THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
March 24, 2022 at 07:00 JST
The statue of a Standing Saint Kuya with six small statues of Amida Buddha emerging from its mouth is unveiled during a preview for the media at the Tokyo National Museum in the capital’s Ueno district on Feb. 28. (Kazuyoshi Sako)
A special exhibition is now running at the Tokyo National Museum until May 8 to mark the 1,050th anniversary of the death of Buddhist Saint Kuya (903-972). [Read More]
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