Buddha statue from India arrives in Nara

Buddha statue from India arrives in Nara

Workers at the Tsubosaka Temple in Nara Prefecture, western Japan, uncover the head of a large Buddha stone statue that arrived from India on Jan. 13. The 1.5-meter-tall head is one of 26 pieces of a statue of the lying Buddha, which is also known as the ''nirvana'' Buddha. Measuring 8 meters long and 30 tons in weight, the statue is the largest of its kind in Japan.

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