In 2017, archaeologists were clearing rubble from a collapsed gate at a remote temple in Cambodia’s Angkor Wat when they discovered a large sandstone guardian statue. They believed the statue ...

FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) — 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.

He likes the panoramic views of the sea, city, mountains and fields from the arms of the statue. Hong and his family were on a two-day tour around the ancient city´s renowned pagodas. Inside the giant ...

FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) — 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.

A giant Buddha sits on the roof of this mountain-top temple in Thailand. Aerial footage shows the sizeable 14.5-hectare temple ground that housed the white statue with smaller Buddhas sitting in ...

“And obviously, the statue of the Buddha in this temple,” he said. “Anybody who comes to that temple, feels so calm and collected once they see that big Buddha. There’s no magic to it.

FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) — 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.

A close-up of the 30-foot statue of the Buddha – one of the largest in the United States -- at the New Jersey Buddhist Vihara and Meditation Center in Franklin Township, N.J. on Tuesday, Nov. 12 ...

FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) — 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. It rises 30 ...