KYOTO--One stone statue of an enlightened Buddhist person here cradles a cat in its arms while another holds a book inscribed with the name “Soseki” after the famous author.

KYOTO--Inspired by a priest’s belief that ... Goto asked Ishiguro to “create a Buddhist statue via robotics,” to which the robot scientist expressed interest. Goto believed Buddhism should ...

Minamiyamashiro, in the very south of Kyoto Pref., was once an important transportation hub, and many Buddhist temples were built to spiritually watch over this secluded region. Around the 15th ...

Kiyomizu-dera, perched on a hill in Kyoto, is one of Japan's most iconic ... a 13.35-metre-high bronze Buddha statue which ...

Over its 1,200-year history, Kyoto has nurtured a rich, spiritual culture as a religious center. 27:41 The attempts to find ways to disseminate and preserve Buddhism in tune with the times ...