Prince Shotoku’s spouses included a daughter and ... there is no question that he was a genius who helped build the foundations of Japan. It was only fitting that his portraits have featured ...

One such story connects natto to 7th-century Japan, during the spread of Buddhism. It is said that in the Asuka Period, Prince Shotoku wrapped leftover boiled soybeans, intended as feed for his ...

Talking to Dawn during his visit to Swat, he highlighted how Buddhist teachings from Gandhara inspired Japan’s Seventeen-Article Constitution, created by Prince Shotoku in 604 CE. “Gandhara ...

Hôryûji is the oldest surviving Buddhist temple in Japan and the oldest wooden building in the world. It was originally built in 607 AD by Prince Shôtoku, the imperial prince who was then serving as ...