The Jade Buddha for Universal Peace is a 4.5-ton statue made of rare, dark jade carved out of a giant bolder discovered 10 years ago in Canada. It is touring temples throughout Asia, Australia and ...

The Jade Buddha, which has traveled the world, i ... The jade is from Canada and the statue, completed in December 2008, was carved in Thailand. It was unveiled in Braintree in October.

The Jade Buddha for Universal Peace is a 4.5-ton statue made of rare, dark jade carved out of a giant bolder discovered 10 years ago in Canada. It is touring temples throughout Asia, Australia and ...

The sculpture is the largest Buddha carved from gemstone-quality jade in the world. It has been visited by more than 7 million people since it began its continuous tour in March 2009.

Co Lam Pagoda unveiled the Jade Buddha for Universal Peace — a nearly 9-foot-high Buddha carved entirely out of one block of jade, that will be at the temple through Aug. 29.

Phap Vuong Monastery, a Buddhist temple nestled among pine trees in northern Escondido, is hosting the world's largest hand-carved gem-quality jade Buddha for the next two weeks.

Buddhists and non-Buddhists alike descended upon the Phap VuongMonastery in Escondido on Sunday to witness the unveiling of theJade Buddha for Universal Peace, the largest Buddha ever carvedfrom ge… ...

The Jade Buddha was carved from a rare 18-ton boulder of translucent jade – called “Polar Pride” – found in Canada in 2000. Over the next five years. it was carved into shape in Thailand.

Between processions of nuns and monks leading chants and prayers, tens of thousands of Buddhists have come to a warehouse in San Jose to pray before the Jade Buddha and pose before the popular ...

The Buddha was carved using diamond saws at Thailand’s oldest jade factory. Every jade chip from the carving has been turned into mementos that are sold on the tour to support the statue.

Jade Buddha Temple is ranked #7 out of 10 things to do in Shanghai. ... which houses the second jade buddha statue, carved from a single piece of white jade.

The Jade Buddha, a 4-ton, 8-foot statue carved of Canadian jade, will be on display at the Linh Quang Buddhist Center southwest of Lincoln until Aug. 24.