KONAN, Aichi -- A gentle-faced giant Buddha statue with "sunglasses" in this central Japan city, north of Nagoya, has become ...

Another phenomenon inadvertently revealed by the fact of the sale is the ongoing commercialisation of Buddhism in the west.

The bronze statue titled Grounded in the Stars, by artist Thomas J Price, was placed in the heart of Midtown Manhattan at the end of last month, much to the disappointment of many disgusting ...

After its original discovery in 1885, an ancient statue sanctuary in Cyprus was subsequently covered in sand and lost to time yet again. However, a recent archaeological effort rediscovered the ...

Hopefully, that visit includes a visit to the “Kansai Trio” of Kyoto, Nara, and Osaka. They’re all just two hours by train from Tokyo, in the same western direction—and each leg of the ...

In the clip, Rocky shows off a custom gold, diamond-encrusted piece featuring a giant statue of his longtime partner Rihanna. The extravagant ring is so large, it requires two bands to hold up the ...

If you’ve ever strolled along the Chao Phraya River in Bangkok, you may have passed a quiet pier area known as “Tha Tian” without a second thought. But did you know this spot—whose name translates to ...