The Local

Dresden Buddhists drop swastika to keep peace

On Sunday eastern Germany's first Buddhist graveyard opened in Dresden, marking a turning point for the region's Vietnamese community. But a missing symbol makes the burial ground a peculiarly German ...
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Japan considers dropping traditional ‘manji’ symbol from Buddhist temples to avoid confusion with Nazi swastika

As Japan gears up to host the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and caters to a surging influx of foreign visitors, the country faces a cultural dilemma: Should it stop identifying Buddhist temples on maps with the ...
Hyperallergic

Picturing the Pandemic Through the Lens of Buddhism

Mongolian artist Uuriintuya Dagvasambuu draws upon domestic objects and Buddhist symbolism to show a virtually hyperconnected but physically isolated existence during the COVID-19 pandemic. Uuriintuya ...
Grand Forks Herald

Buddhist monk from Nepal to create, and destroy, sand mandala at University of Minnesota Crookston

CROOKSTON, Minn. — An event at the University of Minnesota Crookston this week serves as a reminder that nothing lasts forever. On Tuesday, April 11, Wongdue Sangbo Gurung, a Buddhist monk from Nepal, ...
Times Union

Swastika complicated symbol that co-opted Hindu, Buddhist sign of peace

A Hindu swastika decorates the New York patio of a home where a Hindu wedding ceremony unfolds. The curving swastika with its rounded corners is an ancient symbol of good fortune and often used on ...
insider.si.edu

Buddhist art of Tibet in Milarepa's footsteps : symbolism and spirituality Étienne Bock, Jean-Marc Falcombello, Magali Jenny

"Fascinated by Buddhist art and Asian spirituality, Alain Bordier has spent more than forty years building a unique collection of religious objects from the Himalayas (Tibet, Nepal, and Bhutan). On ...