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1,000-year-old Buddha statue discovered in North Korea
An imposing statue of Amitābha Buddha has been unearthed at Yakjon-ri site, with ceramic and tile finds confirming it dates ...
The Art Institute of Chicago Returned a Sculpture to Nepal But Obscured Its Connection to a Wealthy Donor
The famed museum recently returned a 12th-century Buddha sculpture that it says was stolen from the Kathmandu Valley. However, the institute’s announcement failed to mention the statue had once ...
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Nam Dinh pagoda boasts Vietnam’s largest green stone Amitabha Buddha
Binh A Pagoda, located in Dong Thinh Commune, Nghia Hung District, Nam Dinh Province, is a renowned spiritual destination ...
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Bathing baby Buddha
A woman performs the ritual of bathing a statue of baby Buddha at Jogye Temple in Seoul on April 28, 2025, ahead of Buddha's ...
8th century Buddhist sculpture discovered in Jajpur temple
Kendrapada: The ASI has discovered a Buddhist sculpture, dating back to 8th-9th century CE, from Parbata Panasura village, ...
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1,000-year-old life-sized Buddha statue discovered in North Korea stuns archaeologists
The Buddha statue unearthed recently in North Korea was sculpted during the Golden Age of Buddhism, which emerged out of an era marked by ...
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Archaeologists discover 1,000-year-old Buddha statue in North Korea
Archaeologists discovered an ancient Buddha statue at a North Korean site, which is about a thousand years old. Researchers ...