Xinhua8 天
Annual "sunning of the Buddha" ceremony held at Labrang Monastery in China's Gansu
"sunning of the Buddha" ceremony of Labrang Monastery in Xiahe County, northwest China's Gansu Province. Believers and ...
BBC9 年
What meaning do the features and gestures of the Buddha convey?
Certain characteristics are common to images of Buddha: the Victoria & Albert Museum lists 32 'lakshanas' or special bodily features with symbolic meanings. These go beyond physical attributes ...
‘Hill of Jewels’ in India’s Odisha reveals three colossal Buddha heads
The excavation team discovered ancient wall remnants, a giant palm replica, and three colossal Buddha heads with elongated ...
Who is the ‘Laughing Buddha’? A scholar of East Asian Buddhism explains
From China, images of Cloth Bag as the Laughing Buddha traveled in two directions. They spread first in East Asia to ...
The Telegraph2 年
Wat Traimit and the amazing tale of the world’s largest gold Buddha
It is not the golden Buddha but the real gold Buddha. Thailand has many temples housing giant golden statues of Buddha but Wat Traimit houses a giant statue of Buddha made of pure gold. Although the ...
U.S. News & World Report5 天
Wat Pho (Temple of the Reclining Buddha)
The Temple of the Reclining Buddha, known as Wat Pho in Thai, is a Buddhist temple complex which is most known for its gold-plated "Reclining Buddha" sculpture. The Buddha measures 151 feet long ...