherpa culture, rural mountain living, and humility.

The bow is designed as "Anantanagarat", a seven-headed King of Nagas, and it is typically used as a secondary throne barge, often carrying the royal Kathin robes or a pavilion for an important Buddha ...

Located around 50km south-east of the capital Leh, Takthok is the only monastery in Ladakh that belongs to the oldest school ...

The image at Murōji, by contrast, is surrounded by a massive aureola consisting of impressively decorated panels that come to a combined more than two meters in length, painted with lotus flower ...

Icons of beauty, providers of sustenance, even symbols of divinity — blossoming plants have assumed a deep significance to ...

Devotees offer flowers and flower garlands to Hindu deities such as Lakshmi, the goddess of wealth; Ganesha, the remover of ...