This standing image of Shakyamuni (the historical Buddha) is the central image in the Kondō (Golden ... the temple as Nyonin Kōya, or the “Mount Kōya of women.” Like many Buddhist temples ...

Priests at ancient Enryakuji temple on Mount Hieizan overlooking Kyoto are playing the role of detective in trying to solve a mystery that turned up in their collection of Buddhist deities.

When the great King Anawrahta of Pagan united the whole of Burma into a single kingdom in the eleventh century and made Theravada Buddhism ... Lady Golden-Face, whose abode was on Mount Popa ...

The reason is that this new form of architecture was introduced to China only when Buddhism ... Temple, and a similar one made during the Tang Dynasty (618-907) and found in Nanchan Temple on ...

But is the Buddhist ... of all is a temple in Ceylon, where is preserved a tooth of Buddha Sakia, said to have worked many wonderful miracles. It is enshrined within four golden cases, set with ...

From majestic cathedrals to ancient temples ... to a Buddhist site. The temple complex is an architectural marvel, with intricate bas-reliefs and towers that symbolize the mythological Mount ...

This special structure is not found in other buildings, such as palaces, temples or multistoreyed buildings. It was added to a Buddhist pagoda ... at Yuanzhao Temple on Mount Wutai in Shanxi ...

December 22, the day appointed for our hike around Mount Tamalpais ... a sacred object (a temple, a gravesite, a mountain) in a clockwise direction to absorb spiritual energy or power from it. The ...

(Getty Images)| The views of Mount Fuji from this pine tree-lined ... and the Kalibukbuk Buddhist temple on the beach. There is also an abundance of incredible marine and underwater life, so ...

The villagers in Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess covet peace after their Mount Kafuku is overrun by ... timeline is like opening a glowing golden curtain to another dimension.