Giant statue of ancient Buddhist monk in southwest Japan cleansed ahead of spring festival
One of the country's largest statues of Buddhist monk Kukai (774-835), posthumously called Kobo Daishi, at Imayama Daishi ...
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Buddha's gaze into eternity
Though sandstone succumbs easily to the chisel, it erodes quickly in rain. The survival of this Buddha and its grottoes, like ...
Archaeology4d
Ancient Vishnu Statue Washes Ashore in India
A three-foot statue of the Hindu deity Vishnu had washed ashore. The sculpture was broken in pieces, but experts recognized it as depicting Vishnu in the Janardanaya avatar, one of his 24 divine forms ...
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What Archaeologists Are Uncovering About the Buddha in His Legendary Nepali Hometown
Shortly after dawn, more than 200 monks from an order of Tibetan exiles carry carefully bundled scriptures and 108 gold-gilt ...
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Inside The Enduring Legend Of The Jackalope — And The Bizarre History Behind It
Jackalopes are horned rabbits that have allegedly been spotted across the American West for centuries — but are they real?
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15 tallest statues in the world
From around the globe, these 15 statues are the tallest as of 2025… Note: the heights listed are based on the statue’s ...
Smithsonian Magazine10d
Archaeologists Unearth the Torso of a Rare Buddha Statue—Nearly 100 Years After They Found Its Head
The two pieces of the 800-year-old sculpture were discovered roughly 160 feet away from each other at the Ta Prohm Temple in ...
Northwest Asian Weekly17d
The torso of a Buddha statue has been found at Cambodia’s Angkor temple complex
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Archaeologists in Cambodia are celebrating an unexpected find at the country’s centuries-old Angkor temple complex: the torso of a statue of Buddha that matches a head ...
Milwaukee Independent18d
Brick and mortar Buddha: Why a giant statue became an interfaith hub and spiritual home for many
Just off a state highway in New Jersey, one of the largest statues of the Buddha in the United States appears unexpectedly in the middle of a backyard. It rises 30 feet high from the woods in Franklin ...
The Daily Reflector19d
The torso of a Buddha statue has been found at Cambodia's Angkor temple complex
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Archaeologists in Cambodia are celebrating an unexpected find at the country’s centuries-old Angkor temple complex: the torso of a statue of Buddha that matches a ...
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Art Institute of Chicago Returns Sacred Buddha Statue to Nepal
If you value our coverage and want to support more of it, please join us as a member. The Buddha statue was first identified by the online heritage activist group Lost Arts of Nepal in 2021 as ...