One of the city's most popular attractions, the Jade Buddha Temple impresses visitors with its legion of statues. The temple was originally built to house two jade statues brought in from Burma.

Wat Phra Kaew, commonly known in English as the Temple of the Emerald Buddha ... a single solid piece of green jade and was adorned with gold and diamonds. The statue is placed high above the ...

It’s a painted statue of the Bodhisattva Maitreya ... a 300-mile journey. And though the temple complex was Buddhist, the artists themselves may have been Hindus, Jains or Muslims.

Lin Ming-teh notes that besides carrying on traditions, craftsmanship in Lukang has been raised to the level of art | ...

By Bonnie Bartel Latino Columnist Gracious beautiful people; historic sites; bustling street culture; sunset cocktails on “long-tail” boats as they explore a maze of klongs (canals); tropical flowers, ...

Depicted by the statue is the Buddha Amitābha, a prominent figure in Mahayana Buddhism.

People have doused water on Buddhist statues at temples across Thailand to celebrate the traditional start of the country's New Year. The time-honoured Songkran festival began on Sunday. Locals, ...

People have doused water on Buddhist statues at temples across Thailand ... Locals, tourists and others visited the Wat Arun temple in the capital Bangkok to pour water on Buddha images in an ...

A man reacts as water is splashed on him during the Songkran water festival to celebrate the Thai New Year, 13 April, 2025 ...

The Temple of the ... its gold-plated "Reclining Buddha" sculpture. The Buddha measures 151 feet long and is 50 meters tall, making it the largest reclining Buddha statue in Thailand.