In 1434, a lightning strike shattered a stupa in Chiang Rai, revealing a luminous green statue — the Emerald Buddha. Over the next centuries, this single object would be captured, moved, hidden, and ...

A Sanskrit–Greek stele and Buddha statue found in ancient Berenike, Egypt, reveal deep cultural links between Indian traders ...

The Bristol Museum theft has resulted in the loss of over 600 artifacts, including priceless ivory items from India, in a ...

Local fire departments in the prefecture conducted a rescue training exercise with the 120-meter-tall Buddha statue that holds the Guinness World Record for height here on Dec. 10.

Whether you are looking to get an art decoration piece or seeking enlightenment, many people place Gautam Buddha statues in their homes. This practice can bring a sea of different benefits right into ...

According to the monastery’s director, miscreants entered the monastery armed with sharp weapons, iron rods, and sticks, attacking him, attempting to strip him, and destroying two Buddha statues ...

Buddha Cave is a 500m long water cave with many uniquely shaped stalactites and especially a stalactite that resembles a ...

At his store in Tokyo's ritzy Ginza district, Hajime Sasaki displays a disparate array of wares, from chopsticks to Buddha ...

Museum and Cambodian officials said they jointly investigated the provenance of the objects and found sufficient evidence to ...

The statues were looted in the mid 1960s from the ruins of a temple in northeast Thailand. Last year, the Thai government ...

Cave 18 is a classic masterpiece of Yungang Grottoes art, characterized by its oval-shaped dome and symmetrical statue layout ...

Half a million evacuees in Cambodia and Thailand were sheltering in pagodas, schools and other safe havens on Wednesday after ...