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 ...

Sri Lankan Buddhist monks have cremated damaged and broken Buddhist statues that had been abandoned in temples. ... had been damaged in houses and temples were recently collected after being left in ...

After 14 years in hiding, when King Valagamba finally returned to reclaim his throne in Anuradhapura around 89 BCE, he paid ...

The Phra Buddha Sihing we see today, is however, probably a late 15th Century replica, crafted in Siam, of the original Sinhalese Buddha. There are three similar statues in Thailand today referred to ...

The immediate trigger was the erection of a statue of Buddha in the town centre under cover of darkness on the night of May 15. ... Buddha on his death bed declared Sri Lanka would protect Buddhism.

FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP, N.J. -- Just off a state highway in New Jersey, one of the largest statues of the Buddha in the United States appears unexpectedly in the middle of a backyard.

Afghan Buddha Statues' Impact In Asia. March 2, 2001 / 4:09 PM EST / CBS/AP ... Sri Lanka and Nepal — reflects the seminal role these colossal statues played in Asian art. ...

Carol Kruhen lifts up her pressed palms next to a statue of the Buddha after meditating at the New Jersey Buddhist Vihara and Meditation Center in Franklin Township, N.J. on Sunday Nov. 30, 2024 ...

Portugal, In a historic and symbolic gesture, Rasika & Gayathrie Withanage, distinguished Sri Lankan residents living in Portugal, had requested a Buddha statue from the venerable Weduruwe Sri Upali ...