KYOTO--At first glance this mirror looks just like any other, but shining a light on it reflects an image of the Amitabha Buddha on the wall. Another reveals an image of Jesus Christ on the cross.

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The group of kung fu nuns, aged from 17 to 30, are members of the 1,000 year-old Drukpa lineage, which gives nuns equal ...

The city is also home to Taiwan’s largest Buddhist monastery, Guang Shan, which houses a 36-metre statue of Amitabha Buddha. Things to do: Visit the Lotus Pond, admire art installations and exhibits ...

The nuns of the hill-top Druk Amitabha Monastery, put on the show of strength to mark the institution’s reopening five years ...

The nuns of the hill-top Druk Amitabha Monastery ... said her main goal was to achieve enlightenment like Lord Buddha, who founded Buddhism 2,600 years ago. "But for now as I am a normal person ...

About a dozen nuns performed hand chops and high kicks, some of them wielding swords, as they showed off their martial art ...