Reporting from Bagan, Myanmar — — As I sat on a high ledge of the 734-year-old Mingalarzedi Temple, looking out over the hundreds of ancient temples around Bagan, I wondered how long it would ...

Wherever the teachings of Buddhism reached, it left a deep impression on societies not just in terms of religious practice but art, culture, and architecture such as these magnificent temples Buddhism ...

The tourist has reportedly been kicked out of Myanmar after local monks took offence to an exposed tattoo of Buddha on his leg. The man was detained in the ancient town of Bagan, which attracts ...

Though its glory has passed for over a thousand years, Old Bagan remains marvellous from a travellers' point of view. It is 5am, and I'm driving in complete darkness, making my way to the Shwesandaw ...

The Great Buddha of Kamakura is a bronze statue of Amida Buddha, which stands on the grounds of Kotokuin Temple. Many people from Japan flock to Bagan, Myanmar, which is dotted with more than 2,200 ...

On the banks of the Irrawaddy River, more than 3,000 temples stretch across a 30-square-mile plain in Bagan, Myanmar (formerly Burma). Most were constructed between 1057 and 1287 during a building ...

BAGAN, Myanmar — The staff members gathered in the museum gallery as the moment came for their loved one to be carried downstairs. The deputy director and other museum staff were crying. "It was," ...

Few sights are sadder than an icon of antiquity in ruins. Cycling through the ancient city of Bagan, towards Sulamani Pahto, the visitor is no longer struck by the great temple’s tall tower, its ...

A Spanish tourist boasting a leg tattoo of Buddha has been deported from Myanmar after he offended monks with his inking. The influence of religious hardliners is growing in the country and the man ...