Buddha statue that looks like former dictator Than Shwe to be ‘fixed’ or removed from Shwedagon pagoda
Chinese president Xi Jinping is among those who have visited the statue A seated Buddha statue that former dictator Than Shwe had carved in his image will be changed or removed as part of a government crackdown on depictions of…
An antique vase that was bought for just £45 has sold for £7million
A vase has sold for £7million at auction after an elderly woman inherited it. One woman’s rare Chinese vase sold for a whopping £7million at a recent auction. For the last 50 years, the valuable object had been collecting dust…
Qingzhou’s mysterious Buddhas
It might be one of the most exciting archeological finds of 20th century China. More than 400 delicate Buddha statues, carved between the 5th and 6th centuries, had slept underground for almost 2,000 years until they were unearthed by accident…
Hilarious Buddha sculptures in ancient temple were restored a little too much
The Laughing Buddha statues, dating back over 1500 years, were restored after a village crowdfunding project. But some think that the restoration went a shade too far. Rib-tickling images emerging from a small Chinese town show that the notorious “Monkey…
How the 50 ‘birth-tales’ of Buddha spread from Thailand to the rest of Southeast Asia
The Paññāsa Jātaka contain stories outside the Buddhist canon. Paññāsa Jātaka are extra-canonical Birth Tales of the Buddha. Their origin is usually associated with Northern Thailand, or the former kingdom of Lānnā. However, many such extra-canonical Birth Tales found their…
3200 kg Buddha Statue airlifted
A statue of the Samadhi Buddha statue weighing over 3,200 kg and a height of seven and a half feet was airlifted today to be placed at the historical Mulkirigala Rajamaha Viharaya. The Sri Lanka Air Force said that the…
Fifth Century Statue of Lord Buddha in Kushinagar –
Here is the fifth century statue of Lord Buddha, you may be stunned to know its speciality The statue of Lord Buddha discovered throughout the excavation of Lord Buddha at Mahaparinirvana website Kushinagar is believed to be of the fifth…
A new Buddha statue rises above Bangkok
Paknam Bhasicharoen Temple was shut amid the crisis, and reopened partly after the government announced the third phase of lockdown relaxation. (Via The Nation/File) Thonburi district in Bangkok unveiled its new landmark, an imposing statue of the Buddha that rises…
Biggest gold statue of Buddha is situated in this country
Various types of sculptures exist in many countries of the world. However, statues of Lord Buddha are also present in many countries and some are so old that no one knows when they have been made and who has made…