A 4½-ton statue of Buddha made of rare, dark jade has arrived in the county on its first stop in a U.S. tour to spread peace and happiness with its trademark smile of serenity and look of compassion.

The Buddha arrived after visiting 135 cities across 21 countries and an estimated audience of 11 million people on a fundraising and awareness tour. It was unpacked from its shipping crate and ...

The Jade Buddha for Universal Peace is a 4.5-ton statue made of rare, dark jade carved out of a giant bolder discovered 10 years ago in Canada. It is touring temples throughout Asia, Australia and ...

The Jade Buddha drew throngs of more than 3.5 million during its 2009 tour of Vietnam and attracted an estimated 120,000 people last winter at stops in San Diego and Houston.

A massive jade Buddha statue that has attracted more than 4.8 million visitors during a world tour during the past year returns to Escondido this weekend. What: The Jade Buddha for Universal PeaceW… ...

Co Lam Pagoda unveiled the Jade Buddha for Universal Peace — a nearly 9-foot-high Buddha carved entirely out of one block of jade, that will be at the temple through Aug. 29.

Behind them, a giant statue of Buddha gazes out through the rain into the neighborhood. Thousands of people came from all over Orange County to see the 4.5-ton Jade Buddha for Universal Peace, a […] ...

The Jade Buddha was carved from a rare 18-ton boulder of translucent jade – called “Polar Pride” – found in Canada in 2000. Over the next five years. it was carved into shape in Thailand.