Q: Why is it that pictures of the Buddha look so different from one another? In most pictures or statues, he is quite a plump guy and in others he is absolutely emaciated. Gregory Elder, a Redlands ...

Buddha images discovered in Veunkhao village, Khong district, Champasak province. - Phoutthasine Vongvilaythong via Vientiane Times/ANN VIENTIANE: A significant archaeological discovery has been made ...

The development of images with emanated figures in the aureole -- The notion of generating other Buddhas in Buddhism -- The tranformed-Buddhas and the Buddhas-of-the-ten-directions -- Bodhisattva as ...

The Guardian’s picture editors select photographs from around the world ...

"This deft and lively study by Robert DeCaroli explores the questions of how and why the earliest verifiable images of the historical Buddha were created. In so doing, DeCaroli steps away from old ...

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.

Buddha Purnima is also known as Vesak or Buddha Jayanti. This is one of the most sacred festivals in the Buddhist calendar. It marks the birth, nirvana and death of Gautama Buddha, who was the founder ...