Contrary to popular Western beliefs about Buddhist meditation, it is not viewed as a secular practice. Thai Buddhists believe that meditation is a meritorious activity, helping them not only to ...
Though sandstone succumbs easily to the chisel, it erodes quickly in rain. The survival of this Buddha and its grottoes, like ...
De-Gulal, an exhibition celebrating India’s diverse folk art traditions. Organized by the Indian Folk Art Corridor, the event features 24 Indian artists, offering a global platform for traditional art ...
Museum officials say they are voluntarily repatriating the object after learning that it had been stolen from Guita Bahi in the Kathmandu Valley ...
What's the link between centuries-old Tibetan Thangka paintings and Banarasi silk? Why is Ladakh so important for Kashmiri ...
Photo courtesy of Bonkers Toys Easter is a few weeks away and you may be thinking about how to fill your kids’ baskets with unique and fun items. Check ...
That female Buddha Green Tara is meant to embody fearlessness, remove obstacles, and offer protection from suffering.
Here's what makes it different Buddhist, Daoist spiritual practices inform her work The goal of her work, especially her public art, is to help people find calm. That’s what she loved about being a ...
The word mandala, and the related concept of chakra or wheel, is an integral part of Indian design – shaping art, literature ... known as sam-sharana (granting refuge to all). In Buddhism, the ...
Photoshop tutorial showing how to create an ornate mandala using only letters of a name. Mandalas are designs that represent the cosmos or universe from the human perspective. They are often used ...