The temple was originally built to house two jade statues brought in from Burma. But over time ... the temple is one of Shanghai's few active Buddhist monasteries, so many monks call this place ...

A 14th-century Buddhist statue of the Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva, stolen from Japan's Kannonji temple in 2012, sits at Buseok Temple in Seosan, South Korea, Monday, May 5, 2025. (Kyodo News via AP ...

Upashaka Pandhita Tarra Lozhang, a senior member of Parisadha Wajrayana Kasogatan, stated that the use of the term “escalator” has led the public to believe that a shopping mall-style escalator would ...

“Sha ri shi. Shiki fu i ku. Ku fu i shiki.” The sounds of the monks’ chants reverberated through me. I didn’t know what the words meant, but somehow they brought me a measure of peace ...

A 14th century Korean Buddhist statue stolen from a Japanese temple nearly 13 years ago has been returned after a long legal battle between Japan and South Korea over its ownership that had further ...

TOKYO (AP) — A 14th century Korean Buddhist statue stolen from a Japanese temple nearly 13 years ago was returned on Monday, following a yearslong legal battle between Japan and South Korea over ...

A 14th-century Buddhist statue of the Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva, stolen in October 2012 and taken to South Korea, sits after returned at Kannon Temple on Tsushima Island, southwestern Japan ...