Kesariya, in Bihar, is a semi-excavated Buddhist stupa with immense potential, akin to Indonesia’s Borobudur. Despite its ...

The most important structure in a Buddhist temple was still, however, designed after the stupa, the tomb of Buddhist ... Temple in Japan both followed the design of the White Horse Temple of ...

The stupa has Brahmi inscription on its walls and a reclining Nirvana statue of Buddha inside it. The statue is placed on a brick pedestal and the face of Buddha is towards the west. As per the ...

View from the Ancient City of Polonnaurwa into Sri Lankan Dry Zone Tropical Forest at Dusk Relic Buddhist Stupas Rising out of the Tropical Forest at Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka ...

In August 2023, a team of 11 researchers discovered a 1,200-year-old Buddhist stupa at Bukit Choras in Malaysia’s Bujang ...

There used to be two kinds of pagodas in India: those used as tombs for Buddhist relics were called stupas; those serving as shrines or monuments were called temples. No relics were buried in the ...

Situated at a height of 4267 meters overlooking the Leh city, the Shanti stupa gives a panoramic view of surrounding snow capped mountains. It is at a distance of about 5 km drive able road from ...

The museum showcases over 3000 antique objects of Gandhara sculptures and the excavated Buddha's life story in Swat. Sri Lankan Buddhist Monks pay a visit to Butkara Stupa in the area of Swat The ...

In the course of three field seasons, it yielded a number of Buddhist structures including a Mahastupa (a large Sharira stupa) with relic casket, four votive or Uddesha stupas, two Buddhist ...

Done and booked. Monks outside the Buddha Stupa in Kathmandu, Nepal. Starting in Kathmandu, we didn’t waste any time. It was off to Durbar Square, Kumari Ghar to be blessed by the Kumari ...