Tradition has it that a legendary monk named Upagupta personally took Ashoka on a tour of more than 30 sites associated with the Buddha, including Lumbini. Ashoka was zealous about spreading ...

Big Buddha is a giant statue of Buddha encased in Burmese alabaster that towers over Phuket from the peak of Mount Nagakerd. Construction on Big Buddha began in 2007, and Phuketians are proud of ...

The statue was inaugurated on November 18, 1989 by the XIVth Dalai Lama. This huge figurine depicts Lord Buddha meditating (dhyana mudra) while he is seated on a giant lotus in open air.

Japanese Ambassador to India Keichi Ono, along with a high-level delegation, visited the revered Mahabodhi Temple in Bihar's ...