Today, after nearly 2,500 years, the Buddha’s symbolic gesture ... but religious art and architecture remain dominant. The pagoda is as much a part of the Burmese landscape as the rice paddy.

This was the earliest Buddhist pagoda in Suzhou ... with pearls and precious beads and combining the art of jade sculpture, gold and silver ware, wood carving, gold tracing and carved lacquerware ...

It's morning in Battersea Park in London, and I'm standing near the river, next to the Peace Pagoda ... it's one of the oldest known Buddhist symbols found in Indian art. In the sculpture ...

The four sides of the pagoda have carved images of Buddha and niches ... are also regarded as outstanding works of art.

Additionally, the "indestructible heart relic" of Bodhisattva Thich Quang Duc will also be enshrined at Thanh Tam Pagoda, located within the Vietnam Buddhist Academy, allowing monastics and lay ...

It's morning in Battersea Park in London, and I'm standing near the river, next to the Peace Pagoda ... it's one of the oldest known Buddhist symbols found in Indian art. In the sculpture ...