Head of Sri Lanka’s Amarapura order had been ill through much of 2020

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

Work in the UNESCO World Heritage Site will restore damage from 2016 earthquake

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

Communities inundated in worst flooding in 40 years

Object of reverence to be moved during renovation of Botataung Pagoda

Four-hour blaze reduces tower and two halls to ashes

Translation to make Buddhist teachings more accessible for laypeople