When we modern folks visit a beautiful natural site, the experience may evoke a sense of peace, a feeling of awe, or just the need to snap a million photos. For our ancient forbearers, though, these ...

Buddha statues can be seen at temples, sitting quietly with calm and peaceful faces. The size range is wide, but when you have to stand back to see the whole picture because it is so tall...the statue ...

This is the 2583rd birth anniversary of Gautam Buddha. Gautama Buddha was born as Prince Siddhartha Gautama, in 623 B.C. at Lumbini in Nepal. Many people observe Buddha Purnima by doing special puja ...

When we modern folks visit a beautiful natural site, the experience may evoke a sense of peace, a feeling of awe ... or just the need to snap a million photos. For our ancient forbears, though, these ...

One temple has the tallest gold plated statue of Buddha in Europe, while another holds the sacred corpse of a mummified monk. While Buddhism is not the most popular religion among Russia’s many ethnic ...