This collective endeavor — carried out by legions of artists and craftsmen, many likely trained in workshops in the Tang ...

This awe-inspiring statue, which took 12 years to complete ... her supporters portrayed her as the living embodiment of Maitreya Buddha, believed to be the future Buddha of the world in all ...

This awe-inspiring statue, which took 12 ... the only female monarch to rule China. The multi-level, pagoda-like wooden facade, built to protect the Giant Buddha, has become an iconic feature ...

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A new road will bring trade, and tourists, to the remote village of Ghami – a place that currently has the feel of a lost ...

Soon it will link Mustang to a completed, three-lane paved highway in China that travels all ... mandalas and a three-floor-high statue of Maitreya, the Buddha to come. “Earthquakes, invasions ...

It’s a painted statue of the Bodhisattva Maitreya, a messianic being of Tibetan ... embellished with minutely rendered scenes from the life of Buddha. These extraordinary figures have graced ...

The birthday of the Buddha is a holy occasion for all his followers, but is celebrated on different dates depending on the ...