The Korean order first contacted the LA museum in 2015, seeking information about the provenance of several paintings in its collection that were believed to have been stolen from Buddhist temples, ...

Last week, Asia Society Museum showcased the rich, vibrant, Tibetan paintings discovered by Italian academic and explorer Giuseppe Tucci to American audiences for the first time in the exhibition ...

When Andy Weber paints, he finds peace of mind. "Yesterday and tomorrow don't matter," Weber said. "I'm in another realm." Originally from Germany, Weber, who will be visiting Reno's Dharmakaya ...

A distinctive genre of art history, Buddhist paintings are largely of the Ming (1368-1644) and Qing (1644-1911) dynasties. The Capital Museum is displaying its collection of Buddhist paintings that ...

Researchers surveying a temple in Japan’s Shiga Prefecture have discovered long-hidden paintings of eight Buddhist saints that could date back more than 1,300 years, report Jiro Tsutsui and Yoshito ...

The world was in shock when in 2001 the Talibans destroyed two ancient Buddha statues in Afghanistan. Behind them, there are caves decorated with precious paintings from 5th to 9th century A.D. The ...

Visitors view the paintings at the Handan Museum in Handan city, North China's Hebei province, from June 29 to July 28, 2017. [Photo by Hao Qunying/Asianewsphoto] An exhibition of Buddhist Shuilu ...

A quick survey of the 133 extant paintings of the Goryeo Kingdom (936-1332) discloses a seemingly pre-occupation of the afterlife and how to arrive there in proper Buddhist fashion. Of these 133 ...

She's not one to count how many hours she spends re-creating Goryeo Buddhist paintings, because for her, it is a way of practicing Zen. But Ven. Hyedam, 63, who, for more than four decades, usually ...

In a significant departure, Sawai Chinnawong grounds his artistry in his own culture. When Sawai Chinnawong, 63, first committed his life to Christ in college in 1983, the artist tried painting Bible ...