Som Rong Pagoda in Soc Trang City stands as a magnificent architectural site and houses the largest reclining Buddha statue ...

The body, or main part, of the pagoda, often used to enshrine a statue of Buddha, held to various styles of traditional Chinese architecture, unless the pagoda had a domed steeple. The base ...

According to Buddhist literature, Sumeru is the largest mountain in the world and the home of Buddha and bodhisattvas. To call the pedestal of a pagoda by the name of Sumeru meant that it was a ...

More than 200 boats carrying over 600 people took part in a water procession event in the opening ceremony of the Tam Chuc ...

Buu Son Tu, a nearly 200-year-old temple in Soc Trang, stands out as Vietnam’s only pagoda where nearly 2,000 statues and monumental candles are crafted entirely from clay.

PHNOM PENH: The abbot and committee of the pagoda at the centre of a controversy involving allegations of illegal timber use have issued a clarification about the case. According to the ...

The pose of the statue celebrates the moment that the Buddha achieved enlightenment. Kuthodaw Pagoda is a Buddhist stupa in Myanmar. It houses over 700 slabs inscribed with the Tripitaka.

The pagoda enshrines a relic of Buddha on the ceiling of its vast pillar-less hall. The Gorai centre is one of the 240 ...

17 is sponsored by Kofukuji and The Asahi Shimbun. Temple pagodas are built to enshrine Buddha’s ashes. Kofukuji’s five-story pagoda, which has national treasure status, was erected in 730 at ...