CROSSES -- Eight monks buried guns, knives and a bear trap Saturday in the foundation of a Tibetan Buddhist monument in rural Madison County. The consecration ceremony symbolizes the nonviolent nature ...

A Buddhist stupa has been order removed from New Mexico's Petroglyph National Monument.The National Park Service said Monday that park service will remove the religious item from the park this week ...

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Join our cheerful host as she explores the Great Stupa in Vientiane, Laos—the city's most important spiritual monument. Standing 44 meters high and 69 meters wide, this golden structure with its ...

A Fort Worth Buddhist temple’s $150 million, 14-acre expansion is coming together piece by piece, with its first stupa planned to be built this year. Visitors and members of the Chùa Hương Đạo, ...

Lonely Planet presents Buddhist Stupas in Asia: The Shape of Perfection, exploring stupas (sacred structures that function as memorials of enlightenment) in 13 Asian countries. As shown in more than ...

In October, 19 Buddhist monks departed on a 2,300-mile "Walk for Peace" from Texas to Washington, D.C., and last weekend they passed through Raleigh.