The symbolic postures of Buddha statues: Expressions of enlightenment, compassion, and inner peace

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

Buddha statues have meaning from head to toe

SIDDHARTHA GAUTAMA was a prince in India around 500 BC who set out to discover meaning in the suffering he witnessed. Once he found enlightenment, he began to spread his philosophy. He became known as ...
MLive

1,100-year-old Buddha statue leaving University of Michigan museum for native Nepal

ANN ARBOR, MI - A Buddha statue from a millennium ago that’s now at the University of Michigan Museum of Art is likely returning to its native homeland of Nepal. “Figure of Buddha” is a 9th-century ...