The Telegraph2y
Wat Traimit and the amazing tale of the world’s largest gold Buddha
It is not the golden Buddha but the real gold Buddha. Thailand has many temples housing giant golden statues of Buddha but Wat Traimit houses a giant statue of Buddha made of pure gold. Although the ...
The Korea Herald1mon
Stolen from Japan, Buddha statue to be returned
The nine Korean smugglers who took the statue out of Japan also stole a standing Buddha statue in stone, but Korean prosecutors returned it in 2015, as there was no evidence that it originated in ...
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‘Instant karma’: China social media fascinated by strange death of Thai man impaled on Buddhist statue during violent rampage through temple
The strange manner of his death has captured ... "Please do not act recklessly in temples, in front of monks and nuns, or even Buddha statues. The consequences of karma are immensely significant ...
朝日新聞社5d
After decades missing, Buddha statue to return to Hiroshima
HIROSHIMA--A large, ancient statue of Buddha, displayed near ground zero soon after the atomic bombing to provide emotional support for survivors, is finally coming home after disappearing for ...
The Korea Times29d
Goryeo-era Buddha statue, looted by Japan, returns home temporarily after 647 years
A Goryeo-era Buddha Statue, looted by Japanese pirates and later stolen by thieves and brought back to Korea, is set to make a temporary return to its original home. The 14th-century Korean ...