The tooth relic, considered sacred by Buddhists, was flown in earlier in the day from the Lingguang Temple in Beijing, which normally houses it. Loans of the tooth as a show of friendship have ...

BANGKOK (AP) — More than 2,000 people took part Wednesday in a procession to escort a relic of the Buddha lent by China to a shrine in the Thai capital Bangkok to honor the birthday of King Maha ...

located within the Sacred Temple of the Tooth Relic complex, on Wednesday, December 11. The ceremony was attended by U.S. Ambassador Julie Chung and Minister of Buddhasasana, Religious and Cultural ...