Boasting a total of 196 ancient artifacts, an exhibition dedicated to the culture surrounding the Maitreya Buddha, or the Buddha of the future, opened on Wednesday in Ningbo, East China's Zhejiang ...

The Eastern Buddhist, NEW SERIES, Vol. 47, No. 1 (2016), pp. 1-28 (28 pages) An Kyehyōn 安啟賢. 1956. “P’algwanhoe ko” 八關會考 (Study of the Assembly of the Eight Prohibitions). Tongguk sahak 東國史學 4, pp. 31 ...

Buddhist relics are simple. A small bit of tooth or bone. An piece of art. Although Buddhists do not worship such objects, they preserve them and believe they can provide a connection to old teachers, ...

In Buddhism, Maitreya is a bodhisattva prophesied to descend to Earth in the distant future, bringing the rebirth of Buddhism and guiding the unenlightened toward redemption. Some believe his arrival ...

The Xuedou Temple in Ningbo, East China's Zhejiang Province Photos: VCG Whether it is the Guanyin culture represented by the Putuo Mountain in Zhoushan, or the Maitreya Buddha culture showcased at the ...

Journal of Korean Religions, Vol. 6, No. 1, Pure Land Buddhism in Korea (April 2015), pp. 13-36 (24 pages) Although the cult of Amitābha was the representative form of Pure Land belief in Korean ...

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Buddhist relics – considered so special and rare they are described, “as though you are meeting the Buddha personally,” – are coming to Columbus. The Karma Thegsum Chöling meditation center is ...

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