Buddha statues blown up by Taleban may be put back together
West Valley, AZ (USA) -- It's August again. And when the month arrives at the Thai Buddhist temple in the West Valley, it is time to remember the tragedy. It is time to gather near the concrete life-size bust of Pairuch Kanthong that tops the stone memorial holding his ashes and those of the slain monks.
USFK Returns Antique Buddha Statues
Three Buddhist statues and a tombstone have been returned to the Cultural Properties Administration after being kept for decades in U.S. Forces Korea bases. The CPA said Sunday the artifacts, which ha...
Buddha statues banned in Malawi orphanage
Malawi's Human Rights Commission has ordered a Taiwanese-funded orphanage to remove statues of Buddha from all dormitories, saying their presence amounts to brainwashing children into joining Buddhism against ...Comment
Reclining Buddha Entering Nirvana
The reclining Buddha was carved out of the face of a rock mountain nearВ Dazu.В  Grotto art in that county is rated alongside China's other great Buddhist cave sculpture at Dunhuang, Luoyang and Datong.В  The cliff carvings and statues amount to thousands of pieces, large and small, scattered over the county in approximately 40 places.В  They date from the Tang Dynasty (9th century) to the Song (13th century).
Wooden Crafts and Silver Jewellery
Wooden Crafts and Silver Jewellery. Jaipur, India: art and artists, crafts Manufacturers and exporters of wooden god statues, hindu god statues and goddess statues like wooden ganesh, carved wooden buddha, carved wooden elephant and also manufacturing and supplying silver jewellery and silver articles with wholesale. . .
Buddha statues blown up by Taleban may be put back together
Charles Perera looks at war and Buddhist teachings against the backdrop of the Sri Lanka conflict Colombo, Sri Lanka -- Buddhism had been mentioned in some news reports, in reference to the situation in Sri Lanka. The Buddha is also called the Compassionate One. He was against destruction of life in any form. It is often said that he intervened to stop a war. But they were not В“warsВ”in its modern sense.
Bamiyan Buddha statues may be rebuilt by 2009
Kabul, Workers are clearing and sorting out pieces of the two well-known but damaged Bamiyan Buddha statues in central Afghanistan, which might be rebuilt by the end of 2009.