The Buddhist deities depicted here have round faces, thick lips, deep-set eyes and high-bridged noses. Their physiques are ...

The Dharmachakra, or Wheel of Law, is a symbol that represents the path to enlightenment, and it's one of the oldest known Buddhist symbols found in Indian art. In the sculpture Buddha's fingers ...

Arya Pal Bhikshu, Founder Secretary of the Buddha International Welfare Mission, said, "India is the birthplace of Lord Buddha. It was here in Bihar, in Bodh Gaya, that he meditated under the ...

Archaeologists discovered a torso that unexpectedly matched an iconic Buddha head that had been unearthed more than a century ago. Spanning 402 acres, Angkor is recognized as one of the most ...

The Art Institute of Chicago is returning a 12th-century sculpture to Nepal after learning that it had been stolen. Officials ...

Certain characteristics are common to images of Buddha: the Victoria & Albert Museum lists 32 'lakshanas' or special bodily features with symbolic meanings. These go beyond physical attributes ...

The Angkor Temple site sprawls across some 400 square kilometers (155 square miles), containing the ruins of capitals of various Cambodian empires ...

This torso matches a head found nearly a century ago at the same site. It is believed to be from the 12th or 13th century ...