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Lisa’s Wanderings Around Japan/ Ushiku Buddha: Finding one’s way to the Pure Land in massive Ibaraki statue
Returning from a Japanese funeral ... It’s genuinely gargantuan--one of the tallest Buddha statues in the world, seemingly soaring to the heavens with a height of 120 meters.
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After decades missing, Buddha statue to return to Hiroshima
HIROSHIMA--A large, ancient statue of Buddha, displayed near ground zero soon after the atomic bombing to provide emotional support for survivors, is finally coming home after disappearing for ...
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Instant karma: Vandal rampaging through Buddhist temple dies after slipping and impaling himself on a statue of Buddha
A man was killed after falling from a large Buddha statue and being impaled on another following a meth-fuelled rampage inside a temple, according to reports. The 49-year-old man assaulted a monk ...
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Young artisans revive ancient wooden Buddha statues
Imura and Morisaki promptly agreed. Naka Ai carves a replacement halo for a Buddha statue. They called their venture Sanjoudou, which in Japanese means "combining the power of three" and based ...
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WATCH: Buddha statues at Horyuji Temple in Japan receive annual cleaning
The Buddha statues at Horyuji Temple, a UNESCO World Heritage site in the ancient capital of Nara in western Japan, have received their annual year-end cleaning. Ten monks entered the temple's ...