Archaeologists excavating the site of the former Yamashiro Kokubunji Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan, recently uncovered the ...

The main building structure along the central axis of the Grand Temple comprises four painstakingly laid out courtyards ...

Seokguram, the nearby man-made grotto, houses a statue of Buddha as well as representations of Buddhist figures. There are other temples and ancient palace sites around the area, such as the ...

Toronto has seen all types of new buildings join the urban fabric in a dizzying decade and a half of booming construction, ...

KYOTO—Researchers may have uncovered the ruins of one of the largest ancient cafeterias for a Buddhist temple in the Nara ...

The city of Chengde is well known for its Summer Palace, built by the Qing Dynasty Emperor Kangxi to escape the summer heat of Beijing. Equally famous are its Buddhist temples, where young lamas ...

The exiled leader of Tibetan Buddhism, who turns 90 this year, fled Tibet in 1959 for India after a failed uprising against ...

The innermost case contains the Buddhist relics. The funerary objects in the palace may include copies of Buddhist scriptures and statues of Buddha. Underground palaces were usually built of brick ...

The tone and timbre of Buddhist bells depends on their shape ... in auspicious directions in relation to the imperial palace so their peal could protect the city. Some people are working to ...

As a mark of his respect to Buddhism, the king built the monastery above his palace. Situated at the cliff of Namgyal hill, its architecture is impressive. View of Leh from the gompa is ...

The city of Chengde is well known for its Summer Palace, built by the Qing Dynasty Emperor Kangxi to escape the summer heat of Beijing. Equally famous are its Buddhist temples, where young lamas ...