The Mathura school grew in Uttar Pradesh and carved a confident, rooted Indian image of the Buddha. Artists used local red ...

This is the story of the origins of Buddhist art. The religious landscape of ancient India was transformed by the teachings of the Buddha, which in turn inspired art devoted to expressing his message.

How the museum and Indian institutions overcame eight years of physical and diplomatic challenges to bring 125 rare Buddhist art works to New York. By Rachel Sherman What weighs more than 4,000 pounds ...

Cut from a sheer cliff face nearly a thousand years ago, India's Ajanta Caves are home to sacred Buddhist spaces adorned with vibrant works of ancient art. Carved in timeThe Buddhist cave temples near ...

Thousands of devotees lined the streets of Elista, offering prayers and chants as the sacred relics arrived amid great ...

In an event of profound spiritual and cultural significance, the Holy Relics of Lord Buddha were formally enshrined in Kalmykia, marking the first-ever exposition of these sacred artifacts in the ...

As the 15th edition of Asia Week New York launches, New York’s major auction houses are gearing up for sales of sought-after artwork and artifacts from across the continent. The annual event is the ...

Two-dozen previously unrecorded Buddhist caves have been found in the Tala range of the Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve, the Archaeological Survey of India reported last week. The caves date back to the 2nd ...

Modern India is largely a Hindu country today, but in ancient times, starting with the reign of the pious Ashoka (c. 268-232 B.C.), Buddhism flourished in its western regions. In the centuries that ...

In this talk, a number of images of Buddhist art from Asia will be examined to underscore the importance of life, living objects and their symbolic meanings in the context of the Buddhist world view.

A new exhibition at the British Museum in London showcases the rich journey of India's spiritual art. Titled Ancient India: Living Traditions, it brings together 189 remarkable objects spanning ...

Ashoka the Great, the Mauryan emperor who ruled most of the Indian subcontinent in the 3rd century BCE, is widely regarded as one of the most influential figures in Indian history. His conversion to ...