On Monday they carried rope and buckets of water up ladders to the very top of the Buddha, which is three times as tall as the Statue of Liberty without its plinth. They then descended through the ...

The Buddha statues at Horyuji Temple, a UNESCO World Heritage site in the ancient capital of Nara in western Japan, have received their annual year-end cleaning. Ten monks entered the temple's ...

One of the major smugglers was Japanese art dealer Sadajiro Yamanaka ... The prized item for sellers and collectors was the Buddha head, but the statue's other parts were sometimes sold separately ...

26, 2023, in Seoul. (Mainichi/Hirohiko Sakaguchi) SEOUL (Mainichi) -- A temple in South Korea that claimed ownership of a Buddha statue stolen from Japan will not oppose returning it, a source ...

From the Fujiko brothers’ “Doraemon” to Toriyama’s “Dragon Ball,” manga has taken the world by storm, spreading far beyond ...

In Seoraksan National Park, in the north east of South Korea, the mountainous landscape is dotted with Buddhist shrines.

He also presented a vintage brass Buddha statue adorned with intricate mina (enamel ... He also met with other top leaders ...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave beautifully crafted gifts to leaders of Laos, Thailand, New Zealand, and Japan at the 21st ...

The stones once belonged to a seven-headed serpent-like statue found with a Buddha in the temple. Screengrab from Apsara National Authority's Facebook page What are we learning about the past?

Located approximately 20 kilometers west of central Hanoi, Son Dong craft village, in Son Dong commune, Hoai Duc district, is ...

At the Asean Summit, PM Narendra Modi showcased India's cultural heritage by presenting gifts to leaders from Laos, Thailand, ...