It is also called as the gesture of ‘Teaching of the Wheel of Dharma’ that describes one of the most important moments in the Buddha’s life as he performed the Dharmachakra mudra in his first sermon ...

To admire the spectacular Buddha statues in Longmen Grottoes, the treasure house of ancient Buddhist cave art, one has to understand the unmissable hand mudras of the Buddhas. A mudra refers to a ...

It was a quiet evening. The sun was setting behind me as I stood at the edge of Lake Beira — a tree-lined oasis of calm and peace in the middle of bustling Colombo. I had been in the city for four ...

Buddha statues as decor have been growing more popular recently. They're favorite items for people who like spiritually-themed decor, and you'll find them in all sizes and materials. Many of the ...

Varanasi: Postmaster general, Varanasi region, Col Vinod Kumar released a special cover and cancellation on Buddha Dharmachakra Pravartana Mudra on Monday. The programme was organised at the Central ...

Whether in the form of a wall painting, statue, or some other religious artifact, an image of Buddha is meant to serve as an inspiration to Buddhists and as a way to honor and remember Shakyamuni, the ...

This twelfth-century image by the master sculptor Unkei marks a turning point in the history of Buddhist art in Japan. It can be seen as a harbinger of the artistic splendors to come during the ...

(MENAFN- NewsIn) Colombo, September 17: The High Commissioner of India to Sri Lanka Santosh Jha handed over a statue of Lord Buddha in Dharmachakra Mudra to the Dharmayathanaya Temple at Bauddhaloka ...

Some of the outstanding contributions to the Sri Lanka heritage are its Buddhist temple art and architecture, statuary, dagabas, dance forms and water and soil conservation ecosystems. Of Buddha ...