“Buddhist Sculpture From Xiangtangshan,” on view in the Freer Gallery of Art’s Ancient Chinese Sculpture Gallery, is a dramatic preview of early Chinese exhibits planned for renovated gallery spaces ...

Likenesses of Buddha are these days so commonplace — the casual adornment of fashionable spas, fusion restaurants and Parisian nightclubs — that it is strange to think that artists once hesitated, out ...

This Yonhap file photo shows South Korean master wood sculptor Heo Gil-ryang, former holder of the National Intangible Cultural Heritage title for Buddhist wood sculpture, carving a wood sculpture.

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP)-- An ancient Buddhist sculpture smuggled into the United States has been returned to the government of Pakistan by New York City prosecutors. The 500-pound sculpture shows ...

Active in the late Heian (794–1185) and early Kamakura (1192–1333) periods, Unkei is considered Japan's greatest master of Buddhist sculpture. Working during a period of political upheaval, when the ...

Devotional objects created in China for Buddhist worship possess great visual and spiritual power. In the late 19th century, these objects also began to attract the attention from Western collectors.

Delve into the profound ways Buddhist art, literature, and archaeology illuminate the religion’s rich history, philosophical depth, and spiritual practices. Explore timeless sculptures, vibrant ...

Siddhartha Gautama, a prince born some twenty-five hundred years ago, is recognized as the Historical Buddha, or “Awakened One.” His enlightenment freed him from the cycle of rebirth, and his ...

The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston hosts a series of public lectures, as well as audio-video recordings and e-books, by renowned scholars of Korean art with the aim of expanding knowledge about Korean ...

A second-century Buddhist sculpture stolen from an archeological dig in Pakistan three decades ago was returned Wednesday in a repatriation ceremony. Manhattan D.A. Cy Vance announced the return of ...

Archaelogist and Buddhist scholar Emani Sivanagi Reddy unearthed an ancient Buddhist sculpture of ‘Naga Muchalinda’ in Old Guntur on Wednesday. The sculpture is believed to date back to the 3rd ...