🪷 BDG News: Rangjung Yeshe Gomde California Seeks Approval for 22-Meter-Tall Temple

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Why do these bird-faced tengu statues guard Yakuoin Temple on Mount Takao? Watch to find out who they really serve and why a Buddhist temple trusts them.

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https://youtu.be/6eyAF03sVL4

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Why are these grand stone tombs hidden behind the Beckoning Cat Temple? Watch to find out who is buried at Gotokuji Temple and why he rests so far from Edo Castle.

See how it ends on YouTube:
https://youtu.be/kw2_UCgd5VA

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Why carve this giant Peace Kannon straight out of the quarry wall instead of building it separately? The answer lies in Oya-ji Temple's stone.

Full story in 60 seconds, on YouTube:
https://youtu.be/gq3f_0gKYuw

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A 2011 quake cracked its walls — so how do you rebuild an 860-year-old temple without making it new? Here's how Shiramizu Amidado Temple did it.

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https://youtu.be/lj1QtiOeFnA

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Why did a monk choose this sulfurous, otherworldly ground to build Osorezan Bodaiji Temple? The eerie dream behind it will surprise you.

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https://youtu.be/QTJjEgLQAa0

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🪷 BDG News: Buddhist Temple of San Diego Celebrates 100th Anniversary

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One of many bas relief faces at Bayon Temple built as the state temple of King Jayavarman VII in the late 12th or early 13th century at Angkor Thom. #BayonTemple #bayontemplecambodia #AngkorThom #SiemReap #Cambodia #BasRelief #Buddhisttemple #blueskyandclouds #AngkorThom #KingJayavaramaVII #UNESCO

Temple Gate at Dusk
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Why does Motsu-ji Temple's ground show only stones where buildings once stood? Watch to find out how a nearly building-less site earned UNESCO status.

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https://youtu.be/Gai-aWg26cQ

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🪷 BDG News: Japanese Buddhist Temples Turn to Investing as Donations and Funeral Income Decline

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#OTD #TDIH #September20, 1498 – The #NankaiTsunami washes away the building housing the large bronze statue of the #Amitabha #Buddha, The #GreatBuddhaOfKamaKura, in #Kotoku-In, #BuddhistTemple in #Kamakura , #Japan; it has been located outside ever since.
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Why do art historians call this pagoda's rhythm "frozen music"? Watch to find out how a three-story pagoda tricks the eye into six.

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https://youtu.be/AgUpdHP0co4

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What makes the tiny stone statues hidden in this moss garden stop visitors cold? Watch to find out who they really are and why they're tucked away in green.

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https://youtu.be/dOS74-ld2A8

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Rows of stone Jizo Statues
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What has kept Tenryu-ji's garden completely unchanged for 700 years while the buildings around it burned down again and again? The answer is hidden in its design.

See how it ends on YouTube:
https://youtu.be/KgFz52HLxfs

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What ancient site has 1,015 steps leading to temples clinging to a cliff? Watch to find out why monks carved this brutal staircase into the mountain.

See how it ends on YouTube:
https://youtu.be/MxHnpN_NIA0

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BDG News: Theravada Buddhist Monastery Finds Permanent Home Near Seattle

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