In Chinese restaurants I always see statues of Buddha with long earlobes. ... Second, though Buddhism and its symbols originated in India, the iconography now varies widely by region and sect.

In the ruins of a Buddhist monastery in Afghanistan, archaeologists have uncovered a stone statue that seems to depict the prince Siddhartha before he founded Buddhism.

Enkū made sculptures of Shintō deities as well as figures from Buddhist iconography. ... He died at the age of 64 and became a sokushinbutsu (living, fossilized buddha).

To commemorate the birth, awakening and death of Siddhartha Gautama, known as the Buddha, on Friday, May 5, Le Monde explores the main physical characteristics found in the representations in his ...

Buddha Purnima 2022: This year, it was celebrated on May 16. The symbolic gestures (Mudras) through the iconography of Buddha image to evoke particular ideas during Buddhist meditation or rituals.