It is also called as the gesture of ‘Teaching of the Wheel of Dharma’ that describes one of the most important moments in the Buddha’s life as he performed the Dharmachakra mudra in his first sermon ...

The two-day Global Buddhist Summit was held on 20-21 April 2023 at Hotel Ashok in New Delhi under the theme "Responses to Contemporary Challenges: Philosophy to Praxis". The summit explored ways in ...

The Vairocana Buddha in Longmen Grottoes and the "earth witness" mudra [Photo / Longmen Grottoes on WeChat] The bhūmisparśa, or "earth witness" mudra, is one of the most common iconic images of ...

It was a quiet evening. The sun was setting behind me as I stood at the edge of Lake Beira — a tree-lined oasis of calm and peace in the middle of bustling Colombo. I had been in the city for four ...

Varanasi: Postmaster general, Varanasi region, Col Vinod Kumar released a special cover and cancellation on Buddha Dharmachakra Pravartana Mudra on Monday. The programme was organised at the Central ...

Whether in the form of a wall painting, statue, or some other religious artifact, an image of Buddha is meant to serve as an inspiration to Buddhists and as a way to honor and remember Shakyamuni, the ...

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 ...

With the country preparing for Buddha Purnima, the largest festival of the Buddhist community, to be held on the 23rd of May, this week Star Life Style visits Dharmarajika Buddhist Mahavihara, among ...

(MENAFN- NewsIn) Colombo, September 17: The High Commissioner of India to Sri Lanka Santosh Jha handed over a statue of Lord Buddha in Dharmachakra Mudra to the Dharmayathanaya Temple at Bauddhaloka ...

To admire the spectacular Buddha statues in Longmen Grottoes, the treasure house of ancient Buddhist cave art, one has to understand the unmissable hand mudras of the Buddhas. A mudra refers to a ...