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Emperor, empress visit Enryaku Temple in Shiga

OTSU, Japan - Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko listen attentively as an abbot explains an ancient Buddhist scroll exhibited at the National Treasure Hall at Enryaku Temple on Mt. Hiei on Nov. 13. The imperial couple visited the temple, a World Heritage site, on the last day of a three-day visit to Shiga Prefecture. (Pool photo)

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Sanzen'in unveils treasured Buddha statue

KYOTO, Japan - Yakushi, a statute of the Buddha of healing kept at Sanzen'in temple in Kyodo, is opened to the public for the first time in 1,200 years on Sept. 8. The wooden statute, which stands about 1.2 meters high, was craved by Saicho (767-822), the founder of the Tendai sect of Buddhism, during the Enryaku era (782-806). Sanzen'in said it opened the statue to the public in commemoration of the 1,200th anniversary of its foundation.

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Sanzen'in unveils treasured Buddha statue

KYOTO, Japan - Yakushi, a statute of the Buddha of healing kept at Sanzen'in temple in Kyodo, is opened to the public for the first time in 1,200 years on Sept. 8. The wooden statute, which stands about 1.2 meters high, was craved by Saicho (767-822), the founder of the Tendai sect of Buddhism, during the Enryaku era (782-806). Sanzen'in said it opened the statue to the public in commemoration of the 1,200th anniversary of its foundation. (Kyodo)

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Monk at renowned Japanese temple reprimanded for violent act

File photo taken in June 2007 shows Enryaku-ji, the headquarters of the Tendai school of Buddhism, on Mt. Hiei in Otsu, Shiga Prefecture in western Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Monk at renowned Japanese temple reprimanded for violent act

Photo taken June 9, 2016, shows a lodging facility on the premises of the Enryaku-ji temple on Mt. Hiei in Otsu, Shiga Prefecture in western Japan. The temple admitted the same day that in April, a high-ranking monk hit a young trainee monk at the facility, rupturing his eardrum. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Buddhist priest faces last meal before 9-day fasting

Buddhist priest Kogen Kamahori (2nd from R) sits before his last meal at Enryaku-ji temple in Otsu, Shiga Prefecture, western Japan, on Oct. 13, 2015, before chanting sutras for nine consecutive days without drinking, eating and sleeping as part of a seven-year quest for enlightenment. He did not eat any of the meal. (Pool photo by Kyoto Shimbun) (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Buddhist priest enters hall for 9-day fasting

Buddhist priest Kogen Kamahori (C) enters a hall at Enryaku-ji temple in Otsu, Shiga Prefecture, western Japan, on Oct. 13, 2015, to undertake the challenging practice of chanting sutras for nine consecutive days without drinking, eating and sleeping as part of a seven-year quest for enlightenment. (Pool photo by Kyoto Shimbun) (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Buddhist priest heads to hall for 9-day fasting

Buddhist priest Kogen Kamahori (2nd from L) is en route to a hall at Enryaku-ji temple in Otsu, Shiga Prefecture, western Japan, on Oct. 13, 2015, to practice the challenging exercise of chanting sutras for nine consecutive days without drinking, eating and sleeping as part of a seven-year quest for enlightenment. (Pool photo by Kyoto Shimbun) (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Emperor, empress visit Enryaku Temple in Shiga

OTSU, Japan - Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko listen attentively as an abbot explains an ancient Buddhist scroll exhibited at the National Treasure Hall at Enryaku Temple on Mt. Hiei on Nov. 13. The imperial couple visited the temple, a World Heritage site, on the last day of a three-day visit to Shiga Prefecture. (Pool photo) (Kyodo)