The gigantic niche where the world’s tallest Buddha once stood now stares out onto the world like an empty eye socket. At its base, among car-size chunks of rubble from one of the most famous ancient ...

Buddha icons, sculptures and paintings are increasingly making their way into a majority of homes across the globe. Today, as part of Zen decor, you can find Buddha icons in living rooms, hallways, ...

GALLE, Sri Lanka — Legs folded, smiling serenely, several Buddha statues of cement and plaster sit unscathed amid collapsed brick walls and other tsunami debris. To many residents, the survival of the ...

Introduction: Art museums -- Attraction and aversion to Buddhist icons -- The Buddhist image as sacred story -- The expressive detail: Buddhist symbolism and iconography -- Fully enlightened Buddhas - ...