An archaeological excavation team was shocked to find a fully intact Buddha torso statue from the 12 th or 13 th century measuring 3.75 feet tall. The torso find at a ...

A valuable, highly ancient Buddha statue weighing approximately 40 kilograms of copper was stolen on the night of Tuesday ...

The event is expected to draw monks and pilgrims from across India, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Myanmar, Cambodia, Nepal, Japan, and ...

Below a statue of a reclining Buddha, an ancient treasure was found. Thailand Department of Fine Arts More than 1,000 years ago, below the statue of the reclining Buddha in an ancient temple, someone ...

Police said yesterday that thieves have broken into the museum of the historic Mahiyangana Raja Maha Viharaya and stolen ...

For centuries, the reign of King Jayavarman VII of Cambodia was mostly lost to history. That was before archaeologists began discovering the evidence of his monarchy in the architecture around them.

The Associated PressBAMIYAN, Afghanistan -- A year after the Taliban blew up two towering ancient Buddha statues, Afghan leader Hamid Karzai promised Tuesday to rebuild them, calling their destruction ...

An astonishing 1,300-year-old treasure, including gold, silver, and bronze artifacts, was unearthed beneath a colossal Buddha statue in Thailand. These ancient relics, featuring intricate jewelry and ...