The original Thai backpacker island wooing a new generation with bargain curries, beer and hotel rooms - and this is the best month to visit

Thailand's second-largest island is enjoying something of a renaissance. But here's how to visit Koh Samui when the crowds ...
中国日报网

Nanhai Buddhism Academy opens in Sanya

The Sanya-based Nanhai Buddhism Academy started its first-ever semester Saturday with 227 students, including 154 monks, from all around the country. Students attend the opening ceremony. [Photo by ...
Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Prospecting mates who found Ming Dynasty Buddha urge prime minister to help repatriate it to China

It has been seven years since two men found a bronze Ming Dynasty Buddha statue on a roadside in WA's Shark Bay region. Tests confirmed the Buddha had been buried for 150 years and is probably linked ...
Couriermail

‘Close watch’: Bizarre reason for alleged Chinese spying on Aussie Buddhist group

So why would China want to dispatch a spy to infiltrate their ranks? A Chinese citizen was charged on Monday with covertly gathering information about the group on behalf of the Chinese government. It ...
The Australian

What does Buddhist cult Guan Yin Citta have to do with the CCP?

Foreign Minister Penny Wong on Tuesday refused to reveal whether she raised the case of a Chinese woman charged with foreign interference by the Australian Federal Police with Beijing officials. The ...
SBS

Chinese national charged with foreign interference after allegedly targeting Buddhist group

Australian Federal Police assistant commissioner Stephen Nutt said the agency plans to make more arrests in relation to the woman's activities. Source: AAP / Mick Tsikas The Australian Federal Police ...
NBC News

Ancient Buddha relics returned to India after $13 million auction is canceled

HONG KONG — A collection of ancient gems linked to Buddha’s remains has been repatriated to India after authorities slammed their planned auction by Sotheby’s in Hong Kong. “A joyous day for our ...
BBC

Sotheby's returns Buddha jewels to India after uproar

The jewels comprise nearly 1,800 pearls, rubies, sapphires, and patterned gold sheets Auction house Sotheby's has returned a set of sacred jewels believed to be linked to the Buddha's remains to India ...
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Possibly Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara (Guanyin) in the guise of a Buddha

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Standing bejewelled Buddhist figure ...
Hindustan Times

Buddha Purnima 2025: Date, timings, history, significance and all you need to know about Buddha's Birthday

Buddha Purnima 2025: Buddha Purnima marks the birth of Gautama Buddha, the founder of Buddhism. Know the festival's date, history and significance. Buddha Purnima 2025: Buddha's Birthday, also called ...
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Kek Lok Si Temple at Night: Penang Light Show with a Skyrocketing Electricity Bill

Kek Lok Si is the largest Buddhist temple in Malaysia. In the hills of Ayer Itam, a suburb of George Town on Penang Island, it is not just the size this pilgrimage site impresses with. The ...