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Events
Thailand’s wet and wild New Year celebration Songkran sees millions of revelers
Millions of Thais and tourists partook in festivities in Bangkok over the weekend as Thailand kicked off its traditional New Year celebratio...
Bryan Ke
China
Temple thief claims Buddha gave him an ‘OK’ sign to take donation money
Ye told authorities that the Buddha statue granted him permission to take the money as indicated by its hand gesture resembling the widely r...
Ryan General
Business
Video: Man causes scene, demands refund from Chinese restaurant after seeing Buddha statue
A man was filmed causing a scene at a Chinese restaurant in Albuquerque, New Mexico, soon after he noticed a statue of Buddha inside the sto...
Australia
Ming Dynasty infant Buddha statue unearthed in Australia has starting bid of $100,000
An infant Buddha statue that’s less than 6 inches tall will be put up for auction with a starting bid of $100,000. In 2018, Leon Deschamps a...
Ines Shin
Florida man caught on video stealing local sushi restaurant’s Buddha statue
A man was caught on surveillance camera stealing a Buddha statue from a sushi restaurant in Florida. The unidentified man can be seen placin...
Michelle De Pacina
Entertainment
Live-Action VR of Anime ‘Saint Young Men’ Has Jesus and Buddha Living Together as Bros
A preview of the live-action adaptation of the manga “Saint Oniisan,” or “Saint Young Men,” shows Jesus Christ and Gautama Buddha disposing ...
Asia
Tourist Sparks Fury After Sitting on Sacred Buddha Statue in Thailand
A female tourist who sat on the lap of a Buddha statue in Thailand’s Ayutthaya Historical Park is now under fire on local social media. In p...
Carl Samson
Controversial New Fighting Game Pits a Jacked Buddha Against Jesus, Other Gods
An early access fighting game featuring Jesus, Buddha, and other religious figureheads is expected to stir up controversy as they duke it ou...
News
Beloved Buddha Statue in L.A. Tragically Vandalized With Sledgehammer
A Buddha statue that brought peace to the city of Palms near Los Angeles was destroyed when it was hit with a sledgehammer for the fourth ti...
Khier Casino
Chloe Bennet Puts Gigi Hadid and Steve Harvey On Blast For Their Racist Asian Jokes
Actress Chloe Bennet put Gigi Hadid and Steve Harvey on blast for making “ignorant” jokes after Hadid was caught on video mocking Asians by ...
Mysterious Hidden Buddha ‘Emerges’ From Man-Made Reservoir in China
A mysterious Buddha statue has recently emerged from a lake in Fujian Province in China leaving local archaeologists baffled as to its origi...
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