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8th century Buddha image gets face-lifting

NARA, Japan - Preparations are under way Sept. 6 to give the Buddha Rushana in the main hall of Toshodaiji temple in Nara its first face-lifting in nearly 100 years. The Buddhist temple was founded in 756 in Nara by Chinese monk Jianzhen.

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Toshodaiji Buddhist monastery to undergo restoration

TOKYO, Japan - This file photo shows the main hall of the Toshodaiji Buddhist monastery in Nara which, along with two of its statues, all national treasures, will undergo a decade of restoration beginning in fiscal 2000. The Chinese monk Jianzhen, known as Ganjin in Japanese, founded the monastery in the ancient capital Nara in western Japan in 759. The main hall is believed to have been built around 776 and was last repaired in 1898.

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8th century Buddha image gets face-lifting

NARA, Japan - Preparations are under way Sept. 6 to give the Buddha Rushana in the main hall of Toshodaiji temple in Nara its first face-lifting in nearly 100 years. The Buddhist temple was founded in 756 in Nara by Chinese monk Jianzhen.

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Nara temple, Toppan Printing unveil digitized Toseiden handscroll

A digitized image of the "Toseiden Emaki" (Illustrated Handscroll of the Eastern Journey of Monk Jianzhen), made in the Kamakura period, is shown to the press by Toshodaiji, a Buddhist temple in Nara, and Toppan Printing Co. on Oct. 20, 2015, in the western Japan city. The handscroll, totaling five volumes and a combined length of 83 meters, is a government-designated important cultural property. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Toshodaiji Buddhist monastery to undergo restoration

TOKYO, Japan - This file photo shows the main hall of the Toshodaiji Buddhist monastery in Nara which, along with two of its statues, all national treasures, will undergo a decade of restoration beginning in fiscal 2000. The Chinese monk Jianzhen, known as Ganjin in Japanese, founded the monastery in the ancient capital Nara in western Japan in 759. The main hall is believed to have been built around 776 and was last repaired in 1898.

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Toshodaiji Buddhist monastery to undergo restoration

TOKYO, Japan - This file photo shows the main hall of the Toshodaiji Buddhist monastery in Nara which, along with two of its statues, all national treasures, will undergo a decade of restoration beginning in fiscal 2000. The Chinese monk Jianzhen, known as Ganjin in Japanese, founded the monastery in the ancient capital Nara in western Japan in 759. The main hall is believed to have been built around 776 and was last repaired in 1898.