Lao authorities on May 16 announced that a Buddha statue with a height of at least two metres has been excavated from a sandy area near the Mekong River in the northern Lao province of Bokeo.
Situated approximately 40 km from the centre of Hanoi, Khai Nguyen Pagoda (also known as Tan Vien Pagoda) is an ancient site located in Son Dong commune in Son Tay district. It dates back to the Ly Dynasty, which was established in the first half of the 11th century. The pagoda is renowned for having the largest Buddha statue in the area, standing at an impressive 72 metres.
Som Rong Pagoda in Soc Trang province is home to a giant outdoor statue of the Buddha lying on its side as it attains Nirvana. It is 63 metres long and 22.5 metres tall and placed at about 28 metres above the ground.
The An Giang Museum in the Mekong Delta province of the same name opened an exhibition on February 9 of the Khmer, Cham, and Hoa ethnic minority cultures and a section preserving five national treasures.
Japanese Superior Buddhist monk Sagawa Fumon, head of the Todaiji temple, and 34 representatives presented a bronze statue of the 11-faced Avalositesvara Bodhisattva to Da Nang’s Quan The Am pagoda.