Apart from being the instruments of deep spiritual beliefs, Buddha statues around the world are admired for their architectural greatness. From rock reliefs to brightly painted sculptures, take a look ...

FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) — 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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Two 8th-century Buddhist statues have been returned to the Republic of Indonesia after being stolen as part of an organized ...

Plunging water levels of the Yangtze River have revealed a submerged island in China’s southwestern city of Chongqing and a trio of Buddhist statues on it that are believed to be 600 years old, state ...

When researchers opened a Buddhist statue undergoing restoration, they found its hollow interior packed with documents from the age of the Genpei War. That was the civil conflict fought from 1180 to ...

The body of this Buddha statue is missing its head, feet and right hand. APSARA National Authority For nearly a century, the head of a Buddha statue has been kept in the collections of the National ...

Buddha's birthday is an important holiday in many Asian countries, but particular customs vary across the map. On Buddha's birthday, Buddhists across the world commemorate the birth, enlightenment and ...

FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP, N.J. – 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 ...