Celebrating the achievements of one of Vajryayana Buddhism's great teachers

Visiting an exquisite haven of Buddhism

An important cave at the Longmen Grottoes repoens

Consoling those who have lost a loved one and memorializing those who have passed

A look at Water-moon Avalokiteshvara paintings from Goryeo dynasty Korea

Understanding the significance of the lotus motif in Buddhist art and philosophy

A look at Master Kukai's influence on Japanese pilgrimage

Detail of the Buddha Amitabha with hands in the meditation gesture, Kotoku-in, Kamakura, Japan. 13th century, bronze. Photograph by Meher McArthur. The hand gestures, or mudra, assumed by figures o

In 1920, a Belgian missionary posted in Inner Mongolia received a mysterious gift from a Mongolian Tibetan-Buddhist monk: 54 painted pages illustrating various Buddhas, bodhisattvas, yoga positions, c

Andrey Terentyev discusses what symbolism means for Buddhist art