Located 25 km away from the capital Vientiane, The Buddha Park is a public park lined with numerous statues of Buddha and Hindu deities. It was built in 1958 by Luang Pu Bounleua Suliat, a monk who tr ...

Buddhist monks and citizens in Laos are opposing a plan to build a Chinese-style Buddha statue in the capital Vientiane terming it a “cultural encroachment” from its largest foreign investor and aid ...

The Lao Cook is back in his home country and takes us to visit Buddha Park, a place just outside the capital city Vientiane and featuring Hindu and Buddhist sculptures. Global Voices stands out as one ...

Lao Voices uploads a video of her visit to the Buddha Park in Vientiane, Laos. Global Voices stands out as one of the earliest and strongest examples of how media committed to building community and ...