Brahma and Indra, or Bonten and Taishakuten as they are known in Japanese, were Hindu deities brought into Buddhism as attendants of the Buddha or of bodhisattvas. The Asian Art Museum's Bonten and Taishakuten are the only large-scale,...

In this video [5:28] learn about the Buddhist art and architecture of Nara. Each year millions of tourists and pilgrims visit Nara, the ancient capital of Japan. They come to see the oldest surviving wooden temple structures in the world...