In 1988, at the height of Japan’s economic bubble, a massive spiritual resort was built deep in the countryside. Dominated by ...

The statue was put in the place where he had sat and, when the Buddha returned, it stood and saluted him. "Sit back down, take your place," the Buddha was said to have told the statue.

We explore a massive abandoned Buddhist complex in Japan, once a shortcut pilgrimage site. Discover golden structures, hundreds of statues, and the forgotten relics of a vanished dream. Our journey ...

The Los Angeles Police Department said a Buddha statue worth $1.5 million has been recovered after it was stolen from an art gallery in the city.

Last month, 15 of the temple’s Buddha and bodhisattva statues had been spray-painted. The word “Jesus” in black letters had been emblazoned down one statue’s back.

A South Korean Buddhist statue must return to Japan, according to the state court. However, a Korean temple claiming ownership of the 14th-century artifact may appeal the ruling.

From left, Buddhist statues in Afghanistan: a statue from a Buddhist monastery circa A.D. 700, an undated stone carving of the Dipankara Buddha, a stucco bust of Buddha from the first to second ...

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 ...

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 ...

Carol Kruhen lifts up her pressed palms next to a statue of the Buddha after meditating at the New Jersey Buddhist Vihara and Meditation Center in Franklin Township, N.J. on Sunday Nov. 30, 2024.