1,300-year-old pagoda to reopen after 10-year renovation project

Part of a larger program to repair quake-damaged Buddhist monuments

Structures part of the ancient temple Sai-ji, founded in 796 CE

Ancient Buddhist monument commissioned in 639 CE

Investigation underway into conduct and practices at the temple

Reptilian inhabitants of Baung Daw Gyoke are regarded as auspicious

Stupa hailed as a symbol of communal unity

Korea's oldest and largest stone pagoda reconstructed

Four-hour blaze reduces tower and two halls to ashes

Central and southern Myanmar awash after torrential monsoon rains

Researchers shed light on history of ancient artifact

Local governments look to promote pilgrimage that visits 88 temples

Tremors felt as as far away as Bangkok, Calcutta, and Dhaka

Bronze relics offer scholars an insight into the scale of the long-lost pagoda