SINGAPORE – The peacock, a quintessentially Asian bird, gets its day in the sun in a new exhibition at the Peranakan Museum, a showcase of how the vainglorious creature has strutted its way into ...

The complementary nature of Yin and Yang are perhaps best illustrated by the iconic black-and-white yin-yang symbol. Yet, the philosophy behind the concept can apply to many things. The ancient symbol ...

The Vajracchedika Prajnaparamita Sutra has been translated from Sanskrit into English variously as the Diamond Sutra, the Diamond Cutter Sutra, the Vajra Sutra and the Vajra Cutter Sutra. This sutra ...

You have likely seen the "Jesus Fish" on vehicles as a decal or bumper sticker, maybe even with the Greek letters "ΙΧΘΥΣ" meaning Ichthys. We usually recognize this symbol as a Christian emblem but ...

There are quite a few iPad and iPhone keyboard symbols. One of the lesser-known iPhone keyboard special symbols is the circle that indicates a temperature degree, either Celsius or Fahrenheit. It's ...

The value of life does not lie in the number of years, but in the use you make of them. Whether you have lived enough depends on your will, not on the number of years”.-Michael de Montaigne 1553-1592.

New Delhi: IIT Guwahati professor Udaya Kumar Dharmalingam, who designed the Rupee logo adopted by the Indian government in 2010, was surprised by Tamil Nadu government's decision to replace the ...

Saudi Arabia yesterday unveiled a symbol for the Saudi riyal approved by King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported, citing the Saudi Central Bank (Sama). The reveal of ...

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The Chinese government venerates Kumarajiva not only for his contributions to Buddhism but also as a symbol of China’s ideological and geopolitical ambitions. A statue of Kumarajiva in front of the ...