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Daily Life in Varanasi - India

A man reads a book of scripture resting on a rehal in his dooryway in Varanasi, India, March 19, 2025. Varanasi is one of the world's oldest inhabited cities. Sitting on the Ganga River, Varanasi holds a central place in Hindu life and death rituals. Photo by Alex Gist/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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CHINA-YUNNAN-KUNMING-CENTURY-CHANGE (CN)

(230617) -- KUNMING, June 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Above: This undated file photo provided by Chinese photographer Yin Xiaojun shows a sutra pillar, a stone pillar inscribed with Buddhist scripture, about a century ago in Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan Province. Below: This photo taken on June 14, 2023 by Xinhua photographer Jiang Wenyao shows the sutra pillar displayed in Kunming Museum, which is built on the original site of the pillar, in Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan Province. French diplomat Auguste Francois came to Kunming in 1899. During his 5 years of stay in the city, He took thousands of photos with his 7 cameras. About a century later, with the efforts made by Chinese photographer Yin Xiaojun, some of these photos, together with pictures taken by others from 1896 to 1925, were published in China in 2017. From the contrast between these 12 old pictures of the landmarks in Kunming and photos taken by Xinhua photographers, people nowadays have a chance to get a glimpse of the changes taken pla

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Japanese director stages mime in Tehran to help quake victims

TEHRAN, Iran - Iranian actors perform a mime, directed by Japan's Izumi Ashizawa and based on Avesta, an ancient Persian scripture of Iran's indigenous religion Zoroastrianism, in Tehran on June 16, 2011, during a show to raise money for victims of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami in Japan.

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Japanese director stages mime in Tehran to help quake victims

TEHRAN, Iran - Iranian actors perform a mime, directed by Japan's Izumi Ashizawa and based on Avesta, an ancient Persian scripture of Iran's indigenous religion Zoroastrianism, in Tehran on June 16, 2011, during a show to raise money for victims of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami in Japan.

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Sanskrit copy of legendary Buddhist sutra found in Tibet

TOKYO, Japan - A researcher at Taisho University looks at a duplicate of an original Sanskrit text of the scripture called ''Yuima-kyo'' in Japanese and the ''Vimalakirti'' sutra in Sanskrit, at the university in Tokyo's Toshima Ward on Dec. 14. Taisho University researchers discovered the copy, which dates to the eighth century, in July 1999 at the Potala Palace in Lhasa.

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CHINA-JIANGSU-NANJING-ENGRAVED BLOCK PRINTING-INHERITOR(CN)

(220422) -- NANJING, April 22, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Wang Kang (L) discusses with his instructor Ma Mengqing at the Jinling Scriptural Press in Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu Province, April 15, 2022. Born in 1992, Wang Kang is the eighth generation inheritor of the Jinling Buddhist Scripture Printing, a Chinese engraved block printing technique. During his ten years with the Nanjing-based Jinling Scriptural Press, which was founded in 1866, Wang has been involved in the design of printing blocks for over 20 classical works containing nearly 100,000 Chinese characters. Often, Wang would describe the completion of a new printing block as witnessing the birth of a new baby. According to Wang, engraved block printing, like all forms of art, is a legacy of ancient wisdom in one sense, but it also bears the marks of the artisans themselves. "I will continue to do what I've chosen to do," Wang says. "True craftsmanship is found in unending devotion." Wang intends to use modern communication channels in the near fut

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CHINA-JIANGSU-NANJING-ENGRAVED BLOCK PRINTING-INHERITOR(CN)

(220422) -- NANJING, April 22, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Wang Kang shows carving tools at the Jinling Scriptural Press in Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu Province, April 19, 2022. Born in 1992, Wang Kang is the eighth generation inheritor of the Jinling Buddhist Scripture Printing, a Chinese engraved block printing technique. During his ten years with the Nanjing-based Jinling Scriptural Press, which was founded in 1866, Wang has been involved in the design of printing blocks for over 20 classical works containing nearly 100,000 Chinese characters. Often, Wang would describe the completion of a new printing block as witnessing the birth of a new baby. According to Wang, engraved block printing, like all forms of art, is a legacy of ancient wisdom in one sense, but it also bears the marks of the artisans themselves. "I will continue to do what I've chosen to do," Wang says. "True craftsmanship is found in unending devotion." Wang intends to use modern communication channels in the near future to promote this intang

