Provenance: an English private collection Contact Bonhams London Description: LOT 73 A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF BUDDHA ...

TWO GILT-BRONZE FIGURES OF BUDDHA SHAKYAMUNI AND TARA 18th19th century available at Fine Chinese Art on artnet ...

The standing image of the Shakyamuni Buddha at Murōji in Nara Prefecture is a national treasure. The imposing figure, supported by a magnificent painted halo made from extravagantly carved wood ...

Throughout Asia, pairs of guardian lions are depicted flanking the throne of the historical Buddha, Shakyamuni. A pair of lions also often stand guard outside Buddhist temples, the male on the ...

The global promotion of Buddhism as a form of soft power by the Chinese state is unprecedented in the modern world. Recent ...

The temple bases its teachings on those of Shakyamuni Buddha, the founder of Buddhism, and welcomes all sects of the religion, according to its website. The nuns’ living quarters were housed in ...

For a decade, one writer tried to unravel the story of Dorje Chang, whose artwork sold for millions and who claimed to be the ...

Built over 200 years ago, Stok Palace houses some rare ancient paintings of Buddhist deities Shakyamuni, Avalokiteshwara, Vajrapani, Tara, Amchi and others. Leh Palace is a must visit destination ...

Long wooden benches line the walls and are reserved for monks. Two cone-like painted wooden pedestals that hold two large ...

Like the Potala Palace, the Tashi Lhunpo Monastery holds a lot of significance in Tibetan Buddhism. Not only was the Tashi Lhunpo Monastery founded by the first Dalai Lama, but later it became the ...

It's hard to miss Potala Palace, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. This grand, imposing structure stands more than 12,000 feet above sea level on Marpo-ri, or Red Hill, in the middle of central Lhasa.