Giant statue of ancient Buddhist monk in southwest Japan cleansed ahead of spring festival
One of the country's largest statues of Buddhist monk Kukai (774-835), posthumously called Kobo Daishi, at Imayama Daishi ...
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Buddha's gaze into eternity
Though sandstone succumbs easily to the chisel, it erodes quickly in rain. The survival of this Buddha and its grottoes, like ...
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What Archaeologists Are Uncovering About the Buddha in His Legendary Nepali Hometown
Shortly after dawn, more than 200 monks from an order of Tibetan exiles carry carefully bundled scriptures and 108 gold-gilt ...
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Bihar: India's largest reclining statue of Lord Buddha becomes a center of attraction
Gaya (Bihar) [India], March 15 (ANI): The magnificent reclining statue of Lord Buddha, located in Gaya, Bihar, serves as a captivating spot for tourists who flock to admire its grandeur. The Mahabodhi ...
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Archaeology breakthrough as scientists uncover part of ancient statue that could solve century-old puzzle
A Buddha statue torso has been unearthed at the ancient Angkor temple complex. The remarkable find is believed to match a head discovered nearly 100 years ago during the French colonialist era. The ...
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The torso of a Buddha statue has been found at Cambodia’s Angkor temple complex
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 head ...
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Brick and mortar Buddha: Why a giant statue became an interfaith hub and spiritual home for many
Just off a state highway in New Jersey, one of the largest statues of the Buddha in the United States appears unexpectedly in the middle of a backyard. It rises 30 feet high from the woods in Franklin ...
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The torso of a Buddha statue has been found at Cambodia's Angkor temple complex
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 ...
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Stone head of Buddha statue found in Cambodia in 1927. Now, rest of body discovered
Simone Dinoia via Unsplash The pieces of a disarticulated statue of Buddha have been reunited nearly a century after the first piece was found at the Ta Prohm Temple in Cambodia, archaeology ...
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Art Institute of Chicago to return 12th-century Buddha sculpture to Nepal
The 12th-century artefact in question, a “significant sculpture” dubbed Buddha Sheltered by the Serpent King Muchalinda, will be returned to its home country after provenance research at the ...
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Art Institute of Chicago Returns Sacred Buddha Statue to Nepal
If you value our coverage and want to support more of it, please join us as a member. The Buddha statue was first identified by the online heritage activist group Lost Arts of Nepal in 2021 as ...