The temple is closely associated with the monk Jishin (1231-1316 ... Scrolls and Buddhist scripture were also found inside the statue’s body part, along with a mantra written on the paper ...

head and body — together and reconstruct the full statue, according to the release. Archaeologists did not give an exact age ...

Shortly after dawn, more than 200 monks from an order of Tibetan exiles carry carefully bundled scriptures and 108 gold-gilt Buddha statues in ... elephant entering her body, symbolizing holiness ...

Every day, watched by four gilded Buddha statues, a Japanese Buddhist monk drums his way over the ... and face are more-or-less life-size, but the body is smaller, and he sits cross-legged in ...

Located on the slopes of Nui Lon (Big Mountain) in Vung Tau City, Thich Ca Phat Dai is a revered cultural and historical site ...