Sentences with phrase «buddhist statues»

It Overlooks the Petanu River and consists of a siwaitic rock - cut cave, a bathing place, Buddhist statues and several foundations.

The Potala Palace is spectacular with huge rooms decorated with Tibetan paintings, Mandala and many Buddhist statues.

Borobudur is a 9th century Buddhist temple in Central Java and the world's largest with 72 Buddhist statues.

Its 26 terracotta stone bungalows are scattered about koi - filled lagoons and gardens lush with exotic flowers and Buddhist statues.

Though their bodies were left to the elements back then, today they are remembered by a collection of roughly 8,000 Buddhist statues and rock monuments arranged in a cemetery style.

Baan Surin Sawan reflects its owners» passion for travel and art, and you'll receive a serene greeting from a superb collection of Buddhist statues at the stone - wall entrance.

A discussion of U.S. monuments might lead to a discussion about monuments from other cultures, such as the Egyptian pyramids, or to the recent destruction of ancient Buddhist statues by the Taliban in Afghanistan.

The swastika is a common symbol in eastern culture and decorates many Hindu and Buddhist statues — although the version on the statue is a mirror image of the form favoured by the Nazis.

The $ 60 billion ministry has responsibilities ranging from developing kindergarten curricula to training Olympic athletes to preserving Buddhist statues.

Visit the seventh - century Zenko - ji temple, which houses the first Buddhist statue brought to Japan.

Drive to Nagano and explore the city's highlights, including the 7th - century Zenkoji Temple, an important pilgrimage destination which houses the first Buddhist statue brought to Japan.

During an attack in 2012, the Buddhist statue was completely abolished.

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I miss the days when Sarah Palin inspiried the folks in Alabama with stories about how Paul Revere rode a 4 - wheeler all night to warn Abe Lincoln that Buddhist Mexicans under Nelson Mandela were coming to attack the statue of the 13 commandments that Charlton Heston built on the white house lawn!

I believe in a Christian America, the one Sarah Palin inspires us with when she teaches us about how Paul Revere rode a 4 - wheeler all night to warn Abe Lincoln that Buddhist communists from Russia were coming to attack our statue of the 14 commandments on the white house lawn.

He made my first stop a visit to a modern, air - conditioned Buddhist temple where a group of very impressive, well - preserved statues of Buddha from early Japan was on display.

I won't put Mickey Mouse ears on a statue of Buddha inside a Buddhist temple.

(CNN)- A statue resembling the goddess Athena and jewelry bearing images from Greco - Roman mythology may not be objects you'd expect to see in a museum exhibit of Buddhist art from Pakistan.

Where was their (the Muslim worlds) sensitivity and concern for religious freedom when Buddhist temples, statues, and holy sites were being systematically destroyed in Afghanistan?

The enigmatic statues, 125 and 180 feet tall, were hewn directly into the face of a sandstone cliff around the fifth century A.D., possibly by the Buddhist rulers of the Kushan empire.

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The statue depicts Vairocana Buddha, which illustrates, among other things, «shunyata,» the Buddhist concept of Emptiness.

Built between 1997 and 2008 in a relatively remote part of China's HenanProvince (a common site for Buddhist pilgrimages) the statue stands 420 feet tall (502 if you count the base, which Tilly doesn't).

The statue depicts Vairocana Buddha, which illustrates, among other things, «shunyata,» the Buddhist...

The statues depicting the two dogs guarding the Buddhist Temples were believed to be a male and a female specimen of Shih Tzu, and were known as the Fu Dogs, «Fu» translating from Manchurian into «happiness».

The property reflects its owners» passion for travel and art, evident upon arrival as guests are serenely greeted by a superb collection of Buddhist monk statues.

The Buddhist Temple is a sunken Buddha statue and sunken stupas.

It's a traditional Buddhist temple that was built in 1882 to keep two very precious jade Buddha statues which had been brought from Burma by a monk.

Explore the island's sacred side with a trip to its largest Buddhist temple, Wat Chalong, and the Big Buddha, a 45 - metre seated statue in white marble that casts a serene gaze across a panoramic vista from its hilltop perch.

View serene statues of deities from Hindu - Buddhist traditions across Indonesia, and exquisite gold and jewels in the Treasure Rooms.

Tour the famed sites of Vientiane, the capital city of Laos, and see more than 200 Buddhist and Hindu statues at the interesting Buddha Park.

It overlooks the Petanu River and showcases a Siwaitic rock - cut cave, a bathing place, a monks» chamber, a number of Buddhist rock cut stupas and statues and several foundations.

Highlights include small - scale sculptures by modern masters like Auguste Rodin, Jacques Lipchitz, and Henry Moore; ancient Chinese mingqi tomb figures and Buddhist devotional statues; European bronzes of princes, putti, and classical heroes; and boundary - breaking work by contemporary artists including Magdalena Abakanowicz, John Chamberlain, Robert Irwin, and H. C. Westermann.

Cast from bronze by a dedicated workshop of skilled specialists, Khmer Torso is a replica of a fragmented Buddhist, carved stone statue from twelfth - century Cambodia.

In 1985 we were given a little statue from a Tibetan Buddhist monk.

The walls are covered with inspirational quotes and statues of different figures to convey the relationship with Buddhist beliefs.

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