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.

A 14th-century bronze Buddha statue from Korea’s Goryeo-era, stolen by a South Korean theft ring from Kannon Temple on Japan’s Tsushima Island in 2012, will officially be returned to the temple on Jan ...

A six-hour operation to salvage an ancient Buddha statue from Tha Chi ... as the salvaged item was actually an ordinary statue of a novice monk. The operation led by deputy provincial governor Sukon ...

The Temple of the ... its gold-plated "Reclining Buddha" sculpture. The Buddha measures 151 feet long and is 50 meters tall, making it the largest reclining Buddha statue in Thailand.

The Hiroshima Daibutsu (big Buddha statue) is currently enshrined at Gokurakuji temple in Ando, Nara Prefecture, and will be temporarily sent back to Hiroshima for the first time in 67 years to go ...

THE Malaysian Buddhist fraternity will have a golden opportunity to view the world’s largest Jade Buddha statue in Penang in April. The statue — Jade Buddha for Universal Peace — which ...

Venerable Wonwoo, chief priest of Buseok Temple, expressed mixed emotions about the temporary return. "It's hard to fathom why a Buddha statue, created with the sincere devotion of Goryeo people ...

DAEJEON, South Korea — A Buddha statue stolen in 2012 from Kannonji temple in Tsushima, Nagasaki Prefecture, and brought to South Korea was returned to the custody of a delegation from the temple on ...

According to locals, the name "Som Rong" refers to a type of wild tree that once thrived around the pagoda. The pagoda's fame largely stems from the largest reclining Buddha statue in Vietnam, which ...

A woman in the Philippines bought a green statue from a local store, thinking it was a Buddha idol and prayed in front of it every day for more than ... In India, a similar incident happened last year ...

Her apartment and all her belongings were destroyed – except for a Buddha statue. LOS ANGELES - One month ago, the Palisades Fire ripped through Heather Burnett's apartment, destroying ...