Symbols are associated with every belief. Often, they become emotionally attached to a particular system that without those symbols, common people can't identify. Without doubt, symbols have their own ...

McArthur, curator of East Asian Art at the Pacific Asia Museum in Pasadena, has set for herself no small task: to create a concise, accessible primer to the intricate world of Buddhist art. She ...

For thousands of years before the Nazis, the swastika was a Hindu and Buddhist symbol for good. For Hindus, the swastika is a symbol of auspiciousness, prosperity and good fortune. In Buddhism, the ...

TATTOO parlours offer free swastika tattoos in a bid to "reclaim" the Nazi symbol as an ancient Buddhist and Hindu sign of peace. More than 120 tattoo parlours around the world offered the free ...