Renovated room at Kyoto's major temple opened for press preview

Renovated room at Kyoto's major temple opened for press preview

An inner altar for housing the Amitabha Tathagata statue at Higashi Honganji, one of two head temples for the Jodo-Shinshu sect of Buddhism in the ancient Japanese capital of Kyoto, is shown to the media during a preview on Nov. 16, 2015, of the completed renovation work on gilding and lacquering before it opens for public viewing on Nov. 21-28. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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