The Gilt-bronze Maitreya in Meditation is on display at the National Museum of Korea in Seoul. (Hyungwon Kang) For the past 100 years, researchers have been speculating on the meaning of the smile ...

Illustrated Buddhist manuscripts from mainland Southeast ... parents with great devotion until one day he was shot with a poisoned arrow by a king who was out hunting deer. When the king realised ...

The Buddha's enigmatic smile arises from his central teaching of No Self. One of the most difficult doctrines in world religion, Monima Chadha, explains its significance and value for humanity.

A unique Buddha sculpture with mysterious smile was found in the storeroom of the Zhucheng Museum, Shandong Province, according to local media the Shandong Business Daily on Thursday. Staff ...