History fades as rising sea levels slowly destroy Thailand’s temple murals
Rebecca Ratcliffe If you look closely, you can just about see the characters and scenes that once stretched across the walls of Wat Prasat, a temple in Nonthaburi. There’s the dark shape of an elephant’s head, a figure slouching on…
Sri Lanka. Probe into Avukana Buddha statue robe incident
A probe is scheduled to be launched immediately into the recent incident where the Avukana Buddha statue had been adorned with a saffron robe. Buddhasasana, Religious and Cultural Affairs Minister Vidura Wickremanayake has ordered a probe into the incident. It…
Walk Through the Path of Buddha at Lumbini, Nepal
Embarking on a journey to Lumbini is not just a travel expedition; it’s a pilgrimage to the heart of spiritual awakening and peace. Located in the Rupandehi District of Nepal, Lumbini is revered as the birthplace of Lord Buddha, Siddhartha…
Rare Buddha relics found 125 years ago coming to S’pore from Sri Lanka for Nov. 24-29 exhibition
If you’re looking for something to do this weekend, the Rise of Asia Museum at Haw Par Villa will be displaying some rare relics from Sri Lanka’s Rajaguru Sri Subuthi Temple Waskaduwa. These are the Kapilavastu Buddha Relics and they…
‘Faces of Sanxingdui’: Bronze Age relics shed light on mysterious ancient kingdom
A golden face with patinaed turquoise eyes stares out of the darkness. Illuminated around it stand three other bronze heads — some have flat tops, others round — all looked over by a giant bronze statue almost 9 feet high….
Buddha statues created 1,400 years ago in SW China’s Sichuan damaged with colorful paints by local worshipper villagers
A set of Buddha statues created 1,400 years ago in Bazhong city, Southwest China’s Sichuan Province, was damaged with colorful paints by local worshipper villagers who expected to “redeem a wish to the god” with “make-up.” Experts have been invited…
Tibetan Buddhist monks present the Mandala arts in the USA
Tibetan monks are coming back to St. Pete, and you can vote on art they’ll make It’s been four years since the Tibetan Buddhist Monks from the Drepung Gomang Monastery in India brought their Sacred Art Tour to St. Petersburg….
MAHAYANA SITE OF BUDURUWAGALA, Sri Lanka
“Wary of guides, I always preferred to look at ancient sites for myself rather than through a haze of verbiage. In this instance what my eye look afresh, was something more like fantasy of colossal figures carved on the base…
Guangzhou’s Buddhist temple features prominent cultural relics for first time
Guangzhou’s Buddhist temple features prominent cultural relics for first time, cements cultural bonds between Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Amid the first Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Chan Buddhism Culture Festival, the exhibition themed “Passing Down Dharma: Nanhua Buddhist Temple in The Past…