The two objects in this exhibition exemplify the birth of Buddhism in Japan. In 552, the Korean kingdom of Baekje sent the Japanese court sacred texts (sutras) and a gilt bronze sculpture, thought to ...

For centuries after the Historical Buddha’s death, his followers continued to share his teachings, the dharma. Crossing land and sea, disciples, monks, and pilgrims carried the dharma from its origins ...

With one of the most comprehensive collections of Japanese art in the world, the museum rededicates the space with Buddhist monks from Japan’s Miidera temple Saturday. Buddhist faith holds ...

A giant statue of a Buddha with a storied past will soon take center stage at the Japanese Friendship Garden in Balboa Park. We can thank a San Diego couple who collect Japanese artifacts and ...

ANAHEIM – When Buddha was born, about 2,500 years ago, sweet tea fell from the heavens and his mother dreamed of a white elephant by her side. Or so the legend goes. The Buddha, born as Prince ...

Did you know there's an art form that blends Ancient Greek and Buddhist traditions? Welcome to Greco-Buddhist art, aka ...