The set includes a tortoise-shaped container that's believed to be an incense burner used to enhance the experience. "This tea set's discovery proves that tea ceremonies are rooted in China and offers ...

From around 1909 to 1912, billikens were a brief, incandescent cultural mania that swept the country. By midcentury, they ...

Buddha Purnima, also known as Vesak or Buddha Jayanti, a sacred Buddhist festival, will be observed on May 15, 2025. This day commemorates Gautama Bud ...

Almost anyone who visits the Mogao Caves in Dunhuang, Gansu province, finds themselves — quite literally — standing at the feet of a colossal 35.5-meter-high Buddha, carved from the region's ...

Almost anyone who visits the Mogao Caves in Dunhuang, Gansu province, finds themselves — quite literally — standing at the feet of a colossal 35.5-meter-high Buddha, carved from the region's ...

An ancient Buddha statue measuring 1.7 meters in height was unearthed at an archaeological site in Yakjon-ri, South Pyongan Province, North Korea, according to Popular Mechanics.

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An exhibition of incense burners from ancient to modern times is running at the Daegu National Museum through March 3. The exhibition “Incense Culture: From Desire to Taste” shows 372 Korean ...

Victoria and her consort furnished the corridor with chairs, side tables, large pagodas and Chinese porcelain, including an incense burner in the shape of a Buddha. Highlights in the centre room ...

A Thai Buddha meditating cross-legged on a coiled, seven-headed snake wears an Indian-style robe and Mongol headdress. The Khmer inscription, in Javanese script, references a Sumatran king.