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1,600 Women Join 400-year-old Archery Tournament at Kyoto Buddhist Temple
Craig C Lewis
15 January 2020
Coming-of-age contest draws crowds to Buddhist temple
![Gyoei Saile walks to his oral exam at Kofuku-ji. From asahi.com](https://www.buddhistdoor.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/a9e50dfd175482ac4e33aa0693d5e1e2_715__2-e1626671133921.png)
German-born Buddhist Monk Passes 1,000-year-old Monastic Exam in Japan
Craig C Lewis
18 November 2019
The first time the exam has been held at historic…
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Calligraphy by Revered Korean Buddhist Monk Samyeong Daesa on Public Display for the First Time
Craig C Lewis
25 October 2019
Exhibition celebrates renowned Joseon-era Seon monk
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Cyclists Offered Japanese Buddhist Bell to Announce Arrival
Justin Whitaker
12 September 2019
A calming, low-tech solution to one of life’s little problems
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Kiyomizu-dera: Kyoto’s Temple of Pure Water in Legend and Art
Meher McArthur
17 July 2019
A place of tranquility and reflection
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Kyoto Temple Unveils Android Version of Kannon Bodhisattva
Anne Wisman
26 February 2019
Robot designed to explain the Heart Sutra and raise…
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Kyoto Museum Discovers Triad by Buddhist Sculptor Gyokai
Anne Wisman
15 January 2019
Sculptures were identified by faint inscriptions left…
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Butsuzо̄ in the Shell: The Buddhist Sculptures of Takuma Kamine
Michael Van Hartingsveldt
23 November 2018
Buddhist iconography re-interpreted through 21st…
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Rare Crystal-encased Amitabha Statue on Display at Temple in Kyoto
Anne Wisman
18 October 2018
Statue may be the work of master sculptor Kaikei
![1,001 statues of the bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara restored after 45 years. From fastjapan.com](https://www.buddhistdoor.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/cd44fc238fdd95a1eba016f41210f817_715__2-e1626107182475.jpg)
1,001 Bodhisattva Statues Restored at Kyoto Temple in 45-Year Preservation Project
Craig C Lewis
4 October 2018
Statues gathered under one roof for the first time…
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Shigaraki Ware: A Ceramic Tradition Shaped by Hands and Buddhism
Meher McArthur
13 August 2018
Expressions of austerity, spontaneity, and simplicity