Excavations at Ratnagiri Unearth 1,300-Year-Old Colossal Buddha Heads. India
A dedicated team of 50 archaeologists from the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has been tirelessly working at the Ratnagiri archaeological site for more than two months, carefully excavating layers of soil to reveal archaeological treasures that shed new light…
Annual “sunning of the Buddha” ceremony held at Labrang Monastery in China’s Gansu
This photo taken on Feb. 10, 2025 shows a scene of the annual “sunning of the Buddha” ceremony of Labrang Monastery in Xiahe County, northwest China’s Gansu Province. Believers and tourists from home and abroad attended a grand Tibetan Buddhist…
Secretary-General of ASEAN receives replica of Fasting Buddha Statue from Pakistan
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, received an artwork from Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan to ASEAN, H.E. Ameer Khurram Rathore. The gift is presented by Pakistan as symbolic gesture of friendship and goodwill between ASEAN and…
1,000-year-old Buddhist grotto discovered in Shanxi, North China
A new Buddhist grotto, the Fohui Temple Cave, was recently discovered in North China’s Shanxi Province. The discovery adds new materials for the study of caves in the Shanxi Taiyuan area. Based on the design of the statues inside, archaeologists…
Sri Lanka. Largest Bhadrasana Buddha statue unveiled
The seven-storied temple building and shrine room, housing the largest statue of the Buddha in a meditative posture (Bhadrasana) in Sri Lanka, built under the guidance of the Chief Incumbent of the Weluwanaramaya International Buddhist Center, Ragama, Ven. Waduruppe Nagitha…
India. Three massive Buddha heads and a giant palm: why ASI has resumed digging in Odisha’s Ratnagiri
Odisha has a rich Buddhist heritage. Ratnagiri, part of the ‘Diamond Triangle’ of Ratnagiri, Udaygiri, and Lalitgiri, had a flourishing monastery where monks of the Vajrayana sect of Buddhism lived during the reign of the Bhauma-Kara kings. Similar head found…
The Buddhist sanctuary that thrives in the hills of Mendocino County, California
The City of Ten Thousand Buddhas located near Ukiah, CA in Mendocino County is geographically one of the largest Buddhist communities in the Western Hemisphere. The City of Ten Thousand Buddhas is residence for hundreds, and is an international tourist…
India. Excavations reveal Buddhist statues and shrines in Tamil Nadu.
Are these ancient relics being ignored, and can their history be preserved? In recent years, several Buddhist idols and structures have been discovered in Tamil Nadu, many of which were appropriated and converted into Hindu temples. The findings, particularly in…
Home to Asia’s largest Buddha statue: Taiwan’s Fo Guang Shan Museum
Fo Guang Shan Buddha Museum in Taiwan showcases Asia’s largest Buddha statue, exhibitions, and time capsules preserving humanity’s legacy for generations to come. Fo Guang Shan Buddha Museum, a 100-hectare Buddhist complex in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, is one of the city’s…