Located over 100 km from Hanoi, Co Le Pagoda in Nam Dinh is a unique Buddhist site featuring a blend of Eastern and Western ...

While excavating the Ta Prohm temple in Angkor in 1927, a team of archaeologists discovered the head (and only the head) of a ...

The pagoda itself functions as a temple, making it a “vertical monastery” — or, as its name suggests, “The Palace of Buddha.” ...

With almost 1,000 islands and 2,400 km. of coastline, Israelis flock to the beaches in large numbers all year round, enjoying ...

A long-lost Buddha statue is being reassembled at Angkor after a recent torso discovery in an archaeological breakthrough.

UNESCO's tentative list of World Heritage Sites has included four historical sites from Madhya Pradesh, which is a major recognition of the state's rich cultural legacy. These include the Ashokan ...

Over the years, I have visited Kek Lok Si Temple light-up on several occasions. Every time, I was fascinated by the ...

The excavation work at the 5th-13th Century Buddhist complex in Ratnagiri has unearthed a colossal Buddha head, a massive palm, an ancient wall, and inscribed Buddhist relics, all of which are ...

The city, known as the cultural capital of Japan, is home to numerous Buddhist temples, the Imperial Palace, Shinto shrines, traditional wooden houses and meticulously kept gardens – all make ...

Zu Lai, the largest Buddhist temple in South America, is located in Cotia, just 18 miles from downtown São Paulo, Brazil. Still, it feels like another country. The massive Chinese palace — with more ...

The vitality of Buddhist revival spread to the homeland of Buddhism to restore the Mahabodhi Temple at Bodh Gaya, where the Buddha is believed to have attained Enlightenment. It is now a UNESCO World ...