“But from the inside, a lot has been happening.” A Buddhist statue stands in one of the rooms inside the Shingon Buddhist International Institute building where Bill Eidsen of Fresno teaches ...

A 14th-century Buddhist statue of the Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva, stolen from Japan's Kannonji temple in 2012, sits at Buseok Temple in Seosan, South Korea, Monday, May 5, 2025. (Kyodo News via AP ...

The wooden seated statue sculpture is the temple’s principal object of worship. Located in the Kusadocho district, the temple belongs to the Shingon sect of Buddhism. The statue is venerated at ...

A 14th century Korean Buddhist statue stolen from a Japanese temple nearly 13 years ago was returned on Monday, following a years-long legal battle between Japan and South Korea over its ownership ...