Note: Kobo Daishi is the posthumous name of Buddhist monk Kukai (774-835).

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One of the country's largest statues of Buddhist monk Kukai (774-835), posthumously called Kobo Daishi, at Imayama Daishi ...

In 2024, at the India-ASEAN Summit, PM Modi gifted a vintage brass Buddha statue to Laos President Thongloun Sisoulith , symbolizing shared heritage and India’s commitment to cultural diplomacy.

“The temple bell provision had previously ... Agency for Cultural Affairs show there were 77,000 Buddhist religious corporations across Japan as of the end of 2019. Having 10,000 member temples ...

NHK reports live from a Buddhist temple in Mandalay, where more than 1,000 people have evacuated to after last Friday's magnitude 7.7 earthquake in Myanmar.

Buddhist temples vary in style and design, but they usually feature a main hall, a Buddha statue and space to meditate.

NOBEOKA, Miyazaki -- One of the country's largest statues of Buddhist monk Kukai (774-835), posthumously called Kobo Daishi, at Imayama Daishi temple in this southwestern Japan city was purified ...

A longstanding dispute over the control of Bodh Gaya’s Mahabodhi Temple in Bihar is once again at the forefront. Several ...

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