I was wandering through the massive jade market ... it wasn't exactly cool to wear a Buddha on the traditional red string, or a circular Bi disc pendant. (We used to jokingly call them Lifesavers ...

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 ...

Even the Buddha’s head and the begging bowl he’s holding are jade — though painted gold to make the features ... At each stop, they sell small items — jewelry or small Buddha statues ...