The two huge cliff-side Buddhas at Bamiyan, under assault from Afghanistan's Taliban movement, are the first known examples of the massive Buddha images that later spread throughout Asia. Towering 175 ...
Sukhothai is an awe-inspiring archaeological site filled with crumbling temples and Buddha statues that have stood for almost ...
An ancient Buddha statue from the early Goryeo dynasty was recently discovered at an archaeological site in North Korea. The Goryeo study saw the flourishing of Buddhist art and architecture funded by ...
A Buddha statue dating back to the 8th to 10th centuries is carved from a rare iron meteorite. It sounds like a mash-up of Indiana Jones' plots, but German researchers say a heavy Buddha statue ...
(RNS) For years, museums ignored the religious teachings that form a large part of their art collections. Thanks to technology like 3-D scanning, they are beginning to explore it once more. WASHINGTON ...
Geek Life: Fun stories, memes, humor and other random items at the intersection of tech, science, business and culture. SEE MORE by Molly Brown on Jan 13, 2015 at 9:52 am January 13, 2015 at 9:54 am ...
Legs folded, smiling serenely, several Buddha statues of cement and plaster sit unscathed amid collapsed brick walls and other tsunami debris. To many residents, the survival of the 10-foot-high ...
The exhibition, running from June 29 to August 10, showcases invaluable artifacts from public museums and private collections in Ho Chi Minh City. These treasures offer a panoramic view of Vietnam’s ...
KANSAS CITY - The Kansas City Zoo received a complaint about statues of Buddha in an Asian-themed area of the park, but an expert says the figures are of a different person entirely. David Engle of ...
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