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CHINA-JIANGSU-NANJING-ENGRAVED BLOCK PRINTING-INHERITOR(CN)

(220422) -- NANJING, April 22, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Wang Kang (L) talks with his instructor Ma Mengqing during a walk at the Jinling Scriptural Press in Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu Province, April 15, 2022. Born in 1992, Wang Kang is the eighth generation inheritor of the Jinling Buddhist Scripture Printing, a Chinese engraved block printing technique. During his ten years with the Nanjing-based Jinling Scriptural Press, which was founded in 1866, Wang has been involved in the design of printing blocks for over 20 classical works containing nearly 100,000 Chinese characters. Often, Wang would describe the completion of a new printing block as witnessing the birth of a new baby. According to Wang, engraved block printing, like all forms of art, is a legacy of ancient wisdom in one sense, but it also bears the marks of the artisans themselves. "I will continue to do what I've chosen to do," Wang says. "True craftsmanship is found in unending devotion." Wang intends to use modern communication channels in th

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CHINA-JIANGSU-NANJING-ENGRAVED BLOCK PRINTING-INHERITOR(CN)

(220422) -- NANJING, April 22, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on April 15, 2022 shows an engraved printing block Wang Kang is working on at the Jinling Scriptural Press in Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu Province. Born in 1992, Wang Kang is the eighth generation inheritor of the Jinling Buddhist Scripture Printing, a Chinese engraved block printing technique. During his ten years with the Nanjing-based Jinling Scriptural Press, which was founded in 1866, Wang has been involved in the design of printing blocks for over 20 classical works containing nearly 100,000 Chinese characters. Often, Wang would describe the completion of a new printing block as witnessing the birth of a new baby. According to Wang, engraved block printing, like all forms of art, is a legacy of ancient wisdom in one sense, but it also bears the marks of the artisans themselves. "I will continue to do what I've chosen to do," Wang says. "True craftsmanship is found in unending devotion." Wang intends to use modern communication channels

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CHINA-JIANGSU-NANJING-ENGRAVED BLOCK PRINTING-INHERITOR(CN)

(220422) -- NANJING, April 22, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Wang Kang makes an engraved printing block at the Jinling Scriptural Press in Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu Province, April 15, 2022. Born in 1992, Wang Kang is the eighth generation inheritor of the Jinling Buddhist Scripture Printing, a Chinese engraved block printing technique. During his ten years with the Nanjing-based Jinling Scriptural Press, which was founded in 1866, Wang has been involved in the design of printing blocks for over 20 classical works containing nearly 100,000 Chinese characters. Often, Wang would describe the completion of a new printing block as witnessing the birth of a new baby. According to Wang, engraved block printing, like all forms of art, is a legacy of ancient wisdom in one sense, but it also bears the marks of the artisans themselves. "I will continue to do what I've chosen to do," Wang says. "True craftsmanship is found in unending devotion." Wang intends to use modern communication channels in the near future to promot

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CHINA-JIANGSU-NANJING-ENGRAVED BLOCK PRINTING-INHERITOR(CN)

(220422) -- NANJING, April 22, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Wang Kang makes an engraved printing block at the Jinling Scriptural Press in Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu Province, April 19, 2022. Born in 1992, Wang Kang is the eighth generation inheritor of the Jinling Buddhist Scripture Printing, a Chinese engraved block printing technique. During his ten years with the Nanjing-based Jinling Scriptural Press, which was founded in 1866, Wang has been involved in the design of printing blocks for over 20 classical works containing nearly 100,000 Chinese characters. Often, Wang would describe the completion of a new printing block as witnessing the birth of a new baby. According to Wang, engraved block printing, like all forms of art, is a legacy of ancient wisdom in one sense, but it also bears the marks of the artisans themselves. "I will continue to do what I've chosen to do," Wang says. "True craftsmanship is found in unending devotion." Wang intends to use modern communication channels in the near future to promot

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CHINA-JIANGSU-NANJING-ENGRAVED BLOCK PRINTING-INHERITOR(CN)

