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British Museum receives the largest gift in its 170-year history. While not unexpected, this £1 billion gift of Chinese ceramics is the most valuable ever for a UK museum.

British Museum receives the largest gift in its 170-year history. While not unexpected, this £1 billion gift of Chinese ceramics is the most valuable ever for a UK museum.

azibaza2 2024-11-18

Worth £1 billion, a staggering gift of a world-class collection of Chinese ceramics has been donated to...

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Tazaungdine Festival at Maravijaya Buddha Image concludes successfully. Myanmar

Tazaungdine Festival at Maravijaya Buddha Image concludes successfully. Myanmar

azibaza2 2024-11-16

The Tazaungmone Festival, held at the Maravijaya Buddha Image, concluded successfully yesterday, attracting a large crowd of...

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Mandalas: Mapping The Buddhist Art of Tibet

Mandalas: Mapping The Buddhist Art of Tibet

azibaza2 2024-11-05

Behrendt, Kurt with essays by Christian Luczanits and Amy Heller and an interview with Tenzing Rigdol2024256 pages175...

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Bali’s secret Buddhist monastery

Bali’s secret Buddhist monastery

azibaza2 2024-11-03

Bali is known as the land of 1000 temples but in truth it is home to at...

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North Koreans pray to Buddha statues for good luck

North Koreans pray to Buddha statues for good luck

azibaza2 2024-10-15

The country is officially atheist, but allows for religious freedom under certain conditions, at least on paper.By...

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Hike through mountain caves and Buddhist shrines in this South Korean park

Hike through mountain caves and Buddhist shrines in this South Korean park

azibaza2 2024-10-15

In Seoraksan National Park, in the north east of South Korea, the mountainous landscape is dotted with...

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Maya. Lord Buddha mother. India. The sculpture that reveals the centuries old practice

Maya. Lord Buddha mother. India. The sculpture that reveals the centuries old practice

azibaza2 2024-10-14

It is a medium size stone sculpture of Queen Maya and believed to have been commissioned during...

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Brass Buddha, Patan Patola, Majestic Peacocks: Indian PM Modi gives exquisite gifts to world leaders at East Asia Summit

Brass Buddha, Patan Patola, Majestic Peacocks: Indian PM Modi gives exquisite gifts to world leaders at East Asia Summit

azibaza2 2024-10-12

1/7 PM Modi gifts Malachite box with Radha-Krishna theme to wife of PM of Laos Crafted from...

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7 Must-See Giant Buddha Statues in Japan

7 Must-See Giant Buddha Statues in Japan

azibaza2 2024-10-12

1. The Great Buddha at Kotokuin: Kanagawa Prefecture The Kamakura Daibutsu is a coastal icon and one...

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