Often overlooked in favour of Alchi or Lamayuru, Basgo offers hauntingly beautiful ... Basgo is steeped in history and mystery. The golden Maitreya Buddha statue within the monastery is a hidden ...

A 20-meter-tall reinforced concrete statue of Maitreya Buddha at Vinh Trang Pagoda (Tien Giang Province) was named among the world’s most impressive giant Buddha statues by the UK-based Wanderlust ...

HIROSHIMA--A large, ancient statue of Buddha, displayed near ground zero soon after the atomic bombing to provide emotional support for survivors, is finally coming home after disappearing for ...

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.

The Bhagwad Gita says The foolish think of me the unmanifest as having manifestation knowing not my higher immutable and excellent nature In the highest state of samadhi when the mind dissolves ...

The Fujian Provincial High People's Court upheld a ruling from a lower court on Tuesday morning, ordering a Dutch collector in possession of the Zhang Gong Patriarch — an ancient Buddha statue ...

The monastery was founded by Byzantine Emperor Justinian 15 centuries ago and has been described as "the world's oldest Orthodox Christian monument". Despite surviving numerous historical upheavals ...