BANGKOK (AP) — More than 2,000 people took part Wednesday in a procession to escort a relic of the Buddha lent by China to a shrine in the Thai capital Bangkok to honor the birthday of King Maha ...
Is there such a thing as too many Buddhas? China may be about to find out. For the past few decades, the country has been in the midst of a Buddha-building craze. Just last year, for example, it was ...
HONG KONG — A set of 1,400-year-old Buddha statues in southwest China was damaged by villagers who painted them with bright colors to “redeem a wish to the god,” officials said. Located in rural ...