The birthday of the historical Buddha celebrates the birth of the child who became Prince Siddhartha around the end of the 4th century BC. This is a holy occasion for all Buddhists, but is ...

The Phuket Big Buddha, located in Phuket, Thailand, stands 148 feet tall and was completed in 2008. This magnificent statue is one of the tallest in the region and a popular tourist attraction.

The ceremony, which he conducts annually on Cebu, is called the Hubo, from a Cebuano word meaning “to undress ... and beside him a Happy Buddha. Monks, I discover, give out amulets in ...

NEW YORK - Happy 138th birthday to the Statue of Liberty, an iconic landmark that is uniquely New York. The statue was dedicated on Oct. 28, 1886, to the cheering throngs of some one million New ...

Wesak, also known as Vesak or Buddha Day ... understood life's meaning, this is called enlightenment. Shelin prepares for Wesak with her family and she makes a special 'Happy Wesak' card ...

The infant she holds is said to be 15 meters long, the same height as the famous Great Buddha statue ... deity represented by the statue: "I hope many people will be happy with the blessings." ...

Commonly referred to as the ‘herb of the sun,’ the marigold flower’s fiery yellow, orange, and red hues carry meanings of warmth ... at altars, and near statues of the Buddha. Marigolds are used in ...

making it the largest reclining Buddha statue in Thailand. The complex also houses the most Buddha's in all of Thailand. Along with the famous reclining Buddha, Wat Pho features a whopping 394 ...

The women first met in 2015 at the World Heritage site Nikko, in Tochigi Prefecture, where they were helping to restore 7.5-meter-tall Buddha statues at Nikko Rinnoji Temple. After the two-year ...

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The Grand Pagoda dominates the temple grounds–it’s cool and breezy location makes it just as popular as the splinter of Buddha’s bone that rests inside. The pagoda walls depict Buddha’s life story and ...