The statue depicts The Buddha in a sitting position ... The seated or standing Happy Home Buddha holds a parasol over his shoulder. The white parasol or umbrella is said to be a goddess.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday gifted the brass statue of Sarnath Buddha in Dhyan Mudra to Thailand's King Maha Vajiralongkorn Phra Vajiraklaochaoyuhua and a brocade silk shawl from Uttar ...

The birthday of the historical Buddha celebrates the birth of the child who became Prince Siddhartha around the end of the 4th century BC. This is a holy occasion for all Buddhists, but is ...

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Archaeologists in Cambodia are celebrating an unexpected find at the country’s centuries-old Angkor temple complex: the torso of a statue of Buddha that matches a ...

The two pieces of the 800-year-old sculpture were discovered roughly 160 feet away from each other at the Ta Prohm Temple in Cambodia ...

An archaeological excavation team was shocked to find a fully intact Buddha torso statue from the 12 th or 13 th century measuring 3.75 feet tall ... “As an archaeologist,” Simon said, “I would be ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. This February 2025 image provided by the Apsara National Authority, shows a headless statue excavated by ...

While sifting through 29 statue fragments, they discovered something far larger than a fragment: a 3.75-foot-tall Buddha torso statue ... “I would be really happy.” Archaeologists Discovered ...

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 ...

This February 2025 image provided by the Apsara National Authority, shows a headless statue excavated by archaeologists at the Angkor temple complex in Cambodia's Siem Reap province. According to ...