(220422) -- NANJING, April 22, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Wang Kang makes an engraved printing block at the Jinling Scriptural Press in Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu Province, April 15, 2022. Born in 1992, Wang Kang is the eighth generation inheritor of the Jinling Buddhist Scripture Printing, a Chinese engraved block printing technique. During his ten years with the Nanjing-based Jinling Scriptural Press, which was founded in 1866, Wang has been involved in the design of printing blocks for over 20 classical works containing nearly 100,000 Chinese characters. Often, Wang would describe the completion of a new printing block as witnessing the birth of a new baby. According to Wang, engraved block printing, like all forms of art, is a legacy of ancient wisdom in one sense, but it also bears the marks of the artisans themselves. "I will continue to do what I've chosen to do," Wang says. "True craftsmanship is found in unending devotion." Wang intends to use modern communication channels in the near future to promot

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CHINA-JIANGSU-NANJING-ENGRAVED BLOCK PRINTING-INHERITOR(CN)

(220422) -- NANJING, April 22, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Wang Kang makes an engraved printing block at the Jinling Scriptural Press in Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu Province, April 15, 2022. Born in 1992, Wang Kang is the eighth generation inheritor of the Jinling Buddhist Scripture Printing, a Chinese engraved block printing technique. During his ten years with the Nanjing-based Jinling Scriptural Press, which was founded in 1866, Wang has been involved in the design of printing blocks for over 20 classical works containing nearly 100,000 Chinese characters. Often, Wang would describe the completion of a new printing block as witnessing the birth of a new baby. According to Wang, engraved block printing, like all forms of art, is a legacy of ancient wisdom in one sense, but it also bears the marks of the artisans themselves. "I will continue to do what I've chosen to do," Wang says. "True craftsmanship is found in unending devotion." Wang intends to use modern communication channels in the near future to promot

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CHINA-JIANGSU-NANJING-ENGRAVED BLOCK PRINTING-INHERITOR(CN)

(220422) -- NANJING, April 22, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Wang Kang checks engraved printing blocks at the Jinling Scriptural Press in Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu Province, Feb. 21, 2022. Born in 1992, Wang Kang is the eighth generation inheritor of the Jinling Buddhist Scripture Printing, a Chinese engraved block printing technique. During his ten years with the Nanjing-based Jinling Scriptural Press, which was founded in 1866, Wang has been involved in the design of printing blocks for over 20 classical works containing nearly 100,000 Chinese characters. Often, Wang would describe the completion of a new printing block as witnessing the birth of a new baby. According to Wang, engraved block printing, like all forms of art, is a legacy of ancient wisdom in one sense, but it also bears the marks of the artisans themselves. "I will continue to do what I've chosen to do," Wang says. "True craftsmanship is found in unending devotion." Wang intends to use modern communication channels in the near future to promote

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CHINA-JIANGSU-NANJING-ENGRAVED BLOCK PRINTING-INHERITOR(CN)

(220422) -- NANJING, April 22, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Wang Kang looks for inspirations from ancient books at the Jinling Scriptural Press in Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu Province, April 15, 2022. Born in 1992, Wang Kang is the eighth generation inheritor of the Jinling Buddhist Scripture Printing, a Chinese engraved block printing technique. During his ten years with the Nanjing-based Jinling Scriptural Press, which was founded in 1866, Wang has been involved in the design of printing blocks for over 20 classical works containing nearly 100,000 Chinese characters. Often, Wang would describe the completion of a new printing block as witnessing the birth of a new baby. According to Wang, engraved block printing, like all forms of art, is a legacy of ancient wisdom in one sense, but it also bears the marks of the artisans themselves. "I will continue to do what I've chosen to do," Wang says. "True craftsmanship is found in unending devotion." Wang intends to use modern communication channels in the near future

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CHINA-JIANGSU-NANJING-ENGRAVED BLOCK PRINTING-INHERITOR(CN)

(220422) -- NANJING, April 22, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Wang Kang makes an engraved printing block at the Jinling Scriptural Press in Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu Province, April 15, 2022. Born in 1992, Wang Kang is the eighth generation inheritor of the Jinling Buddhist Scripture Printing, a Chinese engraved block printing technique. During his ten years with the Nanjing-based Jinling Scriptural Press, which was founded in 1866, Wang has been involved in the design of printing blocks for over 20 classical works containing nearly 100,000 Chinese characters. Often, Wang would describe the completion of a new printing block as witnessing the birth of a new baby. According to Wang, engraved block printing, like all forms of art, is a legacy of ancient wisdom in one sense, but it also bears the marks of the artisans themselves. "I will continue to do what I've chosen to do," Wang says. "True craftsmanship is found in unending devotion." Wang intends to use modern communication channels in the near future to promot

