“GROWING IN THE mud, and yet so clean, the lotus is a symbol of purity,” writes the Sri Lankan historian Ananda K. Coomaraswamy in his 1913 book “The Arts and Crafts of India & Ceylon.” The lotus pool ...

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The lotus is a central symbol in many Eastern cultures ... who are often depicted sitting on or holding the flower. In Buddhism, the lotus is symbolic of the journey to enlightenment; it grows ...

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When Emperor Ming saw the Buddha in a dream, he sent a mission to India, triggering a chain of events that led to Buddhism’s ...

Arpitha Reddy’s Vishwam at Hyderabad’s Kalakriti Art Gallery is about the gathering of gorgeous gods created in the temple ...

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Part of what caused mass resignation, the announcement said, “was an ongoing process to discuss symbols on the ... by 12 inches, with Buddhist swastikas and a lotus embedded in the architecture.” ...

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Since Wu-Tang Clan leader RZA started chopping up samples and making hip-hop beats on a drum machine nearly 40 years ago, ...