More than 500 monastics from around the world gathered at the Mahabodhi International Meditation Centre to consecrate a 14-meter statue of the Buddha.
The statue, claimed to be the largest seated Buddha statue in the world, has been built under the patronage of the military dictatorship
The Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism has announced plans to restore a 1,300-year-old statue of the Buddha that is believed to have been toppled 600 years ago.
The Thai temple will offer celebrations, events, meditation classes, yoga and more to both the local Thai community and to others interested in Buddhism
UPDATE: Adds quote from Buddhist community leader in Tamil Nadu. In an unusual ruling that could set a potential legal precedent for the original nature
The film depicts a Dalit girl standing on the shoulders of a Buddha statue while reminding her father that the Buddha taught that there is no God
38-meter-tall statue believed to be the largest in the Western world
Statue of the seated Buddha to stand nine meters high
Statue to be formally unveiled in coming months
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