“It was initially intended to send a message to people not to do things against Buddhist teachings,” he said. The hell zone initially had only several handcrafted statues, but as more people ...

The 9.5-centimeter-tall statue was concealed inside a wooden statute of Goho Doji, a deity in the form of a child that is said to obey high priests in protecting Buddhist teachings. The 76.5-cm ...

responsible for failing to act in a case where 25 gold plated Buddha statues are reported to have gone missing in the present incumbency of the Dalada Maligawa Diyawadana Nilame. Nilanga Dela Bandara.

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Police in New Taipei’s Pingxi District are investigating the theft of 18 bronze statues depicting Buddhist sages known as Arhats. Each statue is a unique artwork originally ...

NOBEOKA, Miyazaki -- One of the country's largest statues of Buddhist monk Kukai (774-835), posthumously called Kobo Daishi, at Imayama Daishi temple in this southwestern Japan city was purified ...

Vietnam’s Kim Cuong Guardian Statues at Doi Son Pagoda are monolithic Buddhist relics from the Ly Dynasty, symbolizing protection and artistic excellence. Learn about their history and significance.