A silhouette of Buddha emerges against the sun as a thick fog covers fields and houses in Toride, Ibaraki Prefecture, on May 30, 2022. The Ushiku Daib Please view the main text area of the page by ...

The face of the six-metre-tall Buddha rock sculpture, once vandalised and disfigured by militants in 2007, has been repaired. Photo: Kyodo.

The Taliban tried to demolish the nearly 20-foot-tall sculpture in 2007 and managed to disfigure a portion of the Buddha’s face. The issue garnered criticism from the international community, as ...

ASUKA: Most of the face of the seventh-century Asuka Great Buddha, the main image at Asukadera temple, is original, despite historical records suggesting it was damaged in a fire centuries later ...

Heritage lovers and followers of Buddha are requested to assemble at the caves to witness the phenomenon,” he said. Paikrao said a special event to witness the sunrays on Buddha’s face at ...