Month: January 2023

  • Myanmar pilgrims return to Buddha’s golden footprints

    Devotees are returning in greater numbers to a central Myanmar temple, built around the gold-lined footprints of Buddha, after the Covid pandemic and a military coup curbed the annual pilgrimage. Advertising The Shwe Sat Taw pagoda in the Magway region, west of the military capital Naypyidaw, was built around footprints that, according to myth, the […]

  • Wat Traimit and the amazing tale of the world’s largest gold Buddha

    The awe-inspiring statue of Buddha, one of the most beautiful in the world, is a must-visit stop in Bangkok It is not the golden Buddha but the real gold Buddha. Thailand has many temples housing giant golden statues of Buddha but Wat Traimit houses a giant statue of Buddha made of pure gold. Although the […]

  • But Thap Pagoda – unique home of national treasures

    But Thap Pagoda, courtesy name Ninh Phuc Tu, is one of the most beautiful of its kind in the Red River Delta region and home to four groups of national treasures that have been kept almost intact. Hanoi (VNA) – But Thap Pagoda, courtesy name Ninh Phuc Tu, is one of the most beautiful of […]

  • Thailand gifts Taxila museum container for Buddha’s bone relics

    ISLAMABAD, Jan 20 (APP): Thailand has gifted a state-of-the-art container for the bone relics of Lord Buddha to the Taxila Museum. The container was handed over at a ceremony held at Taxila Museum, which was attended by diplomats from the Embassy of Thailand, senior officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Director of […]

  • Searching for traces of the ancient Chola dynasty

    One of the world’s most remarkable—and little known—empires comes to life in south India with new heritage tours. The only thing left of the grand city of Gangaikondacholapuram in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu is a temple amidst paddy fields. But for a time, it was an epicenter of medieval Southeast Asia and […]

  • 1,000-year-old Buddha statue found to contain a mummified monk

    A 1,000-year-old statue of the Buddha was taken in for some restoration work when researchers made the incredible discovery that there was somebody inside. The statue had been transported to Drents Museum in the Netherlands for some refreshment after 1,000 years when the mummified remains of a human being were discovered inside. Putting the statue […]

  • Fallen ancient Buddha statue to be put upright by 2025

    Studies have shown that a 6.4 magnitude earthquake hit the region in 1430, which resulted in the 1,300-year-old statue’s tumble. SEOUL – A 1,300-year-old rock-carved Buddha statue in Gyeongju’s Namsan, discovered with its face down a mere 5 centimeters away from a giant rock, is to be reerected, the Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism announced […]

  • Gandhara festival all set to retell story of ancient civilisation

    RAWALPINDI: In order to introduce the present generation to the world’s oldest civilisation, the Gandhara festival will be held under the aegis of the Rawalpindi Arts Council later this month. The two-day Gandhara festival will be held on January 29 at the Gandhara Centre, Taxila Museum, while the five-day art exhibition will be held at […]

  • Feng Shui: These 5 Feng Shui Items You Should Bring to Your Home For Good Luck and Money Pipa News

    You can bring happiness, prosperity to your home by decorating your home. Seems impossible and unreasonable? It is possible if you follow simple feng shui tricks. Just as we follow Vastu Shastra to increase the flow of positive energy, Feng Shui is popular among the Chinese. Feng Shui helps to infuse positive energy into the […]