Herschel Hepler was browsing Google Images to practice his paleography mdash the study of historical writing systems mdash ...

The photo is of Leshan Giant Buddha in Sichuan province, which became the largest Buddha in the world after the Taliban bombed the Bamiyan Buddha in Afghanistan in 2001. Naturally, this being a ...

So far, the mission has been partially successful – they have unearthed a colossal Buddha head, a massive palm, an ancient wall and inscribed Buddhist relics, all of which are estimated to date back ...

Currently, there are only 11 known “supergiant” and nine “giant” Bathynomus species, with several awaiting formal description, according to the study. B. vaderi is only the second recorded ...

The discounting of Afghans civilians was not new. Bamiyan is a name that is well-known worldwide. The March 2001 destruction of the giant Buddha statues carved out of sandstone in the central ...

Cross-legged with his eyes half-closed in a pose evoking the Buddha, this porcelain version of America’s divisive leader-in-waiting is the work of designer and sculptor Hong Jinshi This photo taken on ...

Cross-legged with his eyes half-closed, in a pose evoking the Buddha, this porcelain version of America’s divisive leader-in-waiting is the work of designer and sculptor Hong Jinshi. The Zen ...

Cross-legged with his eyes half-closed in a pose evoking the Buddha, this porcelain version of America’s divisive leader-in-waiting is the work of designer and sculptor Hong Jinshi. The Zen-like ...