Buddha Purnima, also known as Vesak, is set to be observed on 12 May, a day revered across the world for its deep spiritual ...

Art historian Naman Ahuja says the Piprahwa gems are "the cultural property of the world." But soon they'll be the legal ...

Thousands of Buddhist believers and festival-goers filled downtown Seoul for Yeon Deung Hoe, or the Lotus Lantern Festival.

Pride of place above the fireplace in the sitting room of our little house in distant Blighty is a painting from North Bengal ...

Without formal training programs, provenance researchers often rely on ad hoc experience to navigate the art market’s murky ...

art historians, conservationists and others have dreamed of restoring the Buddhas. Tarzi, however, has another idea. Somewhere in the shadow of the niches, he believes, lies a third Buddha—a ...

Art Diary, I include three exhibitions involving gardens – at Gainsborough's House, Philip Mould and Company, and Waddesdon ...

Here’s a report from Fo Guang Shan Buddhist Temple in Flat Bush on its recent major event. On April 5-6, Fo Guang Shan (FGS) hosted the annual Buddha’s Birthday Celebration for World Peace. The ...

The historical Buddha, Siddhartha Gautama, taught that family ties were obstacles to enlightenment. However, his relationship ...

As gemstones found by a British landowner in colonial India head to Sotheby's, academics say it furthers "colonial legacies ...

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake extended an appeal to the global community to draw upon the illumination of Buddhist ...

India’s government has slammed the proposed sale of a dazzling cache of jewels linked to the remains of the Buddha and called ...