Over 500 monks, nuns, Buddhists, and pilgrims attended the Consecration Ceremony of the Maitreya Bodhisattva statue, crafted from the world's largest banded agate, at Ba Den Mountain. Under the ...

As the world celebrates the 2565th Buddha Jayanti, China is seemingly fighting an intense theological battle over Maitreya Buddha who is yet to descend on earth. The myth of Maitreya is as old as the ...

Boasting a total of 196 ancient artifacts, an exhibition dedicated to the culture surrounding the Maitreya Buddha, or the Buddha of the future, opened on Wednesday in Ningbo, East China's Zhejiang ...

Buddhist relics are simple. A small bit of tooth or bone. An piece of art. Although Buddhists do not worship such objects, they preserve them and believe they can provide a connection to old teachers, ...

Around 30 km from Bangalore, nestled amidst rocky hills and lush green valleys, sits the slate gray Maitreya Buddha Pyramid, built solely for meditation. It is 102-ft high, has a base area of 160 feet ...

Maitreya Statue, Mulbeck You will be surprised with the sudden appearance of an oversized statue of Maitreya, the future Buddha, 45 kms before Kargil when driving from Leh. Carved into a rock face, ...

REDLANDS >> The Maitreya Loving Kindness Tour is displaying ancient relics that can be traced back to Shakyamuni Buddha the first Buddha who lived more than 2,500 years ago near the modern-day border ...

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Relics are among the most precious objects in the Buddhist world. Mysterious and beautiful, they’re the jewel-like crystals that were found among the cremation ashes of the religion’s masters. In the ...

The Xuedou Temple in Ningbo, East China's Zhejiang Province Photos: VCG Whether it is the Guanyin culture represented by the Putuo Mountain in Zhoushan, or the Maitreya Buddha culture showcased at the ...