Cradled among the towering peaks and whispering winds of the Himalayas lie sanctuaries of serenity—Buddhist monasteries that ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

An ancient Buddha statue measuring 1.7 meters in height was unearthed at an archaeological site in Yakjon-ri, South Pyongan Province, North Korea, according to Popular Mechanics. The discovery ...

An ancient Buddha statue from the early Goryeo dynasty was recently discovered at an archaeological site in North Korea. The Goryeo study saw the flourishing of Buddhist art and architecture ...

Nestled on Nui Lon mountain, Chon Khong Zen Monastery enchants travelers with its breathtaking views and colossal gold-plated Buddha. Located on the slopes of Nui Lon (Big Mountain) in the coastal ...

TA PROHM, CAMBODIA—Archaeologists discovered the torso of a unique Buddha statue at the Ta Prohm Temple ... Ta Prohm was a massive Mahayana Buddhist monastery built by the Khmer king Jayavarman ...

Here, we have built India's largest Buddha statue, attracting visitors from countries like Thailand, Vietnam, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia, the USA, Canada, and various parts of Europe.

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — Archaeologists in Cambodia are celebrating an unexpected find at the country’s centuries-old Angkor temple complex: the torso of a statue of Buddha that matches a head ...