This famous Buddhist temple, dating from the 8th and 9th centuries, is located in central Java. It was built in three tiers: a pyramidal base with five concentric square terraces, the trunk of a cone ...

The Senso-ji Temple is dedicated to Asakusa Kannon, the Buddhist god of mercy and happiness. According to legend, two fishermen struck gold and found a statue of the god while fishing on the ...

Wat Phra Si Rattana Mahathat is a Buddhist temple in Thailand. It is famous for its gold sculpture of the Buddha. The pose of the statue celebrates the moment that the Buddha achieved enlightenment.

Buddhist groups backed by the Sri Lankan military are provocatively attempting to expand a Buddhist temple at Thayitti village, situated near Kankesanthurai in the northern Jaffna Peninsula.