The Sogdians, key intermediaries in Silk Road trade, played a crucial role in transmitting Buddhist teachings, art and practices from Gandhara to Japan and Southeast Asia. “Sora system ...
The documentary offers a close look at a 1,400-year-old tradition of Japanese Buddhist sculpture and the master-apprentice relationship that preserves it.
Daisaku Ikeda, who headed Soka Gakkai, a Japanese Buddhist organization, that includes famed musician Herbie Hancock and other celebrities in its fold, has died at 95, the Japanese religious ...