The geological conditions pose both advantages and challenges for the grottoes. For example, the sandstone of the mountains ...

the creation of the complex's largest statue, a 116-foot-tall seated Buddha. By the late tenth century the Silk Road had begun to fade. More caves would be dug and decorated, including one with ...

Over the centuries, the cultural treasures grew in number. The most remarkable is the Giant Buddha of Leshan, carved out of a hillside in the 8th century and looking down on the confluence of three ...

Every day, watched by four gilded Buddha statues, a Japanese Buddhist ... It was a wealthy region, thanks to its position on the Silk Road - the trade routes linking China, India and the ...

One of the largest statues of the Buddha in the United States rises 30 feet high from the woods in Franklin Township, near Princeton. It was built a decade ago under the leadership of a Sri Lankan ...

Unlike the far better known Bamian—an ancient Buddhist pilgrimage site and Silk Road caravan center 125 miles to the northwest, formerly home to two colossal, sixth-century Buddha statues carved ...

It has been a hub of communications between China's Central Plain and northwestern China and an important point on the Silk Road that linked ... hill include Thousand-Buddha Pavilion (Qianfoge ...

Beyond the hustle of the modern world, the ancient remains of Buddhism connect us to a time when caravans traversed the Silk Road, carrying not just goods but also the teachings of the Buddha.

Every day, watched by four gilded Buddha statues, a Japanese Buddhist ... It was a wealthy region, thanks to its position on the Silk Road - the trade routes linking China, India and the ...