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Written by Benny Pangadian
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Wednesday, 19 October 2011 10:15 |
Royal Grand Hall, the imposing modern temple in Hyogo, Japan was founded by a priest named Dr. Kyuse Enshinjoh in 2001. Surrounded by 8 mountains, it covers an area of 145 hectares.
The main hall is decorated with 10,450 carved images and 340,000 pieces of gold. It contains 108 statues of bodhitsavas and 1,008 depictions of the Buddha.
In addition, surrounding garden is adorned with 500 statues of arahats. The complex was inaugurated in 2008, after 7 years of labor by 3.5 million workers, architects, engineers and artists.




















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