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A 1,300-Year-Old Cafeteria Was Just Discovered Among The Ruins Of A Buddhist Temple In Japan
Archaeologists in Kyoto recently uncovered the ruins ... at Yamashiro Kokubunji may reveal more about Buddhist temples from the Nara Period and Japan’s history as a whole. After reading about ...
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Medieval saint’s razor on display at Buddhist temple in Kyoto
KYOTO–--A razor related to a ... the founder of one of the largest Buddhist sects in Japan. A ceremony was held at Shoren-in temple here on March 14 to loan the razor to Higashi Honganji temple ...
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What To See In Kyoto Japan In 48 Hours
The Arashiyama Bamboo Grove also known as the Sagano Bamboo Forest is a natural moso bamboo forest in Kyoto that has various pathways for tourists and it is ...
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Minamiyamashiro: The Buddhist Treasures of a Remote Region
Minamiyamashiro, in the very south of Kyoto Pref., was once an important transportation hub, and many Buddhist temples were built to spiritually watch over this secluded region. Around the 15th ...
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Cafeteria ruins found at site of ancient Buddhist temple in Kyoto
KYOTO—Researchers may have uncovered the ruins of one of the largest ancient cafeterias for a Buddhist temple ... first case at a Kokubunji temple anywhere in Japan where it is possible to ...
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Buddhist Bells of Prayer: A Universe of Sound Cleanses the Heart
The tone and timbre of Buddhist bells depends on their shape, thickness and metal composition. When the ancient capital was established in the late 8th century, temple bells were positioned in ...