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 ...

IKARUGA, Nara Prefecture--A memorial service to mark the 1,400th anniversary of the death of Prince Shotoku, a reformer in his time who steered the nation toward Buddhism, kicked off at Horyuji ...

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 ...