With their heads removed and bodies broken into pieces to be sold around the world, Buddhist statues taken from sacred ...

Tianshui, China - 16, 2024 Tourists visit the Buddhist statues in the Maiji Mountain Grottoes in Tianshui city, Gansu ...

The pieces are part of the heads of Naga, archaeologists said, a guardian deity thought to have sheltered the Buddha from ...

These eyeballs are scattered around the land on the heads of Buddha statues. With six to find, chances are you might miss one or two in your travels across the area. Plus, when it comes to using ...

The largest monuments of the Buddhist era are in the islands fringing the eastern side of Haddhunmathi Atoll (Laamu Atoll).

Nara, Japan's capital back in the 8th century, is home to many temples with Buddhist statues believed to ward off calamity, and grant prosperity and good health. Join us in taking a tour of some.

He authored more than 25 books, including the influential “Meditation on Emptiness,” and translated numerous works by key Tibetan Buddhist figures. He also served as professor emeritus at the ...

One of the city's most popular attractions, the Jade Buddha Temple impresses visitors with its legion of statues. The temple was originally built to house two jade statues brought in from Burma.

Senior Buddhist figures in China have emphasised the importance of government approval in the recognition of reincarnated Tibetan religious leaders, at a meeting this week less than a year before ...

Elle Gunawansa Thera, the Chief Incumbent of the Dharmayathanaya. The Indonesian statue is to be installed at the special section dedicated to Buddha statues from Asian countries.

[Photo provided to China Daily] With their heads removed and bodies broken into pieces to be sold around the world, Buddhist statues taken from sacred grottoes in North China are being made whole ...

The stones once belonged to a seven-headed serpent-like statue found with a Buddha in the temple. Screengrab from Apsara National Authority's Facebook page What are we learning about the past?