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Photo of the Day: Vesak Buddhist Festival in Sri Lanka

A Buddha sits on display during the annual Vesak Buddhist festival, which celebrates the birth, enlightenment, and passing of Buddha in Colombo, Sri Lanka on May 24, 2013. (Lakruwan Wanniarachchi/AFP/Getty Images)
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A Buddha sits on display during the annual Vesak Buddhist festival, which celebrates the birth, enlightenment, and passing of Buddha in Colombo, Sri Lanka on May 24, 2013. (Lakruwan Wanniarachchi/AFP/Getty Images)

June 3rd by Sophie Feng | Comments

Watch: 'Long Island Buddha' in Hong Kong [Time-Lapse]

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How many people does it take to move a giant Buddha head? Find out in this video shot at Asia Society Hong Kong Center earlier this year.

March 20th by Dan Washburn | Comments

Photo (and Video) of the Day: 'Space-Baby' Buddha at Asia Society Hong Kong Center

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Asia Society Hong Kong Center's inaugural exhibition, Transforming Minds: Buddhism in Art, will showcase a contemporary take on Buddhism. Take a video tour of the new site.

February 8th by Shreeya Sinha | Comments

Afghanistan's Cultural Heritage at Risk - Again

Members of a French archaeological team walk on top of a giant 4th century Buddhist stupa cut into a mountain in Samangan province, Afghanistan, in 2006. A similar historic site to the south and east in Mes Aynak is now at risk from a copper mine. (John Moore/Getty Images)
Policy A planned copper mine evokes the Taliban's destruction of the Bamiyan Buddhas.
November 24th by Aliya Sabharwal | Comments
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