Statues back to Kyoto Buddhist temple after 7 decades

KYOTO, Japan - A monk points to a standing statue of Bishamonten (front), or Vaisravana, the chief of the Four Heavenly Kings and an important figure in Buddhism, and a sitting statue of Chugan Engetsu, a prominent Japanese poet in the 14th century, at the Reigenin sub-temple of Kenninji in Kyoto, western Japan, on Jan. 7, 2015. They were returned for the first time in about 70 years after being repaired at the Kyoto National Museum. (Kyodo)

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