Kamakura is famous for its Great Buddha statue (Daibutsu) at Kotoku—in Temple, which stands as a symbol of the city’s past. The city's beaches, including Yuigahama and Zaimokuza, attract visitors ...

Inside, you'll find a magnificent statue of Amida Buddha (Amida Nyorai), masterfully sculpted by Jocho, one of the Heian period’s most renowned Buddhist artisans. Byodoin’s architecture was designed ...

PLANS to refurbish an unused waiting room at Carlisle railway station and turn it into a bar have been approved by planners at Cumberland Council. The application was for a site at the Citadel ...

In January, the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) found Buddhist artifacts three colossal Buddha heads, hundreds of votive stupas, stone inscriptions, and images of Buddhist gods and goddesses ...

People sit inside kamakura snow huts during a traditional event in Yokote, Akita Prefecture, which started Saturday. At sunset, about 60 kamakura, each about three meters high, were illuminated to ...

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When Toyotomi Hideyoshi's younger brother, Toyotomi Hidenaga, became the castle's owner, he expanded it by converting tombstones and Buddha statues for use in the walls. This rough "nozura" stone wall ...

A lot of people still use Windows 10, and very soon those people are going to have a few choices to consider: Pay Microsoft for continued updates ($61 for the first year, $122 for the second year ...

The Servants of the Buddha look forward to welcoming Dr. Elizabeth J Harris who will deliver her first ever public oration. The orator is an academic attached to the Dept of Theology and Religion in ...

The colours of sunrise and sunset result from a phenomenon known as scattering: molecules and small particles in the atmosphere change the direction of light rays, causing them to scatter, which ...

Painting depicts sunrise or sunset, restoring it to sight with diligent brilliance. William Ascroft, painter of sunsets in the 1880s, suggested an almost secretarial role, saying he ‘could only secure ...