but that he must be a human incarnation of the future Buddha, whose name is Maitreya. Artists in China depicted Cloth Bag as ...

If the Ramayana is a myth, an epic created in India revolving around Sita, Ram and Raavan the king of “Lanka”, promoting the ...

Buddha Maitreya, who was born Koji Takeuchi, pleaded guilty to charges relating to offences in Nottinghamshire and Brighton. The 82-year-old was jailed for a similar offence in 2020, prompting ...

With a history that spans over 3,000 years, there's a lot to take in Beijing. Discover the Great Wall and Forbidden Palace, ...

Most of the remaining buildings today were constructed during modern times. The Hall of Maitreya Buddha, for example, was built in 1920; it hoses a statue of Maitreya Buddha, about five meters ...

Hemis Monastery, one of the wealthiest in India, is famous for its annual Hemis Festival, where monks perform colourful ...

Taung Kalat is in Burma and was constructed atop a volcano. The astounding thing is that there are precisely 777 steps to ...

In the center of the hall is a statue of Maitreya Buddha and, flanking it, four large statues of the Heavenly Kings. Behind this hall is a stela pavilion containing a tall stone tablet inscribed ...

Situated 45 km from Kargil and 260 km from Leh in Ladakh region of Jammu and Kashmir, Mulbekh Monastery is famous for its two gompas and the nine mtr tall statue of Maitreya Buddha. The Mulbekh ...

This sacred learning centre has nurtured many erudite monks over generations. Admire the gleaming 15 foot statue of Maitreya Buddha and 8 metre tall library housing ancient manuscripts and tankhas ...

Suostei’ and ‘Xin chào’, just two of the few Cambodian and Vietnamese words I learned as I ventured into the heart of ...

Along with numerous historical sites in Ho Chi Minh City such as Independence Palace, Southern Central Office (Tay Ninh), Phu ...