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The Korea Heritage Service and the Korea Heritage Agency (KHA) on June 20 said that using 3D digital technology, they ...

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"Although this is my first time visiting Borobudur and Indonesia, it feels like coming home. Seeing the Buddha statue in the main stupa was like finding a long-lost missing piece in my life." ...

Workers clean a buddha statue to welcome the upcoming Vesak day in Mojokerto, East Java, Indonesia, May 7, 2025. (Photo: Xinhua ...

One of the key rituals, known as Buddha Abhishekam, involves bathing Buddha statues with water, milk, and fragrant oils-a symbolic gesture representing inner cleansing and devotion.

CENTURIES-OLD stone Buddha statues and precious jewelries repatriated by the Dutch government to its former colony are on display at Indonesia's National Museum, providing a glimpse into the ...