Part of the group’s theology, though, was rooted in ancient Buddhist beliefs that had shaped mainstream Japanese society during the Kamakura period ... “There are records of monks and priests ...

NAGAOKAKYO, Kyoto Prefecture--An 11-face Kannon Buddhist statue ... tall and dates from the Kamakura Period (1185-1333) is only the third known example in Japan of an ancient wooden deity having ...

NOBEOKA, Miyazaki -- One of the country's largest statues of Buddhist monk Kukai (774-835), posthumously called Kobo Daishi, at Imayama Daishi temple in this southwestern Japan city was purified ...

But that wasn't always the case. The legendary Sohei warrior monks of medieval Japan were quite the opposite of the image of modern Buddhist monks. These spiritual figures were not just about ...

Her cookbook features nine recipes that reflect the temple's culinary philosophy of shojin ryori - traditional Buddhist vegetarian cuisine developed by monks during Japan's Kamakura period (1185 ...