A pure jade Buddha statue sat eminently on its alabaster altar in the garden of a Vietnamese Buddhist temple in north Aurora — the latest stop on the sacred statue’s ongoing, five-year world tour.

The high rises, the new mega shopping centers, even the old neighborhood markets ... The Emerald Buddha, actually made of jade, is enshrined on a throne, with numerous other images of the Buddha ...

One of the city's most popular attractions, the Jade Buddha Temple impresses visitors with its legion of statues. The temple was originally built to house two jade statues brought in from Burma.

Archaeologists in Thailand recently uncovered an astonishing collection of ancient gold, silver, and bronze artifacts hidden ...

Similar jewelry collections were discovered in other locations of Thailand, which indicates a cultural exchange of ideas and ...

It’s called the Jade Buddha for Universal Peace. And Co Lam Pagoda, a Vietnamese Buddhist temple near the intersection of Martin Luther King Jr. Way South and South Graham Street, is its latest ...

(RNS) — The 6,000-ton white jade Buddha statue will overlook a sprawling group of temples and monasteries just kilometers from the city center. But suspicions of the project abound. (RNS ...

An ancient Buddha statue from the early Goryeo dynasty was recently discovered at an archaeological site in North Korea. The Goryeo study saw the flourishing of Buddhist art and architecture ...

Digging a drainage system is rarely an exciting process. But ‘rarely’ doesn’t mean ‘never,’ as was recently proven in ...

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 ...