KONAN, Aichi -- A gentle-faced giant Buddha statue with "sunglasses" in this central Japan city, north of Nagoya, has become ...

The birthday of the Buddha is a holy occasion for all his followers, but is celebrated on different dates depending on the ...

Are you prepared to welcome a bundle of joy with enough love to lift anyone's spirits? Buddha, the bullmastiff/boxer mix, is ...

On Operation Sindoor, Prime Minister Narendra Modi declared in unambiguous terms that while India seeks peace, it will not ...

As Gen Z celebrate Buddha Purnima or Buddha’s birthday, which is observed in the month of Vaishaka every year. This year, it ...

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A colossal statue of Vairocana Buddha, set to be the tallest in the world, is planned for construction atop Nua Mountain in ...

Reiko Ohnuma, a scholar of South Asian Buddhism, argues that Maya is remembered in Buddhist tradition as an idealized, if passive, maternal figure. Her death shortly after the future Buddha’s birth ...

Big Buddha is a giant statue of Buddha encased in Burmese alabaster that towers over Phuket from the peak of Mount Nagakerd. Construction on Big Buddha began in 2007, and Phuketians are proud of ...