It is also called as the gesture of ‘Teaching of the Wheel of Dharma’ that describes one of the most important moments in the Buddha’s life as he performed the Dharmachakra mudra in his first sermon ...

To admire the spectacular Buddha statues in Longmen Grottoes, the treasure house of ancient Buddhist cave art, one has to understand the unmissable hand mudras of the Buddhas. A mudra refers to a ...

Buddha statues are among the most recognizable symbols in the world. They are not just pieces of art, but they also carry ...

It was a quiet evening. The sun was setting behind me as I stood at the edge of Lake Beira — a tree-lined oasis of calm and peace in the middle of bustling Colombo. I had been in the city for four ...

Whether in the form of a wall painting, statue, or some other religious artifact, an image of Buddha is meant to serve as an inspiration to Buddhists and as a way to honor and remember Shakyamuni, the ...

(MENAFN- NewsIn) Colombo, September 17: The High Commissioner of India to Sri Lanka Santosh Jha handed over a statue of Lord Buddha in Dharmachakra Mudra to the Dharmayathanaya Temple at Bauddhaloka ...

This twelfth-century image by the master sculptor Unkei marks a turning point in the history of Buddhist art in Japan. It can be seen as a harbinger of the artistic splendors to come during the ...

The Vairocana Buddha in Longmen Grottoes and the "earth witness" mudra [Photo / Longmen Grottoes on WeChat] The bhūmisparśa, or "earth witness" mudra, is one of the most common iconic images of ...