Thiksey Monastery is a beautiful 12-storey building perched on a hilltop. Don’t miss the giant statue of Maitreya Buddha here. One of the oldest monasteries in Ladakh, Alchi is famous for its ...

KONAN, Aichi -- A gentle-faced giant Buddha statue with "sunglasses" in this central Japan city, north of Nagoya, has become a popular spot. When seen from a site where a railroad crossing's black ...

A colossal statue of Vairocana Buddha, set to be the tallest in the world, is planned for construction atop Nua Mountain in Trieu Son District, Thanh Hoa Province. The statue will be part of the Am ...

Archaeologists in Thailand uncovered 33 ancient gold, silver, and bronze treasures beneath a 1,300-year-old reclining Buddha statue. They found rare repoussé metal sheets depicting Buddha and ...

A South Korean temple that claimed ownership of a 14th-century Buddha statue stolen from a Japanese temple in 2012 handed it over to the Japanese owner on Saturday. While the statue, taken by South ...

Buseoksa Temple in Seosan, South Korea, shows the seated Buddha statue on May 10, 2025, before its return to Japan's Kannonji temple. (Kyodo) SEOSAN, South Korea (Kyodo) -- A South Korean temple ...

All India Congress Committee (AICC) president Mallikarjun Kharge will unveil a six-foot statue of Lord Buddha crafted from panchaloha (five metals) and another four-foot statue made of stone at ...

A Buddha statue stolen in 2012 from a temple on Tsushima, an island in Nagasaki Prefecture, was handed over to the Japanese side at a temple in Seosan, central South Korea, on Saturday ...

The main hall covers more than 1,500 square meters and houses a 1.6-meter-tall bronze Buddha statue in a teaching pose, weighing 700 kilograms. Visitors follow a stairway to reach the temple grounds.