Addressing the International Conference on #GyanBharatam in Delhi. The initiative focuses on preserving, digitising and ...

New Delhi [India], September 12 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday emphasised that the 'Gyan Bharatam Mission' was set to become a proclamation of India's culture, literature, and ...

Excerpted with permission from the publisher A Return to Self: Excursions in Exile,‎ Aatish Taseer, published by ‎ Fourth Estate India/HarperCollins Publishers. I GREW UP in India with all the major ...

As Buddhist philosophy changed over time, so too did Buddhist art. In the earliest phases of the tradition, the Buddha was never shown in human form. Instead, his presence was suggested symbolically.

Tibetan monks work on a medicine sand mandala. —Sarah Shaw Dawson Several Tibetan monks from India are visiting the Island for the weekend, where they are meticulously constructing a medicine sand ...

Menla Medicine Buddha Sand Mandala at Slough Farm. This past weekend was the culmination of the Gaden Shartse Monastery Sacred Arts of Tibet tour at Slough Farm. Several Tibetan monks from the Gaden ...

Each had distinctive emblems: Manjushri with his sword of wisdom, Maitreya with a flask of nectar, the Medicine Buddha with his healing bowl. Padmapani carried the lotus, symbol of purity, while ...

AN ILLUMINATED PAGE FROM THE ASHTASAHASRIKA PRAJNAPARAMITA SUTRA WITH A DISCIPLE WORSHIPPING BUDDHA IN THE ACT OF PREACHING AN ILLUMINATED PAGE FROM THE ASHTASAHASRIKA PRAJNAPARAMITA SUTRA WITH A ...