HONG KONG — A set of 1,400-year-old Buddha statues in southwest China was damaged by villagers who painted them with bright colors to “redeem a wish to the god,” officials said. Located in rural ...
(RNS) The mummy inside the gold-painted papier-mache statue is believed to be that of Liuquan, a Buddhist master of the Chinese Meditation School who died around the year 1100. (RNS) The mummified ...
Afghanistan Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi addressing the media. Afghanistan’s Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi held a press conference at the Afghan Embassy in New Delhi on Friday. While a Taliban flag ...
A 61-year-old Clover man told police this week that a large statue of the religious figure Buddha on his property had been vandalized with spray paint. Silver and white paint were used, according to a ...