Close-up detail of tombstones at the cemetery of the Isshin-ji Temple, Osaka, Japan.

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Isshin-ji Temple in the centre of Osaka is referred to by locals as "The Commons People's Temple" was founded in 1185. The followers belong to the Jodo-shu (Pure Land) Buddhist sect. The temple is most famous for the statue of Buddha which is made from the ashes of 200,000 deceased consenting worshippers.

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Location: Isshinji temple, 2 Chome-8-69 Osaka, Tennoji Ward, Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan
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