The Pure Land of the Buddha Amitābha is known as Sukhavati. Often depicted in Buddhist art, it is a paradise where demigods dwell, trees are always flowering, and lotus flowers bloom in pools ...

Buddha is frequently depicted seated ... Chinese and Japanese Ink Paintings While lotus flowers are common in traditional Eastern art, black or dark-hued lotuses often appear in works symbolizing ...

An imposing statue of Amitābha Buddha has been unearthed at Yakjon-ri site, with ceramic and tile finds confirming it dates ...

Art Nouveau and Theosophy movements a century ago, and again in the 1960s counter-culture. What’s different now — and what this third season of The White Lotus illustrates so well — is how ...

Bangkok's hidden temple Wat Borom Niwat unveils 19th-century murals blending Buddhist themes with Western imagery.

Fifty years since reunification, the fall of Saigon is a distant memory and microbreweries, cool cafes and Michelin-lauded ...

Following the procedure of the physician of his day inspecting a patient, the Buddha makes four statements concerning ... and these would understand. As lotus flowers arising from the dark waters of a ...