Standing prominently within the pagoda grounds is the majestic Amitabha Buddha statue, crafted from natural green stone. The statue stands 32 meters tall (measured from the pedestal to the top of the ...

Strategic planning for the Pagoda is underway and the Foundation for the Reading Pagoda wants public input. The foundation has a launched a survey that can be completed on its website at ...

When a massive earthquake hit Myanmar last month, centuries of sacred history tumbled down -- towering Buddha idols, ...

(RNS) — On May 6, just days before Buddhists around the world celebrate the holiday of Vesak, Sotheby’s Hong Kong will put relics of the Buddha — what Sotheby’s calls the “Piprahwa Gems ...

Reading’s Pagoda is getting a $4.7 million makeover inside and out. Work began last week at the landmark building on Mount Penn. The project is funded by $3 million in American Rescue Plan Act ...

India will soon send relics of the Buddha, discovered in Devni Mori in northern Gujarat, to Thailand for an exposition. Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced this after bilateral talks with ...

Sri Lanka police launched an investigation on Sunday into a photo circulated on social media claiming to show a Buddha tooth relic, which has gone on display under tight security. The Criminal ...

Nepal's leading private airline - Buddha Air - is set to resume Kathmandu-Kolkata flights after a gap of six years. Nepal's Buddha Air is reclaiming the skies: New flights from Kathmandu to ...

The Easter Dawn Service at the Pagoda has been a staple of worship for decades and it will be once again this year at Reading’s most iconic landmark even with the installation of new security gates.

Rishab Shetty’s cop comedy Laughing Buddha is all set to entertain a wider audience with its second OTT release. After streaming on Amazon Prime Video since October 2024, the film is now set to ...

Kleindienst Group has partnered with George V Eatertainment to bring Buddha-Bar Hotel & Floating Villas, as well as the Buddha-Bar Beach Honeymoon Island, to The Heart of Europe on The World Islands.