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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 ...
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 ...
The torso of a Buddha statue has been found at Cambodia’s Angkor temple complex
Archaeologists in Cambodia are celebrating an unexpected find at the country’s centuries-old Angkor temple complex: the torso ...
South Korea’s centuries-old Gounsa temple is left in ruins following unprecedented wildfires
Uprecedented wildfires ripping through South Korea’s southern regions have destroyed large parts of an ancient Buddhist ...
Korea JoongAng Daily on MSN1d
Historic Buddhist temple Gounsa incinerated in Uiseong wildfire
A massive wildfire that began in Uiseong county in North Gyeongsang has completely burned down Gounsa, a major Buddhist temple founded in A.D. 681 by monk Uisang during the Silla Dynasty (57 B.C. to 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 ...
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 ...
Wildfires ravage southern South Korea, killing 18 people and destroying a 1,300-year-old temple
Wind-driven wildfires that were among South Korea’s worst ever were ravaging the country’s southern regions, killing 18 ...
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Man arrested after multiple Buddhist temples in Lower Manhattan vandalized
At the core of Buddhism is the teaching of non-violence, but someone took a violent path to a handful of beautiful Buddhist ...
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Temple Burned, UNESCO Site Evacuated As South Korea Wildfires Spread
A historic Buddhist temple burned to the ground and a UNESCO-listed village was ordered to evacuate as South Korea scrambled ...
Dozens dead and injured in South Korean bushfires that also destroyed 1300-year-old temple
The Korea Forest Service said firefighters were fighting at least five active fires nationwide as of Wednesday morning.