“Bodhisattva” is a key idea in Buddhism. The word is constructed from the Sanskrit root bodhi, meaning “awakening” or “enlightenment,” and sattva, meaning “being.” The core meaning of the word is “a ...

This Bodhisattva belongs to the corpus of Buddhist schist statues from the ancient territory of Gandhara, which lay north of the Indus and south of Pamirs. This region, also known as the Crossroads of ...

In “Looking and Feeling,” columnist Weili Jin ’28 explores form, rhythm and emotional valence in works of art from across the globe. Nestled in the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s galleries of Asian art ...

During the mizu kuyo ritual for pregnancy loss, a small Jizo Bodhisattva statue enshrines ceremonial remains of a lost child. Following Shin Yu’s miscarriage in 2012, she had a mizu kuyo ceremony to ...

Vietnam's Maitreya Bodhisattva Statue, located on Ba Den Mountain, showcases the method of stone assembly for the first time, a technique similar to Egyptian pyramids. Tourists can visit Sichuan ...

“The Pensive Bodhisattva,” designated as Korea’s No. 78 National Treasure, caught the eye of the so-called MZ generation with its stylish design. In particular, this Bodhisattva statue became widely ...

(The Conversation) — Buddhists believe that bodhisattvas reside in heavenly realms but can also appear on Earth disguised as humans, animals or other types of beings. (The Conversation) — “Bodhisattva ...