NAGAOKAKYO, Kyoto Prefecture--An 11-face Kannon Buddhist ... statue in the hope of forming stronger bonds with Buddha. Buddhist statues are thought to have often been produced based on such ...

Kyoto has about 2,700 temples where an array of benevolent, meek and ferocious Buddhist statues are worshipped. Sculptors breathe life into these objects of worship.

KYOTO--Ninnaji ... a pair of guardians of Buddha named Agyo and Ungyo; and Shitenno (four heavenly kings) called Zochoten, Jikokuten, Tamonten and Komokuten. The statues were created in the ...

Kiyomizu-dera, perched on a hill in Kyoto, is one of Japan's most iconic ... a 13.35-metre-high bronze Buddha statue which dates back to the 13th century. For a particularly unique experience ...

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 ...