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Core Kyoto•Season 1•Episode 3

Buddhist Statues: Figures of Belief and Beauty

Apr 18, 201328 min

Kyoto has about 2,700 temples where an array of benevolent, meek, and ferocious Buddhist statues are worshipped. World Heritage temple Toji has a configuration of statues in an imposing, 3D mandala and a beautifully woven mandala, which captures the cosmos. The jizo statues standing on

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Gary Tegler

Self - Narrator (voice)

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Episode Summary

"Buddhist Statues: Figures of Belief and Beauty" is episode 3 of Core Kyoto season 1. It aired on April 18, 2013.

Next: E4 · Hanami: Kyoto's Cherry Viewing Festivities in the Spring Best of Season 1