The 233-foot Leshan Giant Buddha in Sichuan, China, is the world's tallest Buddha statue, built in 713 B.C.E. to calm ...

One of the largest statues of the Buddha in the United States springs up unexpectedly in the middle of a backyard just off a ...

It is also the site of the world's largest stone statue of Buddha. The Great Buddha at Leshan This colossal statue was carved on a cliff on Soaring to the Clouds Hill facing the three rivers.

According to the story, after the Buddha attained enlightenment under the Bodhi tree, a violent storm broke out. In response, King Mucalinda, a seven-headed Naga, coiled his heads to form a hood ...

FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) — Just off a state highway in New Jersey, one of the largest statues of the Buddha in the United States appears unexpectedly in the middle of a backyard. It rises 30 ...