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 ...

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Floods in southern China have caused water from the Yangtze River to reach the toes of a famous gigantic statue of the Buddha — reportedly for the first time in decades. Flooding has engulfed much of ...

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Buddhist monks and citizens in Laos are opposing a plan to build a Chinese-style Buddha statue in the capital Vientiane terming it a “cultural encroachment” from its largest foreign investor and aid ...

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The That Luang stupa on the eastern outskirts of Vientiane, close to where a Chinese real estate company plans to build a 100-meter-high Buddha statue. Credit: Flickr/Samnang Danou Subscribe for ...

Around the world, colossal statues rise above city skylines, mountain valleys, and serene countryside landscapes, each one a towering tribute to faith, history, culture, or national pride. These ...