30-meter-high sandstone statue of Shakyamuni Buddha dated to the Tang Dynasty (618-907). Carved into the sandstone cliff — a process eased by the rock's softness — the Buddha gazes over the ...

With its grand architecture and a 49-foot-tall Buddha statue, Thiksey is the Ladakhi version of Tibet’s Potala Palace. The morning prayer ceremonies here are a surreal experience—if you can ...

Also a great gift for Buddhist family or friends. ️ SHAKYAMUNI BUDDHA - The "Enlightened One" or the "Awakened One." ️ MURDRA - Is a symbolic, ritualistic gesture used in yoga ...

The homeless menace accused of vandalizing six Manhattan Buddhist and Taoist temples – including hurling a Buddha statue out the window – was cut loose in court Wednesday night thanks to ...

A French politician is in the limelight for his recent and rather controversial statement. He has called for the US to return the Statue of Liberty, presented by the French people as a gift in 1884.

The body of the statue is missing its head, feet and right hand. APSARA National Authority For nearly a century, the head of a Buddha statue has been kept in the collections of the National ...

In ancient Greece and Rome, statues not only looked beautiful—they smelled good, too. That’s the conclusion of a new study published this month in the Oxford Journal of Archaeology.

France’s self-professed last sculpture foundry has weighed into a row over whether the US should return the Statue of Liberty to its country of origin by proposing to build a new one out of ...

Shared this morning (March 19), the track was first previewed on Nick Grimshaw’s BBC 6 Music show. It sees the artist, lyricist, poet, playwright and author take on a raw, honest approach ...

The short clip, which was first shared by TikTok user @viewyeahhh, shows the woman scaling the base of a Buddha statue at Phra Chedi Chaimongkol in Ayutthaya. Dressed in a salwar kameez, she is seen ...

A French politician has called on the US to give the Statue of Liberty back after suggesting that some Americans “have chosen to switch to the side of the tyrants.” Raphael Glucksmann ...