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Asian Art Museum rings in Japanese New Year with 108 chimes of 16th century bronze bell
A 16 th century bronze bell rang 108 times on Sunday during a celebration of the Japanese New Year at San Francisco’s Asian Art Museum. The sounding of the 2,100-pound bell, from a temple in ...
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In Rural Japan, Learning Zen Mindfulness at an 800-Year-Old Temple
Soon, a bell chimes. I shake out my legs and follow ... Happily, the retreat is unlike a typical (and typically austere) ...
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Buddhist statue stolen nearly 13 years ago returned
TOKYO (AP) — A 14th century Korean Buddhist statue stolen from a Japanese temple nearly 13 years ago was returned on Monday, following a yearslong legal battle between Japan and South Korea over ...
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A statue stolen from a Japanese temple is finally returned from South Korea
From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...
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39th Annual Japanese New Year Bell-Ringing Ceremony
Members can attend an earlier Bell-Ringing Ceremony at 10:30 AM before the public ceremony begins. Ring in the New Year by taking a swing at a 2,100-pound, 16th-century Japanese temple bell.
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A Buddhist statue stolen from a Japanese temple nearly 13 years ago is returned from South Korea
TOKYO (AP) — A 14th century Korean Buddhist statue stolen from a Japanese temple nearly 13 years ago was returned on Monday, following a yearslong legal battle between Japan and South Korea over ...
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A Buddhist statue stolen from a Japanese temple nearly 13 years ago is returned from South Korea
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) ...