Buddhism is a tradition that focuses on personal spiritual development. Buddhists strive for a deep insight into the true nature of life and do not worship gods or deities. Buddhism is a spiritual ...

In it, the mother of Jesus is portrayed as the Kannon bodhisattva, a Buddhist deity. Tetsujo Suda, chief monk of Tenyuji, conceived of the artwork featuring not only his own faith but also ...

which was renamed "The Prison of the Gods." All the pre-Buddhist cults were suppressed. Spirit mediums left the shrines to become strolling musicians, dancers, and actors. But the people found it ...

A monolithic elephant, fragments of Buddhist deities, votive stupas and more have been excavated from the Ratnagiri site which lies on a hill between Brahmani and Birupa rivers. According to ...

(Thupten Jinpa) "It's really the need for worshipping visually, for 'seeing' the gods, for having them visible, and not only thinking of the Buddha as a man who lived four, five hundred years ...

The find includes 18 sculptures, some of which are rare representations of Shaiva and Buddhist deities, dating back to the 6th or 7th century CE. Ancient sculptures, including remnants of Shaiva ...

The unveiling of this vibrant and detailed depiction of Buddhist deities is meant to spread good fortune and peace. If you can, try to make it to this festival (typically held in the mid- to late ...