The event honors the spiritual legacy of Guru Padmasambhava, also known as Guru Rinpoche. Rabindra Narayan Behera, Member of Parliament from Jajpur, Odisha, highlighted the district’s historical ...

There, a 1.8-meter high stone statue of the empress sitting in a gilded dress is the only statue in China modeled on her true appearance, says Du Juan, a guide at the temple. In ancient times, women ...

Monks and masters from the three branches of Buddhism took turns to chant sutras in front of the small statue of Shakyamuni, standing in the center of a large bowl filled with water and flower petals.