Land of the Golden Pagoda: Myanmar, earlier known as Burma, is called the Land of the Golden Pagoda because the country is filled with thousands of glittering pagodas and temples covered in gold.

Santa Claus should have no trouble finding his way to Reading this Christmas Eve with the newly upgraded Pagoda lights ready to help guide his way. “I know there’s been a history here in the city of ...

A magnificent solid gold Buddha statue, weighing over 12,000 pounds, was discovered in Thailand after being hidden under plaster for centuries. This priceless religious icon, worth millions, showcases ...

Global stability and peace could greatly benefit from the teachings of Gautama Buddha, Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus says. On Saturday, Yunus highlighted Buddha’s commitment to non-violence, equality, ...

Facts about the life and times of Siddhartha Gautama, the man who would become the Buddha, are elusive, but scholars are finding answers in Lumbini, Nepal. A Buddhist sage, known as a sadhu, sits ...

YANGON (Xinhua): The Shwedagon Pagoda, also known as the Golden Pagoda in Myanmar, attracted over 4.65 million visitors in the first eight months of this year, U Boe Thin, a member of the Shwedagon ...

In a crystal globe the size of a golf ball in a small gold pagoda in a large black onyx pagoda on a table in the second-floor study in a house in San Francisco last week rested a tiny object the size ...

The Shwedagon Pagoda is the most sacred site in Burma. Its origins can be traced back to the first millennium, when a king was inspired by a legend involving eight strands of Buddha's hair. A Rare ...

Yangon: Myanmar's junta chief on Saturday attended annual commemorations for the country's assassinated independence hero for the first time since the military seized power more than four years ago.

YANGON: The Shwedagon Pagoda, also known as the Golden Pagoda in Myanmar, attracted over 3.5 million visitors in the first six months of this year, U Boe Thin, a member of the Shwedagon Pagoda Board ...