Foster Senior Curator for Traditional Asian Art at Asia Society Museum ... The lotus is often understood as a symbol of spiritual purity. The blooming of a lotus is said to mimic the Buddhist ...

Drawing on the National Museum of Asian Art's collections and collecions from across the Smithsonian, artworks spanning two millennia reveal Asia's rich Buddhist heritage. They represent diverse ...

Symbol of hate But in the West ... who was ordained in the 750-year-old Jodoshinshu tradition of Japanese Buddhism, says when he hears the word "swastika" or "manji," he thinks of a Buddhist ...

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus today said Pahela Baishakh is the symbol of "our harmony" as he greeted the countrymen ...

The tiger lily (Lilium lancifolium) is known for its bright orange, speckled, trumpet-shaped blooms. And for good reason—the ...

They’re all important symbols of Buddhism - the religion followed by Buddhists. Buddhism is one of the largest religions in the world. It’s the most popular religion in many Asian countries ...