A new Buddhist ... of cave temples and cliff carvings among the provinces in China. These caves reflect the province's distinctive cultural resources. Cave temples combine statues, murals, and ...
The Temple of the ... its gold-plated "Reclining Buddha" sculpture. The Buddha measures 151 feet long and is 50 meters tall, making it the largest reclining Buddha statue in Thailand.
The Hiroshima Daibutsu (big Buddha statue) is currently enshrined at Gokurakuji temple in Ando, Nara Prefecture, and will be temporarily sent back to Hiroshima for the first time in 67 years to go ...
Suryakumar, explaining why they were constructing a temple in honour of the bull. Srikanta Sthapathy, one of the owners of Sri Devasenapathy Sthapathy Sons, said the statue weighed 800 kg.
I admire their devotion. I’m reminded though of what the renowned English preacher and theologian John Stott said about viewing the statue of Buddha. He said whenever he was in an Asian country, he ...
One of the city's most popular attractions, the Jade Buddha Temple impresses visitors with its legion of statues. The temple was originally built to house two jade statues brought in from Burma.
Not many Indian tourists are aware that Thailand boasts of one of the largest open-air museums in the world. It lies just an ...
Her apartment and all her belongings were destroyed – except for a Buddha statue. LOS ANGELES - One month ago, the Palisades Fire ripped through Heather Burnett's apartment, destroying ...
It is surrounded by beautiful temples in the vast compound along with other delightful structures ... Within the golden pagoda is housed a beautiful gilded statue of Buddha which is modelled on the ...
Among the most valuable national resources of the kingdom of Thailand are its innumerable statues of Buddha; foreign collectors ... Every Thai jungle is dotted with temples that are lined with ...
But the horrific flames miraculously spared one thing-- her Buddha statue. "I believe it's a miracle," Burnett said. "That's my faith." A glimmer of hope standing despite never-ending rubble.