Staff Reporter The first statue of the Future Buddha, which dates back to the Unified Silla Kingdom period (668-935), has been found, according to a prominent Buddhism art professor Thursday.

Today is Buddha’s birthday, and in Korea, like many other Asian countries, the holiday is celebrated as a grand festival. Colorful lanterns are hung up throughout the streets of central Seoul well ...

The Maravijaya Buddha Image weighs 1,782 tonnes and stands tall at 19.2m, and is accompanied by a 5.5m-tall throne that weighs another 3,510 tonnes.

The new sitting Buddha, including its its throne, is roughly about 24.7 meters (81 feet) high and weighs more than 5,000 tons, according to reports in state-run media.

The new sitting Buddha, including its its throne, is roughly about 24.7 meters (81 feet) high and weighs more than 5,000 tons, according to reports in state-run media.

BANGKOK (AP) — The military-controlled government of strife-torn Myanmar on Friday showed off a new giant statue of a sitting Buddha that is scheduled to be consecrated on Aug. 1, a powerful ...