HARIPUR, Pakistan (Reuters) - Pakistan unveiled the remains of a 1,700-year-old sleeping Buddha image on Wednesday, part of an initiative to encourage tourism and project religious harmony in a region ...

When the Taliban dynamited two 1,700-year-old Buddha statues carved into a sandstone cliff in Afghanistan, it destroyed prized symbols of the country’s rich pre-Islamic heritage and enraged scholars ...

eyond its moniker Negeri Serambi Mekah (Veranda of Makkah), reflecting the strong Islamic values upheld by its people, Kelantan is also home to the world’s third-largest Sleeping Buddha statue.

The world looked on helplessly four years ago as Islamic zealots destroyed two enormous standing Buddha statues overlooking Afghanistan's Bamian Valley, but recent explorations at the ancient site ...

Archaeologists have discovered a 62-foot Buddha statue along with scores of other historical relics in central Afghanistan near the ruins of giant statues destroyed by the Islamist Taliban seven years ...

The Tentative Lists of States Parties are published by the World Heritage Centre at its website and/or in working documents in order to ensure transparency, access to information and to facilitate ...

Kelantan’s 41m-long reclining Buddha welcomes thousands of visitors each year, serving as both a spiritual centre and a ...