From the earliest years, Japanese Buddhist art was strongly influenced by trends in China. The Tenpyō era in Japan coincided with the height of Tang dynasty culture on the continent.

This twelfth-century image by the master sculptor Unkei marks a turning point in the history of Buddhist art in Japan. It can be seen as a harbinger of the artistic splendors to come during the ...

In Japan's Zen Buddhist schools, it is known as "Rohatsu", meaning the 8th day of the 12th month, Mitchell said. In some other schools, it is called Jodo-e.

SWAT: Junsei Terasawa, a prominent Buddhist monk from Japan, on Sunday emphasised the profound historical and cultural connections between the ancient region of Gandhara and Japan, particularly in ...

At first glance, what springs to mind is a single word: mummy. But to devotees of ascetic Buddhist practice in Japan, this is much more than a mummified human being.