BRAINTREE – Come October, passersby on Quincy Avenue and visitors to the Samantabhadra Buddhist Center in Braintree will see a striking display – a 9-foot, 4-ton jade statue of the Buddha. The ...

VIENTIANE (Xinhua): A Buddha statue with a height of at least 2 meters has been excavated from a sandy area near the Mekong River in the northern Lao province of Bokeo. The statue unearthed Thursday ...

Buddha statues as decor have been growing more popular recently. They're favorite items for people who like spiritually-themed decor, and you'll find them in all sizes and materials. Many of the ...

It appeared unexpectedly in the middle of a backyard just off a state highway in New Jersey. One of the largest statues of the Buddha in the United States rises 30 feet high from the woods in Franklin ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN): Hundreds of people dressed in respectful white shirts and blouses on Wesak Day this Wednesday took part in a procession to pay their respects to the largest Buddha ...

For ages, the human form has been the subject of artistic interpretation. By studying sculptures from throughout the centuries, archaeologists and historians have been able to piece together the ...

The erecting of large Buddha statues in sensitive areas of Sri Lanka where Tamil Hindus are in the majority is one of ten issues impacting the country's reconciliation efforts says a report by a ...

KABUL (Reuters) - Archaeologists have discovered a 19-metre (62-foot) Buddha statue along with scores of other historical relics in central Afghanistan near the ruins of giant statues destroyed by the ...