Smithsonian Magazine on MSN3d
What Archaeologists Are Uncovering About the Buddha in His Legendary Nepali Hometown
Shortly after dawn, more than 200 monks from an order of Tibetan exiles carry carefully bundled scriptures and 108 gold-gilt ...
Popular Mechanics on MSN11d
After 98 Years, Archaeologists Found the Missing Torso of an Ancient Buddha Statue
An archaeological excavation team was shocked to find a fully intact Buddha torso statue from the 12 th or 13 th century ...
Smithsonian Magazine on MSN8d
Archaeologists Unearth the Torso of a Rare Buddha Statue—Nearly 100 Years After They Found Its Head
The two pieces of the 800-year-old sculpture were discovered roughly 160 feet away from each other at the Ta Prohm Temple in ...
Milwaukee Independent15d
Brick and mortar Buddha: Why a giant statue became an interfaith hub and spiritual home for many
Today, the statue in the New Jersey Buddhist Vihara and Meditation Center has become a hub for interfaith efforts and a ...
Archaeology10d
Buddha Statue Reunited with Head Found in 1927
Torso of Buddha statue unearthed at Ta Prohm Temple, Cambodia. TA PROHM, CAMBODIA—Archaeologists discovered the torso of a ...
Smithsonian Magazine on MSN10d
The Art Institute of Chicago Is Returning a 12th-Century Buddha Sculpture to Nepal
The Art Institute of Chicago is returning a 12th-century sculpture to Nepal after learning that it had been stolen. Officials ...
Chicago Tribune25d
Art Institute will return Buddha sculpture to Nepal
The Art Institute of Chicago announced Monday it would return a 12th century Nepali sculpture of the Buddha to Nepal. The museum is collaborating with the government of Nepal for the return of the ...
VnExpress International on MSN13d
Buddha statue in Vietnam's Mekong Delta ranked among world's most impressive
The 20-meter-tall Maitreya Buddha statue in the Mekong Delta has been recognized as one of the world's most impressive giant ...
WBEZ25d
Art Institute of Chicago returns ancient Nepali sculpture after researchers learned it had been stolen
The sacred sculpture, “Buddha Sheltered by the Serpent King Muchalinda,” measures about 17.5 inches by 13 inches and was carved from schist, a dark metamorphic rock. As part of “ongoing ...
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From art to Buddha and back again: Art director's Itamar Newman’s enlightened journey
He stopped exhibiting his works, embraced the teachings of the Buddha ... An iron sculpture, designed by Newman, is placed in the common garden of the meditation center. It shows a man sitting ...