A 14th-century bronze Buddha statue from Korea’s Goryeo-era, stolen by a South Korean theft ring from Kannon Temple on ...

A Goryeo-era Buddha Statue, looted by Japanese pirates and later stolen by thieves and brought back to Korea, is set to make ...

A Goryeo-era Buddha Statue, looted by Japanese pirates and later stolen by thieves and brought back to Korea, is set to make ...

Japanese temple to retake 14th century relic in May after prolonged legal fight A 14th-century Buddhist statue that Korea’s ...

Lisa’s Wanderings Around Japan/ Ushiku Buddha: Finding one’s way to the Pure Land in massive Ibaraki statue January 25, 2022 Daigoji temple plans to expand from Kyoto to outer space in ’23 ...

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 ...

The Great Buddha statue of the temple Tōdaiji is today a symbol not just of Nara, where it rests, but of Japanese Buddhism and Japan itself. Built 13 centuries ago, it has weathered fires and ...

Daejeon, South Korea, Jan. 24 (Jiji Press)--A ceremony to return a stolen Buddha statue to a Japanese temple on Tsushima Island, Nagasaki Prefecture, was held in the central South Korea city of ...

A South Korean temple that claimed the ownership of a Buddha statue stolen from a Japanese temple will return the statue to the original owner next spring, it has been learned. Buseoksa Temple in ...

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.

Located in the coastal city of Kamakura in the Kanagawa Prefecture of Japan, Kōtoku-in is widely known for its Great Buddha, a 37-meter tall bronze statue that greets those who visit the sacred ...