Japan’s Laughing Buddha Hotei is merging into Santa Claus – both are roly-poly sacred figures with a bag of gifts
As Christmas approaches, children in many parts of the world look forward to a visit from the potbellied Santa Claus, who ...
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Rock Carving of the Bodhisattva Maitreya at ÅŒnodera, Nara
Ōnodera’s main claim to fame stands just outside the temple grounds: a giant rock carving of the bodhisattva Miroku (Maitreya, the Buddha of the future), hewn into the cliff on the opposite ...
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Leshan -- Home of World's Largest Stone Buddha Statue
Most of the remaining buildings today were constructed during modern times. The Hall of Maitreya Buddha, for example, was built in 1920; it hoses a statue of Maitreya Buddha, about five meters ...