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CHINA-JIANGSU-NANJING-ENGRAVED BLOCK PRINTING-INHERITOR(CN)

(220422) -- NANJING, April 22, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on April 20, 2022 shows an exterior view of the Jinling Scriptural Press in Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu Province. Born in 1992, Wang Kang is the eighth generation inheritor of the Jinling Buddhist Scripture Printing, a Chinese engraved block printing technique. During his ten years with the Nanjing-based Jinling Scriptural Press, which was founded in 1866, Wang has been involved in the design of printing blocks for over 20 classical works containing nearly 100,000 Chinese characters. Often, Wang would describe the completion of a new printing block as witnessing the birth of a new baby. According to Wang, engraved block printing, like all forms of art, is a legacy of ancient wisdom in one sense, but it also bears the marks of the artisans themselves. "I will continue to do what I've chosen to do," Wang says. "True craftsmanship is found in unending devotion." Wang intends to use modern communication channels in the near future to promo

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CHINA-JIANGSU-NANJING-ENGRAVED BLOCK PRINTING-INHERITOR(CN)

(220422) -- NANJING, April 22, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Wang Kang looks at engraved printing blocks exhibited at the Jinling Scriptural Press in Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu Province, Feb. 21, 2022. Born in 1992, Wang Kang is the eighth generation inheritor of the Jinling Buddhist Scripture Printing, a Chinese engraved block printing technique. During his ten years with the Nanjing-based Jinling Scriptural Press, which was founded in 1866, Wang has been involved in the design of printing blocks for over 20 classical works containing nearly 100,000 Chinese characters. Often, Wang would describe the completion of a new printing block as witnessing the birth of a new baby. According to Wang, engraved block printing, like all forms of art, is a legacy of ancient wisdom in one sense, but it also bears the marks of the artisans themselves. "I will continue to do what I've chosen to do," Wang says. "True craftsmanship is found in unending devotion." Wang intends to use modern communication channels in the near future

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CHINA-JIANGSU-NANJING-ENGRAVED BLOCK PRINTING-INHERITOR(CN)

(220422) -- NANJING, April 22, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Wang Kang makes an engraved printing block at the Jinling Scriptural Press in Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu Province, April 15, 2022. Born in 1992, Wang Kang is the eighth generation inheritor of the Jinling Buddhist Scripture Printing, a Chinese engraved block printing technique. During his ten years with the Nanjing-based Jinling Scriptural Press, which was founded in 1866, Wang has been involved in the design of printing blocks for over 20 classical works containing nearly 100,000 Chinese characters. Often, Wang would describe the completion of a new printing block as witnessing the birth of a new baby. According to Wang, engraved block printing, like all forms of art, is a legacy of ancient wisdom in one sense, but it also bears the marks of the artisans themselves. "I will continue to do what I've chosen to do," Wang says. "True craftsmanship is found in unending devotion." Wang intends to use modern communication channels in the near future to promot

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Sikh's Members Carry 3 Saroops Of Sri Guru Granth Sahibat At Airport - Delhi

Members of Sikh riligion carry 3 Saroops of Sri Guru Granth Sahib, the sacred scripture at T3, IGI Airport in New Delhi, India on 24 August 2021. Photo by Anshuman Akash/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sikh's Members Carry 3 Saroops Of Sri Guru Granth Sahibat At Airport - Delhi

Members of Sikh riligion putting 3 Saroops of Sri Guru Granth Sahib, the sacred scripture in a bus at T3, IGI Airport in New Delhi, India on 24 August 2021. Photo by Anshuman Akash/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sikh's Members Carry 3 Saroops Of Sri Guru Granth Sahibat At Airport - Delhi

Members of Sikh riligion carry 3 Saroops of Sri Guru Granth Sahib, the sacred scripture at T3, IGI Airport in New Delhi, India on 24 August 2021. Photo by Anshuman Akash/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sikh's Members Carry 3 Saroops Of Sri Guru Granth Sahibat At Airport - Delhi

