The magnitude of influence that Buddhism had on the history of Asia is visible both in the tangible and intangible transposes ...

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In this episode of The India Today Culture Project, host Manish Adhikary takes you on a journey through the fascinating evolution of Buddha's image. World's most profitable film grossed 13000x its ...

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Jowo Shakyamuni, or also referred to as the Jowo Rinpoche, is considered to be the most sacred image of Buddha in Tibet. It is said that the statue was sculpted by Vishwakarma – the Indian god ...

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A courtyard is placed directly in front of the Buddha statue. Pagodas are said to symbolize enlightenment in Buddhism, and the experience of walking in the Grand Buddha complex's environs is ...

“GROWING IN THE mud, and yet so clean, the lotus is a symbol of purity,” writes the Sri Lankan historian Ananda K. Coomaraswamy in his 1913 book “The Arts and Crafts of India & Ceylon.” The lotus pool ...