Experts to visit relic site – Cambodia
Experts from the Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts are planning a visit to Kuk mountain in Pursat province, where an ancient Buddhist carving was found last week. Lach Phengly, provincial director of the Culture and Fine Arts Department, yesterday…
390-foot Buddha the tallest in Japan
By THERON GODBOLD | Stars and Stripes | Published: December 19, 2019 If you’ve ever taken the Ken-o Expressway to Narita airport, you passed an unforgettably large statue of Buddha. About two hours northeast of Yokota Air Base, in a…
Islamabad Museum displays rare Buddha statue
Islamabad Museum displays rare Buddha statue Sculpture from period between 3rd and 4th century AD was discovered in 1960s Islamabad: The Islamabad Museum has put on display a rare statue of Buddha’s head after retrieving it from its reserves where…
Myanmar Buddha statue donated to disaster-hit northeast Japan
A consecration ceremony was held Monday for a Buddha statue donated by Myanmar for victims of the devastating 2011 earthquake and tsunami that hit northeastern Japan. Monks from the Southeast Asian country, which also suffered damage from the 2004 Indian…
The highest Buddhist monastery in Eastern India
The monastery is named after Acharya Padmasambhava, who was born in Odisha and is believed to have spread Buddhism to Tibet in the 7th century Paralakhemundi: Even though Lord Buddha had never stepped his foot in Odisha soil during his…
Andhra Pradesh Ancient Buddhist panels in Prakasam district left in ruins
They were found beneath the foundation of a temple at Chandavaram First century Buddhist panels were found in utter neglect beneath the foundation of a medieval temple at Chandavaram village, near Kurichedu, in Prakasam district even as the world celebrated…
Pakistani PM positive about exhibiting ‘Fasting Buddha’ statue in Korea: Jogye order official
ISLAMABAD, Nov. 20 (Yonhap) — Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan reacted positively to the query from a South Korean Buddhist leader to display the “Fasting Buddha” statue, a key Gandhara art piece, in South Korea, an official of the Jogye…
Buddha relics from Sri Lanka to be enshrined at Bowonniwet Vihara temple
BANGKOK – The government would like to invite Buddhists in Thailand to pay their respects to the hair relics of the Lord Buddha at Bowonniwet Vihara temple in Bangkok from December 10, 2019, to January 10 next year. The Head…
Exhibition on ancient Buddha statues opens in HCM City
An exhibition featuring ancient Buddha statues which date back thousands of years has opened to the public at the Ho Chi Minh City Museum of Fine Arts. The exhibition features hundreds of Buddha statues made from various materials and dating…