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A centuries-old Japanese Buddha statue worth $1.5 million was stolen from a Los Angeles art gallery last week — and the heist was caught on camera. The 250-pound bronze sculpture was jacked from ...
The 85 artifacts are mostly small bronze items and include statues of Buddha and the Hindu god Shiva, plus jars, ceramics and jewelry. Cambodia has made intense efforts to recover artifacts looted ...
In Kyoto, Yozan Miura says he is using today’s technology to achieve the same goal as artists from centuries past: to bring Buddhist teachings to life. Trump Admin Responds to Ukraine's Capture ...
Pakistan: Ancient Buddha Statues Saved From Smugglers. Museum Then Dumps Them in the Trash Published Nov 17, 2017 at 11:16 AM EST Updated Nov 17, 2017 at 11:52 AM EST ...
BAMIYAN, Afghanistan — The Taliban’s destruction of the Bamiyan Buddha statues in early 2001 shocked the world and highlighted their hard-line regime, toppled soon after in a U.S.-led invasion.
TIANSHUI, China (AP) -- After an hour's drive past lush green corn fields outside this city in central China, they begin to peek over the horizon -- three huge Buddha ...
One of the statues is 175 feet high and dates to the 5th century; the other is 120 feet tall and dates to the 3rd century. The road to Bamiyan, 90 miles west of Kabul, was blocked by snow Thursday.
Archaeologists discovered a box in Jingchuan County, China, which, according to its inscription, contained the cremated remains of the Buddha. More than 260 Buddhist statues were found along with ...
The 85 artifacts are mostly small bronze items and include statues of Buddha and the Hindu god Shiva, plus jars, ceramics and jewelry. Cambodia’s Culture Ministry says some items were older than ...