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

On the one hand, there is its status as one of Nanjing’s most popular attractions, with its supreme wooden architecture as backdrop to Buddhist observance, playing the role of nunnery to converts ...

One monk said his old temple was ‘reduced to heaps of ashes,’ as the fires continue to rage across the country ...

Unprecedented wildfires ripping through South Korea’s southern regions have destroyed large parts of an ancient Buddhist temple complex, burning down two buildings that had been designated ...

SEOUL, South Korea — Unprecedented wildfires ripping through South Korea’s southern regions have destroyed large parts of an ancient Buddhist temple complex, burning down two buildings that ...