At Kathmandu’s Boudha shrine, the prayer flags stream down in four directions from the top, adding to the sacred ambience under the ever-watchful eyes of the Buddha. On 18 December, however, the stupa ...

With its eyes closed in eternal prayer, a 1.7-meter-tall statue of a Buddha was unearthed by the Korean Archaeology Institute of the Academy of Social Sciences and the National Authority for the ...

Buddha is also often represented with a halo on his head or behind his back, symbolizing the light that he radiates. His face is serious or smiling, with cheeks full and eyes half-closed.

Buddhism has a growing visibility in mainstream Australia. Tibetan prayer flags fly from many porches across the inner-city, Bunning's Warehouse sells Buddha statues and water-features and Big W ...