A new gallery which explores how artefacts from around the world came to be part of Birmingham Museums' collections opens at Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery on Saturday 10 May 2025.

Mother's Day offers an opportunity to reflect on what motherhood means in different religions and cultures. As a scholar of ...

However, the most powerful reminder of the progression of time lies not in the transformation of color but in the visible ...

Many religious types insist that the soul exists and it outlives physical death. They support the idea of the immortality of the soul. Most scientists contradict the existence of immaterial soul or ...

Ancient India's Beautiful Bond with Animal Companions In the heart of ancient India, people believed something truly powerful ...

India’s ancient rock-cut caves are marvels of human ingenuity, carved directly into cliffs and hillsides thousands of years ...

View his depictions of landscape, nature and daily life in Japan in the 19th century, including prints, paintings ... of these world religions such as Buddha, and how they spread across the ...

From Singapore's modern skyline to Cambodia's ancient temples: A luxurious river cruise reveals Southeast Asia's cultural ...

Another phenomenon inadvertently revealed by the fact of the sale is the ongoing commercialisation of Buddhism in the west.

At the United Nations' Vesak Day celebrations in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnamese artist and spiritual practitioner Master Thien Hai showcased a Buddha painting made from melted gold powder ...

The historical Buddha, Siddhartha Gautama, taught that family ties were obstacles to enlightenment. According to the Buddha, attachment to family causes suffering because family relationships ...