Smithsonian Magazine on MSN9d
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 ...
Homeless menace accused of vandalizing 6 NYC temples – even hurling Buddha statue out window – set free in court: DA
Taihong Ouyang, 49 – who faces hate crime burglary and criminal mischief charges – was granted supervised release as he ...
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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 ...
ABC7 New York on MSN10d
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 ...
Huge South Korea wildfires kill 27 and threaten to destroy ancient temples
The wildfires in South Korea, which started on 21 March and have killed at least 26 people, have since spread to cover more ...
India Today on MSN11d
Tourist climbs Thai temple statue for mangoes in video. Internet claims she's Indian
As the TikTok video went viral on Instagram, angry social media users claimed that the tourist in question is an Indian.
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South Korea’s Worst Ever Wildfires Ravage Ancient Buddhist Temples and Menace Historic Villages
“I feel really empty. Life is transient.” Emergency workers saved precious artifacts, including a golden Buddha statue, from the Gounsa Temple site. Korea Heritage Service Doryun explains that ...