At the age of thirty-five, under a papal tree, Sidhartha reached enlightenment and became an "enlightened one"--a Buddha (c. 528 BC). Gautama Buddha, also known as Siddhartha Gautama, Shakyamuni ...

Big Buddha is a giant statue of Buddha encased in Burmese alabaster that towers over Phuket from the peak of Mount Nagakerd. Construction on Big Buddha began in 2007, and Phuketians are proud of ...

Sri Lanka police launched an investigation on Sunday into a photo circulated on social media claiming to show a Buddha tooth relic, which has gone on display under tight security. The Criminal ...

Ambassadors from 17 nations including India were arranged to travel by train to Kandy to view the exposition, according to the statement.

One of the city's most popular attractions, the Jade Buddha Temple impresses visitors with its legion of statues. The temple was originally built to house two jade statues brought in from Burma.

The issue was flagged by Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Rajya Sabha member Balbir Singh Seecehewal, who noticed the waste flowing into the Buddha Nullah during a visit. He then alerted the PPCB, and ...

No cameras or mobile phones were allowed in the inner sanctum of the Temple of the Tooth during a rare exposition, which started on Friday in the central town of Kandy after a gap of 16 years.

The scheme is at present being implemented in Gautam Buddha Nagar, Ghaziabad, Agra, and Lucknow on a pilot basis, officials said. The licence for this comes at quite a lower cost of Rs 6 lakh ...

An image of Buddha’s tooth relic taken during a rare public display has led the Sri Lankan police to launch investigation. The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has undertaken an investigation ...