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

The people of Myanmar have often turned to the clergy for aid during natural disasters. But last month’s earthquake was also ...

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

Sometimes called the Kyoto of eastern Japan, Kamakura boasts dozens of shrines including the Great Buddha, a towering ...

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 ...

The homeless menace accused of vandalizing six Manhattan Buddhist and Taoist temples – including hurling a Buddha statue out the window – was cut loose in court Wednesday night thanks to ...

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.

The body of the statue is missing its head, feet and right hand. APSARA National Authority For nearly a century, the head of a Buddha statue has been kept in the collections of the National ...

France’s self-professed last sculpture foundry has weighed into a row over whether the US should return the Statue of Liberty to its country of origin by proposing to build a new one out of ...

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 ...

French politician Raphaël Glucksmann suggested the US return the Statue of Liberty due to their stance on Ukraine. This has sparked controversy. The statue, a gift from France in 1886 ...

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 ...