The Mongolian collection of the Ethnological Museum of the National Museums in Berlin contains a unique Gungervaa shrine. Among the objects found inside were three tiny scrolls, wrapped in silk. Using ...

Flickering light and faint sounds of chanting accompany the Rubin Museum of Art's expanded Tibetan Buddhist Shrine Room, where visitors to the Chelsea museum can pause in a space of contemplation. The ...

There are about 500 million Buddhists worldwide, but it’s unclear exactly when in history this religion began. The Buddha’s life story spread first through oral tradition, and little physical evidence ...

Candles, pictures and holy relics encircle a golden life-size statue of Buddha draped with colorful silk. From Hiroshima to Brussels to Des Moines, Iowa, believers of all faiths have bowed their heads ...

Step inside a flickering, incense-scented sanctuary—no passport required. This loan is part of a broader shift for the Rubin Museum, which, in early 2024, announced the closure of its New York City ...

The Rubin Museum Tibetan Buddhist Shrine Room is reopening at the Brooklyn Museum, where it features both familiar treasures and some not seen in 10 years. A central view of the Rubin Museum Tibetan ...

You don’t need to be a Zen master to appreciate this green-roofed Buddhist shrine in rural China. Designed by Arch Studio, the contemporary shrine is partially buried to minimize site disruption and ...

SILVER CITY – Nestled inside a walled house, located one block from the Western New Mexico University campus, the Silver City Zen Center has been offering meditation and Buddhism to Grant County ...

Buddhist monks chant around a spaceship-shaped golden shrine, as Thai sect Dhammakaya lights 300,000 LED lanterns and candles in the shapes of continents and Buddhas to mark Earth Day. The ...

The "Tibetan Buddhist Shrine Room" at the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of Asian Art in Washington, DC, assembled by Alice S. Kandell (all photos Melissa R. Kerin/Hyperallergic) The Rubin ...