Penn Museum has made strides in conserving and renewing the artistic and cultural legacies of two Buddhist murals, both of ...

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Shortly after dawn, more than 200 monks from an order of Tibetan exiles carry carefully bundled scriptures and 108 gold-gilt ...

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NOBEOKA, Miyazaki -- One of the country's largest statues of Buddhist monk Kukai (774-835), posthumously called Kobo Daishi, at Imayama Daishi temple in this southwestern Japan city was purified ...

Cherry blossom season holds cultural significance in Japan and heralds new beginnings ... The blossoms’ ephemeral beauty has been immortalized in art and literature for centuries, so ...

An ancient Buddhist temple complex is among the structures burned in some of the worst wildfires ever to hit South Korea.

Japan is drawing fresh attention for the opportunities posed by its relatively affordable prices despite strong demand from domestic collectors. "When asked where Asia's largest art market is ...