While Christmas has been a public holiday since 1949, Buddha’s Birthday was designated in 1975. The designation came after a decade-long effort by Korea's Buddhist community.

An ancient Buddha statue measuring 1.7 meters in height was unearthed at an archaeological site in Yakjon-ri, South Pyongan Province, North Korea, according to Popular Mechanics. The discovery ...

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 ...