Members of Sikh riligion putting 3 Saroops of Sri Guru Granth Sahib, the sacred scripture in a bus at T3, IGI Airport in New Delhi, India on 24 August 2021. Photo by Anshuman Akash/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sikh's Members Carry 3 Saroops Of Sri Guru Granth Sahibat At Airport - Delhi

Members of Sikh riligion carry 3 Saroops of Sri Guru Granth Sahib, the sacred scripture at T3, IGI Airport in New Delhi, India on 24 August 2021. Photo by Anshuman Akash/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sikh's Members Carry 3 Saroops Of Sri Guru Granth Sahibat At Airport - Delhi

Members of Sikh riligion carry 3 Saroops of Sri Guru Granth Sahib, the sacred scripture at T3, IGI Airport in New Delhi, India on 24 August 2021. Photo by Anshuman Akash/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sikh's Members Carry 3 Saroops Of Sri Guru Granth Sahibat At Airport - Delhi

Members of Sikh riligion putting 3 Saroops of Sri Guru Granth Sahib, the sacred scripture in a bus at T3, IGI Airport in New Delhi, India on 24 August 2021. Photo by Anshuman Akash/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sikh's Members Carry 3 Saroops Of Sri Guru Granth Sahibat At Airport - Delhi

Members of Sikh riligion carry 3 Saroops of Sri Guru Granth Sahib, the sacred scripture at T3, IGI Airport in New Delhi, India on 24 August 2021. Photo by Anshuman Akash/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sikh's Members Carry 3 Saroops Of Sri Guru Granth Sahibat At Airport - Delhi

Members of Sikh riligion putting 3 Saroops of Sri Guru Granth Sahib, the sacred scripture in a bus at T3, IGI Airport in New Delhi, India on 24 August 2021. Photo by Anshuman Akash/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sikh's Members Carry 3 Saroops Of Sri Guru Granth Sahibat At Airport - Delhi

Cleanin staff clean the flower thrown for Members of Sikh riligion putting 3 Saroops of Sri Guru Granth Sahib, the sacred scripture in a bus at T3, IGI Airport in New Delhi, India on 24 August 2021. Photo by Anshuman Akash/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sikh's Members Carry 3 Saroops Of Sri Guru Granth Sahibat At Airport - Delhi

BJP supports shout slogan at IGI airport welcoming 3 Saroops of Sri Guru Granth Sahib, the sacred scripture in a bus at T3, IGI Airport in New Delhi, India on 24 August 2021. Photo by Anshuman Akash/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sikh's Members Carry 3 Saroops Of Sri Guru Granth Sahibat At Airport - Delhi

Members of Sikh riligion putting 3 Saroops of Sri Guru Granth Sahib, the sacred scripture in a bus at T3, IGI Airport in New Delhi, India on 24 August 2021. Photo by Anshuman Akash/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sikh's Members Carry 3 Saroops Of Sri Guru Granth Sahibat At Airport - Delhi

Members of Sikh riligion carry 3 Saroops of Sri Guru Granth Sahib, the sacred scripture at T3, IGI Airport in New Delhi, India on 24 August 2021. Photo by Anshuman Akash/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sikh's Members Carry 3 Saroops Of Sri Guru Granth Sahibat At Airport - Delhi

Members of Sikh riligion putting 3 Saroops of Sri Guru Granth Sahib, the sacred scripture in a bus at T3, IGI Airport in New Delhi, India on 24 August 2021. Photo by Anshuman Akash/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sikh's Members Carry 3 Saroops Of Sri Guru Granth Sahibat At Airport - Delhi

BJP supports shout slogan at IGI airport welcoming 3 Saroops of Sri Guru Granth Sahib, the sacred scripture in a bus at T3, IGI Airport in New Delhi, India on 24 August 2021. Photo by Anshuman Akash/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sikh's Members Carry 3 Saroops Of Sri Guru Granth Sahibat At Airport - Delhi

Members of Sikh riligion putting 3 Saroops of Sri Guru Granth Sahib, the sacred scripture in a bus at T3, IGI Airport in New Delhi, India on 24 August 2021. Photo by Anshuman Akash/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sikh's Members Carry 3 Saroops Of Sri Guru Granth Sahibat At Airport - Delhi

