Archaeological excavation recovers remnants of a Shiva Lingam at ancient Tamil temple site
An excavation by Sri Lanka’s archaeological department recovered ancient remains of a structure resembling a Shiva Lingam at the site of the Athi Aiyanar temple located in the Kurunthoormalai area of Mullaitivu. This finding comes just weeks after Vidura Wickramanayaka,…
China retrieves Buddha-head sculpture missing for a century
A stone Buddha head stolen from one of the statues in north China’s Tianlongshan Grottoes almost a century ago has been retrieved, the National Cultural Heritage Administration (NCHA) said Thursday. The Buddha head, which was brought back from Japan on…
Ancient Buddha statues shine under modern lights at night
The Longmen Grottoes, a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage Site located in Luoyang City, central China’s Henan Province, has opened for night tours, allowing visitors to see the ancient Buddha statues gleam under modern lights. The site is home to 2,300…
Buddha in Gandhara
Book review In her search for connecting civilisations, Sunita Dwivedi has been on the road for decades. Buddha in Gandhara is her fourth book. It recreates a journey in the footsteps of Buddhism, along the Lahore-Peshawar and Kabul-Samangan routes to…
Kolkata sculptor commissioned to build the 100 feet tall statue which will be installed in Bodh Gaya likely next year
Bodh Gaya, the holy town in Bihar, where Gautama Buddha attained his enlightenment, attracts pilgrims and travellers from home and abroad. Main pilgrim attractions include the Mahabodhi Temple, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, which enshrines the Bodhi Tree under which…
Two suspects arrested for damaging Buddhist statues, special police security for Mawanella
Dec 26, Colombo: Mawanella Police have arrested two individuals suspected of damaging several Buddha statues in the area last few days. Area residents have captured the two youths when they arrived on a motorbike early Wednesday morning (Dec 26) and…
The White Horse Temple: China’s Very First Buddhist Temple
The White Horse Temple is a Buddhist temple located not far from Luoyang, Henan, in China. This temple is reputed to be the first Buddhist temple in China, as, according to tradition, it was built during the Eastern Han Dynasty….
The Hindu gods of Buddhist Thailand
Bramha, Vishnu and Ganesh rub shoulders with the Buddha in Thailand’s multi-layered culture Visitors from Nepal and India at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport are surprised to see a 15m long depiction of Hindu gods and demons churning the ocean to squeeze…
Over 900-yr-old Buddhist cliff carvings found in North China
SHIJIAZHUANG — A group of Buddhist cliff carvings created during the Song Dynasty (960-1279) have been discovered in North China’s Hebei province, according to local archaeologists. Found near Cejing village in the city of Shahe, the carvings are on the…