Located in the Wat Muang Monastery in Ang Thong province, The Great Buddha of Thailand, also known as The Big Buddha or Mahaminh Sakayamunee Visejchaicharn is one of the biggest Buddha statues in Thailand. Photo by Getty Images Not only is the Great Buddha of Thailand (or 'Phra Phuttha...
Learning from the Enemy: Why Are Monks and Nuns So Involved in the Independence Struggle? A Trip to Drepung, Once the Biggest Monastery in the World, Now a Breeding Ground for Rebellious ClericsI AM STANDING by the roadside shouting at passing buses. It is, I have been told, the thing ...
Painting restoration on a prominent Tibetan Buddhist monastery in northwest China's Gansu Province had begun May 3, local authorities said Monday. Chinese, U.S. scientists make first reversal of pest resistance to GM cotton The issue of pest resistance to genetically modified (GM) crops has recei...
(now Tyumen oblast), Rasputin had a religious conversion experience after taking a pilgrimage to a monastery in 1897. He has been described as a monk or as a "strannik" (wanderer, or pilgrim), though he held no official position in the Russian Orthodox Church. After traveling to St. ...
The Siberian is a rugged but fluffy cat. It is a very old Russian breed, going back to the 1500s in Siberia. They are well suited to life in that cold climate, with a medium-length, thick triple coat. These cats were once used as monastery cats, where they were kept to catch roden...
Buddha in Lushan, Henan China easily stands out as the biggest statue on the planet. The statue was completed in 2008 at a cost of $55 million dollars, it consists of over 1000 pieces of copper castings and weighs a staggering 1000 tons. The statue sits on top of a Buddhist monastery....
The six remaining monasteries are Great Meteoron Monastery, Varlaam Monastery, Roussanou Monastery, Agios Nikolaos Anapaphsas, Agios Stefanos, and Holy Trinity Monastery (Agia Triada). Medieval Town of Rhodes A town full of castles and cobbled streets, Rhodes feels more like a medieval festival th...
I had the pleasure of staying overnight at Foguangshan the first time I visited it back in 2010. This was more than a year before the Big Buddha Museum was finished being built, so only the older, original monastery grounds were open. ...
A third-person, story-driven game set in a strange world, Indika is centered around the clash of religion and authority. As the titular nun, you'll venture beyond the safe walls of her monastery, but you won't be alone as the devil himself will be your traveling companion. Made by a...
Says James McManus, creative director, Pedestrian Group: “Pedestrian Studio exercised every muscle to tell the story of The World’s Biggest Beer Run, casting talent from Australian soaps to the monks of Bhutan’s Tiger Nest Monastery to shoot and produce over 60,000kms worth...