The giant Buddha statue of Wat Paknam Phasi Charoen temple is seen at the end of an avenue in Bangkok, Thailand, June 9, 2021. Reuters BANGKOK, June 21 – A Thai temple building a 230-foot Buddha ...

Buddhist devotees in Thailand and around the world now have a chance to visit and pray before a masterpiece replica of the Fasting Buddha, considered to be one of the “most profound and powerful ...

AYUTHAYA, Thailand (Reuters Life!) - Thai police promised to get tough with criminals who steal historic artifacts for the international market after a spate of thefts from the old capital of Ayuthaya ...

A statue of the Lord Buddha as a baby, to be installed in his birthplace in Nepal, will be built in Thailand with the help of fundraisers here. The campaign will be jointly led by veteran politician ...

A Thai temple in Edinburgh has been given a new stone Buddha statue after its last one was stolen. The Dhammapadipa site in Slateford Road was targeted by thieves in September 2016 and the statue has ...

Indian mythologist and writer Devdutt Pattanaik has claimed that a Hanuman statue built in Texas is based on the Thai Buddha's gesture of "do not fight.” Indian mythologist and writer Devdutt ...

BANGKOK (Reuters) – A Thai temple building a 69-metre-tall (230 ft) Buddha statue that will be visible across Bangkok said construction was nearly complete but its opening may be pushed back to 2022 ...