This apart, a large idol of a Buddhist goddess and 5th century sealings have been recently found from the excavated area. BHUBANESWAR: Remains of a Chaitya Griha have been found near the three ...

Bangkok, Apr 4 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday visited Bangkok's Wat Pho temple, famous for its architecture and the massive 46-metre long statue of the Reclining Buddha. Accompanied by ...

At 282 million people, Indonesia is the largest Muslim majority nation in the world and fourth largest in population. It is a ...

A cliff-face cavity is all that remains of one of two sixth-century Buddha sculptures, sublime expressions of Bamiyan's ancient kingdom. Alex Masi Clad in a safari suit, sun hat, hiking boots and ...

The current excavation, which resumed in December last year after a six-decade hiatus, has already yielded significant finds, including three giant Buddha heads, numerous votive stupas ...

By Bonnie Bartel Latino Columnist Gracious beautiful people; historic sites; bustling street culture; sunset cocktails on “long-tail” boats as they explore a maze of klongs (canals); tropical flowers, ...

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 ...

Lord Buddha, the mover of the wheel of religion, gifted with transcendental power, overwhelmed the universe with his teachings of compassion and detachment while Swami Vivekananda spread the ...

But now the two massive Buddha statues could themselves become casualties ... The arrival of Islam in the valley also led to the mutilation of the statues, which have managed to retain their heads but ...