Sri Lanka condemns Buddha-kissing French tourists Aug 22nd, 2012 - 15:30h (CET +01.00) Three French tourists convicted in Sri Lanka for desecrating a temple by photographing themselves kissing and posing with a Buddha statue drew condemnation Wednesday for their "uncivilised behaviour". (Source: AFP)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : lanka, condemns, buddhakissing, french, tourists, Top Keywords

French tourists get Sri Lanka jail term over Buddha kiss Aug 21st, 2012 - 19:20h (CET +01.00) Three French tourists were given suspended six-month prison sentences in Sri Lanka on Tuesday after their holiday pictures appeared to show one of them -- a woman -- kissing a Buddha statue on the lips. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : french, tourists, lanka, jail, term, buddha, kiss, Top Keywords

Pakistan: Buddha attacked by Taliban gets facelift Jun 25th, 2012 - 08:40h (CET +01.00) When the Taliban blew the face off a towering, 1,500-year-old rock carving of Buddha in northwest Pakistan almost five years ago, it fell to an intrepid Italian archaeologist to come to the rescue. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : pakistan, buddha, attacked, taliban, gets, facelift, kiss, Top Keywords

REFILE - ADDITIONAL INFORMATION The statue of Buddha is brought ... Feb 25th, 2012 - 15:10h (CET +01.00) (Reuters) - REFILE - ADDITIONAL INFORMATION The statue of Buddha is brought in at Patan during the Samyak festival in Kathmandu February 25, 2012. The Buddhist festival is celebrated once in five years by parading several Buddha idols originally fro... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : refile, additional, information the, statue, buddha, brought, kiss, Top Keywords

A woman touches the belly of a Buddha figure during Lunar New ... Jan 22nd, 2012 - 03:40h (CET +01.00) (Reuters) - A woman touches the belly of a Buddha figure during Lunar New Year celebrations in Chinatown in Mexico City January 21, 2012. The Lunar New Year begins on January 23 and marks the start of the Year of the Dragon, according to the Chinese ... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : woman, touches, belly, buddha, figure, lunar, kiss, Top Keywords

A boy stands in front of a giant statue of Buddha at Wat Ku ... Jan 4th, 2012 - 08:30h (CET +01.00) (Reuters) - A boy stands in front of a giant statue of Buddha at Wat Ku (Ku temple) in Nonthaburi province, on the outskirts of Bangkok January 4, 2012. REUTERS/Chaiwat Subpransom (THAILAND - Tags: SOCIETY RELIGION)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : front, giant, statue, buddha, figure, lunar, kiss, Top Keywords

A Thai Buddhist prays in front of a giant Buddha statue at Marble ... Jan 2nd, 2012 - 04:10h (CET +01.00) (AP) - A Thai Buddhist prays in front of a giant Buddha statue at Marble temple in Bangkok, Thailand Monday, Jan. 2, 2012.(AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : thai, buddhist, prays, front, giant, buddha, statue, marble, Top Keywords

Thai Buddhists pray for flood victims at Emerald Buddha Temple ... Nov 19th, 2011 - 05:30h (CET +01.00) (AP) - Thai Buddhists pray for flood victims at Emerald Buddha Temple in Bangkok, Thailand, Saturday, Nov. 19, 2011. Nearly a third of Thailand's 77 provinces, including Bangkok, have been hit by floods since late July. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : thai, buddhists, pray, flood, victims, emerald, buddha, temple, Top Keywords

A Buddha statue is seen in a temple at a flooded area in Bangkok ... Oct 25th, 2011 - 18:30h (CET +01.00) (Reuters) - A Buddha statue is seen in a temple at a flooded area in Bangkok October 25, 2011. Thailand announced a five-day holiday on Tuesday to give people to the chance to escape floods closing in on Bangkok as authorities ordered the immediate e... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : buddha, statue, temple, flooded, area, bangkok, buddha, temple, Top Keywords

A man stands next to Buddha statues at a flooded area at Pathum ... Oct 21st, 2011 - 10:10h (CET +01.00) (Reuters) - A man stands next to Buddha statues at a flooded area at Pathum Thani province, in Bangkok's suburbs, October 21, 2011. Thailand reported progress in diverting floodwater round its capital into the sea on Friday but the prime minister... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : next, buddha, statues, flooded, area, pathum, buddha, temple, Top Keywords