Cleanin staff clean the flower thrown for Members of Sikh riligion putting 3 Saroops of Sri Guru Granth Sahib, the sacred scripture in a bus at T3, IGI Airport in New Delhi, India on 24 August 2021. Photo by Anshuman Akash/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sikh's Members Carry 3 Saroops Of Sri Guru Granth Sahibat At Airport - Delhi

BJP supports shout slogan at IGI airport welcoming 3 Saroops of Sri Guru Granth Sahib, the sacred scripture in a bus at T3, IGI Airport in New Delhi, India on 24 August 2021. Photo by Anshuman Akash/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sikh's Members Carry 3 Saroops Of Sri Guru Granth Sahibat At Airport - Delhi

Members of Sikh riligion carry 3 Saroops of Sri Guru Granth Sahib, the sacred scripture in heavy security of CISF officials at T3, IGI Airport in New Delhi, India on 24 August 2021. Photo by Anshuman Akash/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sikh's Members Carry 3 Saroops Of Sri Guru Granth Sahibat At Airport - Delhi

Cleanin staff clean the flower thrown for Members of Sikh riligion putting 3 Saroops of Sri Guru Granth Sahib, the sacred scripture in a bus at T3, IGI Airport in New Delhi, India on 24 August 2021. Photo by Anshuman Akash/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sikh's Members Carry 3 Saroops Of Sri Guru Granth Sahibat At Airport - Delhi

Cleanin staff clean the flower thrown for Members of Sikh riligion putting 3 Saroops of Sri Guru Granth Sahib, the sacred scripture in a bus at T3, IGI Airport in New Delhi, India on 24 August 2021. Photo by Anshuman Akash/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sikh's Members Carry 3 Saroops Of Sri Guru Granth Sahibat At Airport - Delhi

Members of Sikh riligion carry 3 Saroops of Sri Guru Granth Sahib, the sacred scripture at T3, IGI Airport in New Delhi, India on 24 August 2021. Photo by Anshuman Akash/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sikh's Members Carry 3 Saroops Of Sri Guru Granth Sahibat At Airport - Delhi

Members of Sikh riligion carry 3 Saroops of Sri Guru Granth Sahib, the sacred scripture in heavy security of CISF officials at T3, IGI Airport in New Delhi, India on 24 August 2021. Photo by Anshuman Akash/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sanskrit copy of legendary Buddhist sutra found in Tibet

TOKYO, Japan - A researcher at Taisho University looks at a duplicate of an original Sanskrit text of the scripture called ''Yuima-kyo'' in Japanese and the ''Vimalakirti'' sutra in Sanskrit, at the university in Tokyo's Toshima Ward on Dec. 14. Taisho University researchers discovered the copy, which dates to the eighth century, in July 1999 at the Potala Palace in Lhasa.

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The honden (inner sanctuary),Toshogu Shrine,Nikko

The inner room of the main building of Toshogu at Nikko. Tkugawa Ieyasu is worshipped here. In the centre is the seat for the chief priest, and in front are small bells by the scripture holders, and to the left and right are seats for deputy priests. The ceiling has magnificent decorations.==Date:unknown, Place:Nikko, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number14‐14‐0]

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Japanese director stages mime in Tehran to help quake victims

TEHRAN, Iran - Iranian actors perform a mime, directed by Japan's Izumi Ashizawa and based on Avesta, an ancient Persian scripture of Iran's indigenous religion Zoroastrianism, in Tehran on June 16, 2011, during a show to raise money for victims of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami in Japan. (Kyodo)

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Japanese director stages mime in Tehran to help quake victims

TEHRAN, Iran - Iranian actors perform a mime, directed by Japan's Izumi Ashizawa and based on Avesta, an ancient Persian scripture of Iran's indigenous religion Zoroastrianism, in Tehran on June 16, 2011, during a show to raise money for victims of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami in Japan. (Kyodo)

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Zenkoji temple's sutra repository reopens to public

Worshippers rotate the octagonal shelf storing Buddhist sutras inside Zenkoji temple's Kyozo scripture repository in the central Japan city of Nagano on Sept. 13, 2017. The repository reopened to the public for the first time in nine years after finishing restoration work. It is said rotating the shelf can bestow a blessing similar to reading the entire sutra collection. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo