HIROSHIMA--A large, ancient statue of Buddha, displayed near ground zero soon after the atomic bombing to provide emotional support for survivors, is finally coming home after disappearing for ...

There she visited the Buddha Dordenma, a giant statue of Buddha located in Thimphu, the capital of Bhutan. The giant 51.5 ...

Radhika Aligh heads to the Land of the Thunder Dragon for a historic pilgrimage through its mountains — and meets plenty of ...

Drawing on the National Museum of Asian Art's collections and collecions from across the Smithsonian, artworks spanning two millennia reveal Asia's rich Buddhist heritage. They represent diverse ...

is a Buddhist temple complex which is most known for its gold-plated "Reclining Buddha" sculpture. The Buddha measures 151 feet long and is 50 meters tall, making it the largest reclining Buddha ...

It is also the site of the world's largest stone statue of Buddha. The Great Buddha at Leshan This colossal statue was carved on a cliff on Soaring to the Clouds Hill facing the three rivers.

NARA--UNESCO World Heritage Todaiji temple was filled with the heavenly sight of flying white-robed priests vigorously dusting the towering Great Buddha statue ahead of the Obon holidays. Around ...

The women first met in 2015 at the World Heritage site Nikko, in Tochigi Prefecture, where they were helping to restore 7.5-meter-tall Buddha statues at Nikko Rinnoji Temple. After the two-year ...