A major collection of Buddhist art from Japan, on only its second exhibition outside of the country, not only offers insights into one of the religion’s major branches in the nation, but also a ...

Following the strange open-door reveal of Mid-Market's Superb Art Museum in December, SFist thinks they've solved the riddle: it belongs to the Hua Zang Si, a temple in the Mission that encompasses ...

In a blockbuster display of Buddhist art treasures, the Tokyo National Museum Wednesday opened an exhibit devoted to Kukai, one of Japan's best-known monks, credited with bringing "Esoteric ...

Art historian Rob Linrothe, in his magisterial survey of Vajrayana in Ruthless Compassion: Wrathful Deities In Early Indo-Tibetan Esoteric Buddhist Art (1999), proposes a highly influential method ...

Unkei (c. 1150–1223) is probably the best-known individual talent in the history of Buddhist art in Japan. This debut work, a seated image of Dainichi Nyorai (the Mahāvairocana Buddha) at ...

Scholars are now exploring Buddhist art and literature through the lens of gender and find strands of misogyny. June 7, 2025 e-Paper. ... who are sources of power and esoteric knowledge.

One of the largest of its kind in Asia, the Indian Museum in Kolkata houses a particularly impressive collection of Buddhist art, from prehistoric artefacts to masterpieces from the era of ...