A 25-foot, 15 ton statue of Lord Hanuman is in a box outside of Om Sri Sai Balaji temple and culture center in Monroe, New Jersey. Tuesday, January 23, 2024. Patti Sapone | NJ Advance Media By ...

TOKYO (AP) — A 14th century Korean Buddhist statue stolen from a Japanese temple nearly 13 years ago was returned on Monday, following a yearslong legal battle between Japan and South Korea over ...

A 14th-century Buddhist statue of the Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva, stolen in October 2012 and taken to South Korea, sits after returned at Kannon Temple on Tsushima Island, southwestern Japan ...

he said. The temple cannot afford to replace the statue right now. It was handcrafted for them and cost about $4,000. "I wanna know why they did it," Maharaj said.

The structure in the western state of Gujarat, India, is the world's tallest statue. The previous record holder was the Spring Temple Buddha in China, which is 420 feet tall.

A 14th-century Buddhist statue of the Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva, stolen from Japan's Kannonji temple in 2012, sits at Buseok Temple in Seosan, South Korea, Monday, May 5, 2025. (Kyodo News via AP) ...

TOKYO — A 14th century Korean Buddhist statue stolen from a Japanese temple nearly 13 years ago was returned on Monday, following a yearslong legal battle between Japan and South ...

A 14th-century Buddhist statue of the Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva, stolen from Japan's Kannonji temple in 2012, sits at Buseok Temple in Seosan, South Korea, Monday, May 5, 2025. Credit: AP ...