The Buddha was carved from a single solid piece of green jade and was adorned with gold and diamonds. The statue is placed high above the heads of worshippers and tourists, as a sign of respect.

The opulent temple feature red walls with gold decoration overlaid ... green-lit pavilion in the back houses the Canadian-made jade Buddha statue. If you’re visiting Thailand with kids, make ...

Each massive figure wears a dhoti, a kind of sarong, embellished with minutely rendered scenes from the life of Buddha ... in a crook alongside the cold jade waters of the Indus River, sandwiched ...

By Bonnie Bartel Latino Columnist Gracious beautiful people; historic sites; bustling street culture; sunset cocktails on “long-tail” boats as they explore a maze of klongs (canals); tropical flowers, ...

These included jade figurines, obsidian blades ... including what is believed to be a fragment of Buddha’s bone encased in gold. Local residents, many of whom remembered the temple before it was ...

Nestled on Nui Lon mountain, Chon Khong Zen Monastery enchants travelers with its breathtaking views and colossal gold-plated Buddha. Located on the slopes of Nui Lon (Big Mountain) in the coastal ...

One of the city's most popular attractions, the Jade Buddha Temple impresses visitors with its legion of statues. The temple was originally built to house two jade statues brought in from Burma.

For the Buddhists who deposited these relics — as for Buddhists today — the gems, bone and ash all belong to the Buddha and ...

Keeley Jade Holland, 27, appeared in the Brisbane Supreme Court on February 18, where she pleaded guilty to trafficking in dangerous drugs and possessing a mobile phone connected to trafficking ...

Determined by a combination of factors including international market behaviour, demand, supply and inflation, among others, gold prices in India are indicated by the Multi Commodity Exchange of ...

Patna: A JD(U) women's wing neta, Soni Devi (40), was shot at by unidentified assailants in Buddha Colony police station area of the state capital lat.