March 11 marks the anniversary of the destruction of Bamiyan’s sixth-century Buddha statues by the Taliban in 2001. According to experts, encroaching construction, negligence, and looting are ...
The view from the cliffs where two Buddha statues were destroyed. Architects from the winning firm wanted to minimize their own design and instead draw attention to the breathtaking landscape. M2R ...
HONG KONG — A set of 1,400-year-old Buddha statues in southwest China was damaged by villagers who painted them with bright colors to “redeem a wish to the god,” officials said. Located in rural ...
Haniwa Dancers: 1,500-year-old ghostly figurines thought to hold the souls of the dead New reconstructions show piercing eyes of men who lived 2,500 years ago in mysterious Indian civilization ...
The giant Buddha statue of Wat Paknam Phasi Charoen temple is seen at the end of an avenue in Bangkok, Thailand, June 9, 2021. Reuters BANGKOK, June 21 – A Thai temple building a 230-foot Buddha ...
At least once in their lives, devout Buddhists in Laos strive to visit a very special temple inside a natural landmark, the Pak Ou Caves, directly on the mighty Mekong River, the lifeline of Southeast ...
There is a tradition that when the Buddha went to Heaven to preach to his late mother, the king so missed his presence that he had artisans create a replica in sandalwood. The statue was put in the ...
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