The Hall of Maitreya Buddha, for example, was built in 1920; it hoses a statue of Maitreya Buddha, about five meters high, and forty-eight smaller Buddha statues. This hall, the Grand Hall ...

Boasting a total of 196 ancient artifacts, an exhibition dedicated to the culture surrounding the Maitreya Buddha, or the ...

As a part of the ongoing Sixth World Buddhist Forum in Ningbo, which runs until Thursday, an exhibition about the life of the ...

Highlights of the exhibition also include one of Chang Shuhong's facsimiles of a mural from Cave 254, dating back to the ...

With a history that spans over 3,000 years, there's a lot to take in Beijing. Discover the Great Wall and Forbidden Palace, ...

The shows are being held at the Maitreya Museum as part of the Sixth World Buddhist Forum, from Oct 15-17, which has brought ...

The women first met in 2015 at the World Heritage site Nikko, in Tochigi Prefecture, where they were helping to restore 7.5-meter-tall Buddha statues at Nikko Rinnoji Temple. After the two-year ...

The University of Michigan Museum of Art is sending a ninth-century Buddha statue back to Nepal, ArtNews reported. The university has had the statute in its collection since 2016, but museum officials ...

Since Japan sees the sun rise 16 hours before California, we fly backwards in time. Twenty-five hours in transit, leaving ...

Hemis Monastery, one of the wealthiest in India, is famous for its annual Hemis Festival, where monks perform colourful ...

This sacred learning centre has nurtured many erudite monks over generations. Admire the gleaming 15 foot statue of Maitreya Buddha and 8 metre tall library housing ancient manuscripts and tankhas ...

Located near Darjeeling, Ghoom Monastery is famous for its 15-foot statue of the Maitreya Buddha. It is an important spiritual destination for Buddhists in the region. Famous for its 32-meter ...