The excavation team discovered ancient wall remnants, a giant palm replica, and three colossal Buddha heads with elongated earlobes and a lion pedestal, strengthening the theory of a shrine complex.

Emerging from the head of the world's tallest bronze Buddha and climbing down to its right ear, two specialist cleaners gave the imposing Japanese statue an annual spruce up Monday to help it look ...

One of the most prominent physical attributes are Buddha's elongated earlobes ‒ a reminder and relic of his princely past when he would have worn long, heavy earrings. Buddha's hands are usually ...