BERLIN — An ancient Buddhist statue that a Nazi expedition brought back from Tibet shortly before World War II was carved from a meteorite that crashed on Earth thousands of years ago. What sounds ...

Buddha statues as decor have been growing more popular recently. They're favorite items for people who like spiritually-themed decor, and you'll find them in all sizes and materials. Many of the ...

A Nan Temple began receiving and installing three Buddhist figures from Vietnam Wednesday morning in Gainesville. Thich Duc Thong, a chief monk at the pagoda, said the purpose of the statues, which ...

Legs folded, smiling serenely, several Buddha statues of cement and plaster sit unscathed amid collapsed brick walls and other tsunami debris. To many residents, the survival of the 10-foot-high ...

The world's largest standing Buddhas, the Buddhas of Bamiyan, have stood tall and proud in central Afghanistan's Bamiyan Valley since the sixth century. Until March 2001, that is, when Taliban ...

A Buddha statue dating back to the 8th to 10th centuries is carved from a rare iron meteorite. It sounds like a mash-up of Indiana Jones' plots, but German researchers say a heavy Buddha statue ...

It could very well be the most peaceful place in Brevard County. Tucked away in a secluded area of Mims, the White Sands Buddhist Center is a magnificent sight you almost have to see to believe. A ...

The two huge cliff-side Buddhas at Bamiyan, under assault from Afghanistan's Taliban movement, are the first known examples of the massive Buddha images that later spread throughout Asia. Towering 175 ...

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) - It took 40 days for the Buddhist statues to sail from Vietnam to Jacksonville. It took five trucks to drive the Shakyamuni Buddha statue to Gainesville, its two fellow statues ...

A South Korean court ruled Wednesday that a 14th century Korean Buddhist statue should be sent back to a Japanese temple from where it was stolen in 2012. The statue’s return had been put on hold for ...

America’s nightclubs are largely closed because of the coronavirus pandemic, but that isn’t stopping an interfaith coalition from launching a campaign to stop what organizers call the “disrespectful” ...

TOKYO (AP) — A 14th century Korean Buddhist statue stolen from a Japanese temple nearly 13 years ago was returned on Monday, following a yearslong legal battle between Japan and South Korea over its ...