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 ...

Kyoto's Ryuganji Temple boosts visitor numbers ... "It's unprecedented to see the 'bodhisattvas' energetically singing in front of Buddha statues while devotees beat wooden fish to cheer them ...