Smithsonian Magazine on MSN2d
Archaeologists Unearth the Torso of a Rare Buddha Statue—Nearly 100 Years After They Found Its Head
For nearly a century, the head of a Buddha statue has been kept in the collections of the National Museum of Cambodia. Its ...
Timeslife on MSN7d
How Buddhism Shapes India’s Soft Power in the East
Buddhism as a Cultural Ambassador Soft power is the power to affect others by influencing culture, values, and ideology ...
LankaWeb2dOpinion
Debunking the Myth of Militant Buddhism: A Defense of Sri Lanka’s Ethical Legacy
While his scholarship is commendable, his interpretation of “militant Buddhism” fails to contextualize the Sri Lankan case ...
HistoriCity: Odisha’s Ratnagiri is a portal to a time when Buddhism flourished
The discovery of 2-metre-long Buddha heads with intact features in Ratnagiri establishes that Buddhism was the predominant ...
Archaeology4d
Buddha Statue Reunited with Head Found in 1927
Torso of Buddha statue unearthed at Ta Prohm Temple, Cambodia. TA PROHM, CAMBODIA—Archaeologists discovered the torso of a ...
Bangkok Post on MSN2d
Buddha Monthon park isn't state land: court ruling
The Central Administrative Court on Wednesday ruled in favour of the National Office of Buddhism (NOB) that the 2,500 rai of disputed land at Buddha Monthon park in Buddha Monthon district of Nakhon ...