At the center is an image of a manifestation of the Amida Buddha, depicted making the Abhaya mudra (semui-in in Japanese), a gesture of reassurance that symbolizes the Buddha’s removal of fear ...

When it’s done, sometime in the next few weeks, the sculpture will look stunningly like a piece in the Asian collection at KU’s Spencer Museum of Art – the Standing Amida Buddha, a Japanese ...

One of the highlights of the event is a famous statue of a Standing Saint Kuya with six small statues of Amida Buddha emerging from his mouth. It is said that the statues represent each character ...

KYOTO--Rokuharamitsuji temple in the city's Higashiyama Ward has opened its new Reiwakan storage facility to the public, showcasing 14 Buddhist statues designated by the government as important ...