Donors also gave 31 kilograms of gold, which covers the structure’s pinnacle, including 13 steps that represent the Buddhist path to enlightenment. Nepal's 68-year-old student 15 photos ...

Just a 10-minute auto ride from the bustling city of Birendranagar in Surkhet, via a road that meanders through a lush green forest, a hillock marks an mystery — a medieval looking, six-metre tall, ...

Q: Were only Buddhist temples and sacred sites affected by the quake? A: No. Hindu sites — especially those in the center of Nepal’s few cities — were also damaged.

This is the most important Buddhist site in the world: in one view, within it lies the centre of the world. The main temple structure, some 50m high, soars out of a sunken courtyard.

Swayambhunath — also known as the Monkey Temple, for its holy, furry dwellers that swing from the rosewood trees — is one of the oldest and most sacred Buddhist sites in Nepal's Kathmandu ...

Destruction of Nepal’s temples puts spiritual culture at risk May 7, 2015 6:47 PM EDT By — PBS News Hour Leave your feedback ... Transcript Audio ...

KATHMANDU, Nepal — When a 7.8-magnitude earthquake roared through this Himalayan nation last Saturday (April 25), leaving an estimated 5,500 dead and more than 11,000 injured, shrines and ...

Beijing, May 19 (EFE).Beijing, May 19 (EFE). — The disastrous earthquakes that struck Nepal on April 25 and May 12 damaged 242 temples in the neighboring Tibet region in southwestern China, the ...