When it’s done, sometime in the next few weeks, the sculpture will look stunningly like a piece in the Asian collection at KU’s Spencer Museum of Art – the Standing Amida Buddha, a Japanese ...

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The director for my final [Game of Thrones] episode is Jack Bender. As soon as I find out, I Google him. We’ve not met, but I try to second-guess how he’ll work. If this is to be an epic scene ...

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Excavations at Amida Mound, referred to as the “heart of Diyarbakir,” have uncovered evidence that settlement at this archaeological site dates back 10,000 years. The mound has served as a ...

To do this, things are kept easy: a steadfast recitation of “Namu-Amida-Butsu,” which can be roughly translated as, “I entrust myself to the Buddha of Infinite Light and Life.” Upon ...

Do you remember Game of Thrones? The young warrior Theon is captured, tortured, and broken by the House of Bolton. He becomes Reek, pet of the powerful Ramsay Snow. Eventually, he loses all sense ...

Buddhism is largely based on the teachings and philosophy of one man, the Buddha, and his spiritual journey. But tracing a timeline of events for the historical Buddha can be difficult ...

Siddhartha was born on the border between India and Nepal. He was born into a privileged family, who were considered a ruling family. Birth - Buddhist teachings say that his mother, Queen Maya ...

Game of Thrones is a fantasy epic based on the books by George R.R. Martin, and is often – and rightly – named among the greatest TV shows of all time. Set in the fictional world of Westeros, formed ...