Certain characteristics are common to images of Buddha: the Victoria & Albert Museum lists 32 'lakshanas' or special bodily features with symbolic meanings. These go beyond physical attributes ...

BEIJING: The world's largest Buddha statue in China's southwestern Sichuan Province will undergo a four-month "physical examination" as part of research for its repair plan.

CHENGDU, Oct. 1 (Xinhua) -- The giant Buddha in southwest China's Sichuan Province will undergo a four-month examination as part of research for its repair plan. The statue, at 71 meters high and ...

The giant Buddha in southwest China's Sichuan Province reopened to tourists Friday after undergoing a six-month examination as part of research for its repair plan.