Foster Senior Curator for Traditional Asian Art at Asia Society Museum in New York ... The lotus is often understood as a symbol of spiritual purity. The blooming of a lotus is said to mimic the ...

While the Thai Buddhism depicted in The White Lotus is not completely realistic ... The Hearst Foundations has awarded the Seattle Art Museum with a grant.

There’s nothing new about the richer classes adorning themselves in Asian spiritual aesthetics and ideas: this was prominent in Art ... at a Buddhist temple. In this way, The White Lotus well ...

Landing back into the water on “The White Lotus” can seem like the best and only escape from the tyranny of ego and desire. Coming from a Buddhism-influenced showrunner, it’s a vision of the ...

Often depicted in Buddhist art, it is a paradise where demigods dwell, trees are always flowering, and lotus flowers bloom in pools where purified souls are reborn. Amitābha is often shown ...

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Thousands of Buddhist believers and festival-goers filled downtown Seoul for Yeon Deung Hoe, or the ...

Season three of 'The White Lotus' explores themes of identity and spirituality in Thailand. Creator Mike White is interested in Buddhist principles, which influenced the character's arcs this season.