In fact, many people have been captivated by this Japanese version of “The Thinker.” Philosopher Tetsuro Watsuji (1889-1960) ...

It took four workers three hours to carry the massive mask on ropes up the 57 m-high (187 ft) white statue of the Buddhist goddess Kannon - the Goddess of Mercy - at the Houkokuji Aizu Betsuin ...

In this historic temple, Buddhists learn the teachings of Buddha from a humanoid, the robotic embodiment of the Buddhist goddess of mercy, Kannon. “I often experience mood swings, taking care of ...

The pink net mask will remain on the face of Kannon, the Goddess of Mercy, until the Covid-19 situation is under control in the East Asian country, officials say. The white statue stands 57 metres ...

each a woodblock print, sumizuri-e, with hand-applied red colour to the back of the print, from the series The Sutra of Kannon, Compassionate Goddess of Mercy (Kannonkyo hangakan), 1938, framed and ...

There are more than 20,000 large and small Buddhist and Christian stone markers and unmarked graves of war dead, as well as a giant statue of Kannon, the goddess of mercy in Japanese Buddhism ...

The Houkokuji Aizu Betsuin temple in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan has just received a new facelift in the form of a massive custom facemask for its 57-meter-tall (187 feet) Goddess of Mercy Kannon ...

Workers place a mask on Buddhist goddess Kannon at Houkokuji Aizu Betsuin temple in Aizuwakamatsu, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. [Courtesy] Workers scaled a giant statue of a Buddhist goddess in ...