Nara was the capital of Japan from 710 to 784. During this period the framework of national government was consolidated and Nara enjoyed great prosperity, emerging as the fountainhead of Japanese ...

Have you ever really looked at the face of the Buddha? I hadn’t. Not really. I have seen so many statues and paintings ... We walk by beautiful murals and statues without really thinking about them.

Photo: Getty Images/John W Banagan Japan: The Great Buddha of Kamakura Japan, Kamakura Prefecture: the Great Buddha ('Daibutsu') is one of Japan's most celebrated Buddhist figures. The 40-foot ...

highway expansion that radiated outward from the royal palace and a network of roads and hospitals dispersed and placed under ...

Buddhism is largely based on the teachings and philosophy of one man, the Buddha, and his spiritual ... predicted that this child would be either a great secular ruler or a great religious leader.

Prince Siddhartha is heir to the Shakya kingdom, which is constantly at war with the more powerful Kosala kingdom. His father tries to raise as him as a warrior leader and to shield him from the ...

The final film in the Beehive trilogy, Children of the Great Buddha chronicles war orphans working as tour guides among the looming statues and temples of Japan’s ancient capital of Nara.