The great Buddhist sculptor Unkei traveled east from Nara to the Kantō region to create this masterpiece. Amida Nyorai, the Buddha of the Western Pure Land, is flanked by two attendant ...

Period Late Heian period Accession Number F2014.6.1a-d Restrictions & Rights Usage conditions apply Type Sculpture Medium Bronze with gilding Dimensions H x W x D: 21.2 × 17.9 × 0.2 cm (8 3/8 × 7 1/16 ...

June 23, 2025 OSAKA – With the occasion of the 2025 Osaka-Kansai Expo, art galleries and museums throughout the Kansai region held special exhibitions, displaying Japan’s finest pieces and putting new ...

Nara Buddhist Sculpture Hall—an Important Cultural Property Nara National Museum was opened in 1895 as Imperial Museum of Nara. The building was Nara's first authentic western-style architecture, ...

The exhibition also displayed “Seven-Pronged Sword” of Isonokami Jingu shrine in Nara Prefecture, an iron sword from the Kofun period with six branch blades, as well as Buddhist paintings and sumi ink ...

Nara Smith has been transparent about her struggles with her eczema over the years. On June 3, she posted a photo of her curly hair before losing it eczema.

Buddhism encountered a fascinating fusion with Greek culture in ancient times. Why did this Eastern religion adopt a Greek ...

On ‘Period,’ the old Kesha is back. Again. After dipping into art pop, country and rock, Kesha returns to the party on her first independently released album.

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DHARAMSHALA, India (AP) — Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama on Wednesday said the centuries-old Tibetan Buddhist institution will continue after his death, ending years speculation that ...