The birthday of the Buddha is a holy occasion for all his followers, but is celebrated on different dates depending on the ...

Vesak arrives with its familiar rhythm—lanterns lighting up homes and temples, children dressed in white visiting Dansal stalls, families tuning into televised sermons. ..

The 200th anniversary of Ajanta s rediscovery was the occasion for a celebration called Buddha s Bowl Ajanta at Asiatic Society of Mumbai It sought to link the past of these magnificent rockcut Buddhi ...

Because when a man looks into the eyes of a silverback gorilla ... That’s always the taipan. The silverback is a symbol. He is wrath and honour. But these five? They’re reality. Brutal, indifferent, ...

This isn’t a tourist market. This is a locals’ market where you can really see what life is like on the Mekong.” ...

Buddha Purnima is one of the most revered festivals in the Buddhist calendar, celebrated with deep spiritual enthusiasm ...

Akshaya Tritiya is a festival celebrated by Hindus and Jains in India. It is considered to be a very auspicious festival, ...

The topography, rendered primarily in green and light brown, evokes the aesthetic of qinglyu shanshui — the "blue-and-green ...

Hosted as always by Vogue to raise funds for the Costume Institute, the gala is a cultural barometer disguised in couture — and under Anna Wintour’s discerning eye, it’s becoming ... Matters Now ...

The "Eye of Horus," a depiction of a single stylized eye looking straight ahead, is found throughout ancient Egypt. The symbol is frequently seen in ancient burials — especially on a type of amulet ...

Following the procedure of the physician of his day inspecting a patient, the Buddha makes four statements concerning ... some happy few among these deluded beings, whose eyes would not be blinded by ...