Drawing on the National Museum of Asian Art's collections and collecions from across the Smithsonian, artworks spanning two millennia reveal Asia's rich Buddhist heritage. They represent diverse ...

A long-lost Buddhist painting is finally making its way back home from the U.S., 35 years after it was stolen from a temple ...

She's not one to count how many hours she spends re-creating Goryeo Buddhist paintings, because for her, it is a way of practicing Zen. But Ven. Hyedam, 63, who, for more than four decades ...

Buddhist paintings are a significant feature in Sri Lankan heritage. Ever since Buddhist art and architecture began to flourish after the introduction of Buddhism in the 3rd century BC, the artists ...

The eight Buddhist saints depicted in the drawings are said to offer salvation to people. The paintings of the saints were found on each column at the right and left sides of the “shumidan ...

The first Buddhist cave monuments at Ajanta date from the 2nd and 1st centuries B.C. During the Gupta period (5th and 6th centuries A.D.), many more richly decorated caves were added to the original ...

"When we're making the mandala, our intention is for blessing, you know," Buddhist monk Geshe Tsewang Punchok said. Punchok is one of four monks creating a mandala by 'painting' with sand.