and the Amoghapasa standing statue in the collection of the Kawai Kyoto Bukkyo Bijutsu Zaidan (Kawai Kyoto Buddhism art foundation). More than 200 fragments of paper were found inside the statue.

In Kyoto, Yozan Miura says he is using today’s technology to achieve the same goal as artists from centuries past: to bring Buddhist teachings to life.

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A massive Buddha statue weighing about half a tonne has been stolen from a temple in the Botswana capital, Gaborone, police say. The Buddhist community in the city say they are devastated by the ...