The Buddhist Hanging Scroll at Muryang Temple was designated a National Treasure on Thursday. The 14-meter (45.9-foot) scroll ...

On April 21, 1975 an upper part of Budhisattva Maitreya (future Buddha) from the early fourth century AD was presented to the National Museum by a local businessman, Yusuf Bhaimia. Receiving the ...

CNN’s Omar Jimenez talks with Reid Seybold, a Florida State University student who encountered the mass shooting suspect in an extracurricular political club a few years ago. CNN has not independently ...

The text prophesies the future arrival of Maitreya, who is believed to descend to earth as an enlightened Buddha and teach the pure dharma. It was composed during a transitional period in Buddhist ...

UNESCO says ancient Buddhist scriptures stored at Tokyo's Zojoji temple will be added to its Memory of the World list. The documents, known as the Three Editions of Buddhist Sacred Canons ...

Sri Lanka police launched an investigation on Sunday into a photo circulated on social media claiming to show a Buddha tooth relic, which has gone on display under tight security. The Criminal ...

KANDY - Thousands of pilgrims camped overnight outside Sri Lanka's holiest Buddhist temple in anticipation of Friday's display of a prized relic that will be shown to the public for the first time ...

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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 ...

No cameras or mobile phones were allowed in the inner sanctum of the Temple of the Tooth during a rare exposition, which started on Friday in the central town of Kandy after a gap of 16 years.