In Japan, children look forward to a visit from Hotei, a jolly Japanese god with a rotund frame. Ganref As Christmas approaches, children in many parts of the world look forward to a visit from the ...

A trip to Japan isn’t complete without at least one trip to a temple, which is ji or tera in Japanese. While you’ll likely find that temples are quite a common sight, not every temple has a Buddha ...

Standing at nearly 50 feet, the giant Buddha statue in Nara, Japan is world-famous for a reason. So are his tightly wound bronze curls—they even have religious significance. But now, reports Hideaki ...

TOKYO — What is the meaning of happiness? Why not ask AI Buddha, a tool made by Japanese researchers that brings spiritual guidance from ancient scriptures to your smartphone. The software, ...

The Great Buddha of Hotei is seen lit up in blue to celebrate Japan's WBC victory, in Konan, Aichi Prefecture, on March 22, 2023. (Mainichi/Shinichiro Kawase) KONAN, Aichi -- The Great Buddha of Hotei ...

14th-century Korean Buddhist statue set for public showing before handover to Japan A Goryeo-era Buddha Statue, looted by Japanese pirates and later stolen by thieves and brought back to Korea, is set ...

(The Conversation) — Hotei, a Japanese god who carries a large sack, has come to be identified with Santa Claus – except that he brings the goodies on New Year’s Day instead of Christmas. (The ...

The software, co-developed by a team of religion and computing academics at Kyoto University, has been programmed to memorise around 1,000 teachings from Buddhist texts such as the Sutta Nipata and ...