CHIANG RAI, Thailand — In Thailand, it’s not uncommon to hear the chanting of the monks as you wake up on a Sunday morning, or to walk past a hoard of saffron-robed novices on your way to the market.

Exhibition, Catalogue and Companion PBS Documentary Film by David Grubin Receive $1 Million National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Chairman's Special Award Pilgrimage and Buddhist Art is the ...

In a significant departure, Sawai Chinnawong grounds his artistry in his own culture. When Sawai Chinnawong, 63, first committed his life to Christ in college in 1983, the artist tried painting Bible ...

Michael Jackson, Spiderman, Harry Potter… expect to see some surprising inclusions at Wat Rong Khun, an extraordinary Thai ...

The best products are created out of need and utility, rooted in consumer behavior. Often innovation is found when our habits change, shift, and evolve, but Sri Lankan paint brand JAT Holdings took a ...

Shao Yi, “Producing Totem” (2010), wooden mold, dimensions variable (all images courtesy UCCA Center for Contemporary Art) BEIJING — Just as European art has long been influenced by that of nonwestern ...

When it comes to hell, Buddhists are at something of an advantage. While torment may await those who stray from the path of righteousness, it needn’t be eternal. “The wonderful thing about Buddhist ...

The French street artist Invader is known for affixing his guerrilla mosaics, which evoke the pixelated graphics of 1970s arcade games, in out-of-the-way places. But his latest adventure has him ...

CLINTON — Whidbey Island has a new Tibetan Buddhist temple, and you’re invited. Phagtsok Gedun Choling Temple in Clinton is hosting an open house June 9-10 featuring the creation, display and ...