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 ...

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 ...

The Laughing Buddha, a popular Feng Shui symbol, is believed to bring prosperity and well-being. Different poses hold unique ...

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 new member is joining A Nan Buddhist Temple, but may not get there in time for the welcoming party. At 32-feet-tall, the Birth Buddha statue will join three other similar-sized statues in the ...

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” ...

There is a tradition that when the Buddha went to Heaven to preach to his late mother, the king so missed his presence that he had artisans create a replica in sandalwood. The statue was put in the ...

(RNS) — A few weeks after Thai Viet Phan was elected the first Vietnamese American City Council member in Santa Ana, a town south of Los Angeles, she discovered that the Huong Tich Temple, in the city ...

Nong Nooch Tropical Garden Pattaya, under the leadership of Chairman Kampol Tantajaa, continues to develop the garden as a comprehensive learning kingdom, featuring five key areas: botanical gardens, ...

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 ...