President Obama's trip to Asia with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton kicked off Sunday with an arrival ceremony on the tarmac in Bangkok, Thailand, followed by a tour of Wat Pho-- the Temple of the ...

Archaeologists in Thailand uncovered 33 ancient gold, silver, and bronze treasures beneath a 1,300-year-old reclining Buddha statue. They found rare repoussé metal sheets depicting Buddha and ...

Below a statue of a reclining Buddha, an ancient treasure was found. Thailand Department of Fine Arts More than 1,000 years ago, below the statue of the reclining Buddha in an ancient temple, someone ...

The iconic reclining Buddha, lying on its right with the head propped on an arm, is said to represent the Buddha as he moved to “the state beyond Nirvana” (in other words, passed out of this world).

The Temple of the Reclining Buddha is located in the Western Hills at the southern foot of Jubao (also called Shou' an) Mountain, about 20 kilometers from Beijing proper. The rear of the temple is set ...

Efforts to register Hwasun Unjusa Temple in Jeollanam-do, known for its "Mystery of a Thousand Buddhas and Thousand Pagodas," as a UNESCO World Heritage site are gaining momentum. On the 9th, Hwasun ...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday visited Bangkok's Wat Pho temple, famous for its architecture and the massive 46-metre-long statue of the Reclining Buddha. Prime Minister Narendra Modi during ...

2004-08-31 04:00:00 PDT Bamian, Afghanistan-- Archaeologist Zemaryalai Tarzi can barely bring himself to look at the ravaged cliff face where two ancient Buddhas towered until the Taliban infamously ...