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Built into a limestone hill, the 358 steps leading up to the cave opens up to a Buddhist temple that holds a 40-foot tall golden statue of Buddha, surrounded by statues and painted art adorning the ...

Over the weekend, Leshan hosted a seminar that saw renowned Chinese experts discuss a new restoration plan for the statue. This time around, however, rather than giving the Buddha another makeover, ...

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Chinese Han Buddhism marks the birthday on the eighth day ... Buddhist monks chanted in front of a Buddha statue and prayed for an early end to the pandemic, the good fortune of people and world peace ...

From what I know about her, Guanyin is a-OK with my skeptical ways. I don’t believe in Greek, Egyptian or Hindu goddesses either, but I do appreciate the idea of a feminine divine archetype that ...

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Venerable Walpola Rahula Thero’s 118th death anniversary fell on the 9th of May. On the 24th of May, a commemorative event is ...