Buddhist drawings depicting death shown at Kyoto temple

Buddhist drawings depicting death shown at Kyoto temple

KYOTO, Japan - A set of Buddhist drawings that depict the nine phases of the bodies of a dead man and woman decaying and turning into bones are unveiled at Saiganji, a temple in Kyoto, on March 15, 2014.

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