Depicted by the statue is the Buddha Amitābha, a prominent figure in Mahayana Buddhism.

On April 8 — it was known as the Vaishakha Poornima Day, according to online sources — about 2,500 years ago, in the Lumbini ...

Bangkok in Thailand was the world's most visited city in 2024, as the destination rises in popularity following HBO filming ...

Many people visit Chiang Rai on a day tour – after all, from Chiang Rai to Chiang Mai it’s only three hours on a comfortable ...

The giant Buddha statue is carved into a cliff of sandy rocks at the Tianti Mountain, separated by a dam in the Huangyang River Reservoir in Wuwei, Gansu province. SHEN LONGQUAN/FOR CHINA DAILY ...

Shortly after dawn, more than 200 monks from an order of Tibetan exiles carry carefully bundled scriptures and 108 gold-gilt Buddha statues in a long procession toward the site revered as Siddhartha ...

A French politician is in the limelight for his recent and rather controversial statement. He has called for the US to return the Statue of Liberty, presented by the French people as a gift in 1884.

Jade Goody's later years proved turbulent, with her controversial return on Celebrity Big Brother in 2007 marred by accusations of racism before her death two years later following a tragic battle ...

Shared this morning (March 19), the track was first previewed on Nick Grimshaw’s BBC 6 Music show. It sees the artist, lyricist, poet, playwright and author take on a raw, honest approach ...

The short clip, which was first shared by TikTok user @viewyeahhh, shows the woman scaling the base of a Buddha statue at Phra Chedi Chaimongkol in Ayutthaya. Dressed in a salwar kameez, she is seen ...

A French politician has called on the US to give the Statue of Liberty back after suggesting that some Americans “have chosen to switch to the side of the tyrants.” Raphael Glucksmann ...

Detectives in Melbourne are investigating whether a statue of a head which appeared on stage during a Kneecap gig last week is the same one which is at the centre of an ongoing inquiry. On 10 June ...