Besides Sakyamuni's relic, 10 sacred pieces of remains of other Buddhas were also found in another gold and silver mini-coffin. The parietal bone of Sakyamuni. [Xinhua] ...

Asoka, an Indian emperor (273 BC - 232 BC), allegedly collected all the parts of Sakyamuni's remains, stored them in pagoda-like shrines, and sent them to different parts of the world.

This unprecedented collaboration proved so successful that Professor Luo was further granted access to Jokhang’s (and arguably Tibet’s) most important shrine – the Jowo Sakyamuni Chapel to digitize ...

Dragon dances mimicking the movement of drunk dragons, which are performed by local fishermen on the Birthday of Sakyamuni have over 100 years of history. Buddhist societies often distribute alms ...

The Sakyamuni tooth sarira, currently housed in a golden pagoda in Lingguang Temple, has been taken to Myanmar for public obeisance for four times in 1955, 1994, 1996 and 2011.

A variation of this theme is found in a tale told by the Sakyamuni during a retreat at Jetavana or ‘Jeta’s Forest’. This forest was obtained for the Buddha by his disciple, the merchant ...

Located in the Yingxian County, Shanxi Province, the Sakyamuni Pagoda of Fogong Temple (佛宫寺释迦塔), also known as the Yingxian Pagoda (应县木塔), is the oldest full-wooden pagoda ...

Politicians gathered yesterday outside the Presidential Office to celebrate the 2,552nd anniversary of the birth of Sakyamuni Buddha. The sunny weather attracted thousands of people including ...

Buddhists, politicians and diplomats gathered in front of the Presidential Office yesterday to celebrate Mother’s Day and the 2,633rd birthday of Sakyamuni Buddha. Thousands gathered on Ketagalan ...

Sakyamuni Pagoda of Fogong Temple, well known as the Wooden Pagoda of Yingxian County, was built in the year 1056 AD with tenon-and-mortise work.