Month: October 2024

The country is officially atheist, but allows for religious freedom under certain conditions, at least on paper.By Son Hye Min for RFA Korean North Koreans pray to Buddha statues for good luck Buddha statues are seen in Ryongtong temple in Ogwansan, Ryongtong Valley, North Korea on April 27, 2010.Eric Lafforgue/Art In All Of Us/Corbis Residents…

In Seoraksan National Park, in the north east of South Korea, the mountainous landscape is dotted with Buddhist shrines. Overnight stays in temples and hikes up rocky crags make for a heady combination to awaken the senses. ByBen Lerwill Photographs byChris Da Canha This article was produced by National Geographic Traveller (UK). The Great Unification…

It is a medium size stone sculpture of Queen Maya and believed to have been commissioned during Kushan era One of the magnificent, and very rare, stone sculptures found way back at Pandrethan (ancient Purindistana), and presently showcased in the archaeology galley of Srinagar’s largest SPS museum, depicts wonderful scene of the Lord Buddha’s birth.…

1/7 PM Modi gifts Malachite box with Radha-Krishna theme to wife of PM of Laos Crafted from malachite and camel bone, this intricate box, features an enchanting Radha Krishna theme celebrating divine love. The rich green malachite, with unique banded patterns, contrasts elegantly with the delicate camel bone carvings. Crafted for both durability and luxury,…

1. The Great Buddha at Kotokuin: Kanagawa Prefecture The Kamakura Daibutsu is a coastal icon and one of Japan’s most famous Buddha statues. Standing at over 11.3 meters tall, this bronze statue of Amida Buddha dates back to 1252. Unlike many enclosed counterparts, it has weathered centuries of exposure after the wooden hall that once…

It is a common trope in comedy that if a clumsy person enters an antique shop, they are bound to knock over a precariously positioned and priceless Ming vase. For centuries, collectors in the West have sought out the rarest Chinese antiquities, of which Ming vases are just the most famous. As China has boomed…

According to Theravāda Buddhist tradition, Kassapa is the twenty-seventh of the twenty-nine named Buddhas, the sixth of the Seven Buddhas of Antiquity, and the third of the five Buddhas of the present kalpa. Kassapa Buddha (Pāli), is one of the ancient Buddhas whose biography is chronicled in chapter 24 of the Buddhavaṃsa, one of the…

2 years in the making, a 50 meter high Buddha statue was officially unveiled at the weekend. The statue is located at Wat Keo Vichey, Wat Preah Mekun, in Keo Vichey Village, Kandieng Commune, Kandieng District, Pursat Province. It was officially inaugurated as a public property under the presidency of Mr. Suy Sem and his…

New Delhi, Oct 4 (SocialNews.XYZ) In a historic decision, the Narendra Modi-led NDA government has officially recognised Pali, along with Prakrit, Bengali, Marathi and Assamese, as one of the classical languages of India. This recognition, long awaited by scholars and cultural historians, affirms the deep and enduring significance of Pali, not only to India but…