This week this “monk of modern art” was shown in a new aspect to the U. S. public when Manhattan’s Museum of Modern Art exhibited 150 lithographs, etchings and wood engravings produced by ...

The ancient Chinese martial art of Tai chi, once used for self-defense, is gaining popularity as a form of exercise for its ...

Monks centuries ... which is an ancient Egyptian paper made from a fibrous water plant. Jacobsen has been using vellum for years but decided to take the art one step further for her presentation ...

It was inhabited by monks for nearly 700 years ... 19 months with plans to turn it into a tourist attraction called the Ancient Spanish Monastery. (Time magazine called it "The Biggest Jigsaw ...

Beer brewing is a craft that dates back to 6,000 BCE. The breweries on this list aren't quite that old, but they still have ...

For four straight days, a Buddhist monk creates a stunning art piece out of millions of grains ... A mandala, which means circle in Sanskrit, is a rich, ancient symbol in Tibetan Buddhism.

Thus the stained glass artist Fatma El-Tanani in the introduction to her small book, Meshwari (My Journey), in which she ...

UNESCO’s executive board on May 24 approved the archives of the Buddhist monk Enchin (814-891) for inclusion. Enchin founded the Tendai Jimon sect after bringing back the teachings of Chinese ...

Gauranga Das has organized self-sufficient, low-cost, high-quality kitchens (up to 125000 sq. ft. area) and sanctified food ...

A young and emaciated Hawaiian monk seal has been rescued from Maui’s shoreline and taken to Ke Kai Ola, a specialized hospital in Kailua-Kona. In late September, volunteers noticed monk seal ...