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The Precision and Ritual of Thangka: When Buddhism, Mathematics, and Art Collide
20 Jan 2026 04:49 GMT
… ’s a centuries-old Tibetan Buddhist visual language grounded in … Store.
Rooted in Himalayan Buddhism and spiritually dense visual … Nepalese brocade influences, and Chinese scroll tradition—forming a … reinterpreting the craft. In China’s highlands, families pass …
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'Bucket list' destination: Tourists hit record in Japan, despite plunge from China
20 Jan 2026 05:21 GMT
… Chinese visitors in December as a diplomatic row between Beijing … sharp diplomatic backlash from China, which urged its citizens … decrease in demand from China and Hong Kong.
… performers and increasingly crowded Buddhist temples.
Locals have complained …
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Tourists hit record in Japan, despite plunge from China
20 Jan 2026 03:11 GMT
The overall increase is partly thanks to government policies to promote attractions from Mount Fuji's majestic slopes to shrines and sushi bars in more far-flung parts of the archipelago.
The government has set an ambitious target of reaching 60 …
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Tyla's 'Vogue China' feature: merging tradition with contemporary styles in music and fashion
19 Jan 2026 18:40 GMT
… "Vogue China", she takes on traditional Chinese instruments like wooden … centuries of cultural history, from Buddhist chanting to festival beats and … seasonally relevant.
The "Vogue China" cover itself marks a …
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The Buddhist and Taoist sculptures are destined for temples across China
19 Jan 2026 08:22 GMT
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World AFP China's Buddha artisans carve out a living from dying trade
19 Jan 2026 06:00 GMT
… dimly lit workshop in eastern China, craftsman Zhang measured and shaped … creating Buddhist and Taoist sculptures for display in temples across China.
Carving … that some sculptures of famed Buddhist monk Ji Gong even showed …
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Buddhist bells, dragons & water, oh my! Inside the oldest bells in Japan
18 Jan 2026 18:46 GMT
… information about Japanese Buddhist temple bells, Fowler wrote “Buddhist Bells and Dragons … ,000-1600 BCE. The oldest Chinese temple bell, dating from 575 … significant reminder that when Buddhism entered Japan via China and Korea in …
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Sera Jey Tibetan Buddhist Monastery welcomes Contra Costa County Supervisor John Gioia
18 Jan 2026 17:12 GMT
… gathered at Sera Jey Tibetan Buddhist Monastery in El Cerrito, … popularly known in Tibet, was a prominent Tibetan Buddhist scholar and … a Tibetan worship service at the Sera Jey Foundation Buddhist … respect and admiration for Tibetan culture because it is …
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Gangtok's coolest hotel is built around Sikkim's Buddhist craft traditions
18 Jan 2026 05:51 GMT
… a bookstore and gallery, where Buddhist texts, Himalayan art volumes, and … tactility to floors and walls. Tibetan wool carpets soften footsteps and …
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Sincizing Tibetan Buddhism by renaming ‘Chinese Buddhism’ as ‘Han Buddhism’?
16 Jan 2026 06:07 GMT
… with Chinese Buddhism. A symposium on Chinese-Tibetan Buddhism in the name of “Han–Tibetan Buddhist Studies … University in Beijing, reported China’s online Tibet news service m.tibet.cn…