It’s refreshing to see how a god or goddess can be made into the image of the human artists, and transgendered by devotion ...

Women can also see their challenges and triumphs in new books about looking to the Gospels for strength and courage. Jenny ...

A Forgotten Dawn While the Western world proudly wears the badge of democracy, preaching it as a modern political ideal, ...

The objects themselves are "gorgeous": we see much "lively, expressive, dynamic sculpture", from "rudimentary" yakshas and ...

Barisan Revolusi Nasional (National Revolutionary Front or BRN) insurgents have frequently targeted civilians, both Thai ...

From what I know about her, Guanyin is a-OK with my skeptical ways. I don’t believe in Greek, Egyptian or Hindu goddesses either, but I do appreciate the idea of a feminine divine archetype that ...

As we celebrate Buddha Purnima 2025 on May 23, a day of spiritual renewal for Buddhists worldwide, it’s essential to remember the women who have walked the path of enlightenment alongside the ...

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That blend of cultural traditions enabled her to take power in a way that neither Chinese nor Taghbach women had done before. A Buddhist ruler By the time of the reign of the Northern Wei empire ...

These women served in the military and advised on ... both Taghbah and Chinese cultures had become deeply familiar with Buddhism, a religion that they had inherited from India in a long process ...

These women served in the military and advised on ... what this meant was that the ruler of the empire legitimized his reign through Buddhism, portraying himself either as a Buddha or as a patron ...