Before moving the Jade Buddha, Buddhist nuns from Vietnamese Bhikkhuni Buddhist Congregation on 2nd Street led a chants of the secret Mantra in San Jose, Calif., on September 15, 2010.

THE JADE BUDDHA FOR UNIVERSAL PEACE What: Opening ceremony of the 4½-ton Buddha statue made of rare, virtually flawless, dark jade Where: Phap Vuong Monastery, 715 Vista Ave., Escondido When: 1 p ...

But according to Vietnamese media reports, the world's biggest existing jade Buddha weighs 4 tons and stands 9 feet tall. It was taken on a tour of Buddhist temples in Vietnam and Australia last year.

The Jade Buddha for Universal Peace is a 4.5-ton statue made of rare, dark jade carved […] Skip to content. All Sections. Subscribe Now. 63°F. Saturday, June 7th 2025 e-Edition.

The Jade Buddha for Universal Peace is in Grape Day Park in Escondido this week as part of a world tour. Amid the grass and birch trees of the park, three monks in orange robes chant in unison ...

Between processions of nuns and monks leading chants and prayers, tens of thousands of Buddhists have come to a warehouse in San Jose to pray before the Jade Buddha and pose before the popular ...

The Jade Buddha began touring in March 2009, starting in Vietnam. The statue made its first appearance in the United States in February. The Jade Buddha will be on display daily from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.

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.

A pure jade Buddha statue sat eminently on its alabaster altar in the garden of a Vietnamese Buddhist temple in north Aurora — the latest stop on the sacred statue’s ongoing, five-year world tour.

The Jade Buddha, which has traveled the world, is currently being shown at the Quan Am Linh Ung Me Hien Temple at 275 Chestnut St. through June 28 as part of the the Jade Buddha for Universal ...

Jade Buddha Temple is ranked #7 out of 10 things to do in Shanghai. See pictures and our review of Jade Buddha Temple.

Inside the Stupa, a huge Jade Buddha is being installed. The giant 4-tonne Buddha has spent nine years touring the world, spreading a message of peace to over 12 million people.