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Daigoji temple, a World Cultural Heritage site, and satellite developer Terra Space Inc., also based in Kyoto, are jointly planning the project. The first trial “space Buddhist memorial services ...

Japan will designate Buddhist Manpuku-ji Temple in Kyoto as a national treasure, and six other structures as important cultural properties. A meeting at the Agency for Cultural Affairs reached the ...

KYOTO – On a late ... suggested that he help out a Buddhist sculptor. The sculptor was an acquaintance of his brother and was looking for someone good at painting. Miyamoto visited the sculptor’s ...

The Temple of the Reclining Buddha, known as Wat Pho in Thai, is a Buddhist temple complex which is most known for its gold-plated "Reclining Buddha" sculpture. The Buddha measures 151 feet long ...

One of the city's most popular attractions, the Jade Buddha Temple impresses visitors with its legion of statues. The temple was originally built to house two jade statues brought in from Burma.

KIZUGAWA, Kyoto Prefecture--It may not be as well-known as Kyoto but Kizugawa is also home to loads of historical temples and sites, including six national treasures and 46 important cultural ...

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Two men who are charged with breaking into a Buddhist temple in St. Paul this summer are believed to be linked to similar crimes targeting places of worship across the metro, court documents state.

25. In May through July, at least four Hindu and Buddhist temples in the Twin Cities were burglarized. Two men have been charged in connection to those burglaries and others in a sprawling case ...