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Archaeologists Unearth the Torso of a Rare Buddha Statue—Nearly 100 Years After They Found Its Head
The two pieces of the 800-year-old sculpture were discovered roughly 160 feet away from each other at the Ta Prohm Temple in ...
Giant statue of ancient Buddhist monk in southwest Japan cleansed ahead of spring festival
One of the country's largest statues of Buddhist monk Kukai (774-835), posthumously called Kobo Daishi, at Imayama Daishi ...
After 98 Years, Archaeologists Found the Missing Torso of an Ancient Buddha Statue
While excavating the Ta Prohm temple in Angkor in 1927, a team of archaeologists discovered the head (and only the head) of a ...
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Buddha Statue Reunited with Head Found in 1927
Torso of Buddha statue unearthed at Ta Prohm Temple, Cambodia. TA PROHM, CAMBODIA—Archaeologists discovered the torso of a ...
Man faces hate crime charges for temple attacks in NYC's Chinatown
A man is facing charges after allegedly breaking into several temples in New York City's Chinatown and damaging religious ...
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Buddha's gaze into eternity
Though sandstone succumbs easily to the chisel, it erodes quickly in rain. The survival of this Buddha and its grottoes, like ...
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Vietnam’s wooden sculpture masterpiece: The ancient But Thap Pagoda
Uncover the timeless beauty of But Thap Pagoda, home to Vietnam’s finest wooden sculptures and centuries-old artifacts.
South Korea's centuries-old Gounsa temple is left in ruins by unprecedented wildfires
Uprecedented wildfires ripping through South Korea's southern regions have destroyed large parts of an ancient Buddhist ...
Homeless menace accused of vandalizing 6 NYC temples – even hurling Buddha statue out window – set free in court: DA
The homeless menace accused of vandalizing six Manhattan Buddhist and Taoist temples – including hurling a Buddha statue out ...