Pilgrimage is a field to explore vis-à-vis China, as it always played an important role in India’s relationship with Tibet ...
VIENTIANE: Thousands of Buddhists turned out for a mass almsgiving as part of the That Luang festival last week, sharing in a ...
VIENTIANE: Hundreds of devotees bearing bright yellow waxen pyramids lined up to present them at the That Luang stupa on Thursday (Nov 14), in an age-old tradition held to revere Laos’ most important ...
A giant mythical serpent called Phaya Naga statue sits in the middle of a pond at a temple in Thailand. Aerial footage shows the stone structure of a seven-headed snake behind a praying Buddha that ...
He captured the Emerald Buddha from Laos, giving it as a gift to the Thai ruler before him, King Taksin. After King Taksin’s dethronement, King Rama enshrined the Emerald Buddha at the Grand Palace.
When Emperor Ming saw the Buddha in a dream, he sent a mission to India, triggering a chain of events that led to Buddhism’s ...
Hundreds of devotees bearing bright yellow waxen pyramids lined up to present them at the That Luang stupa on Thursday, in an ...