Paper lantern and butterfly. Sanjusangen-do Buddhist temple complex. Higashiyama District. Kyoto. Kansai. Japan
Butterfly on a paper lantern. Inari Shrine of Sanjusangen-do Buddhist temple complex (aka Rengeo-in). Sanjusangen-do was completed in 12th century and rebuilt in 13th century after a fire. The main deity of the temple is Sahasrabhuja-arya-avalokitesvara (Thousand Armed Kannon), and the Main Hall contains 1001 life-size statues of the Thousand Armed Kannon, carved in Japanese Cypress in 12th and 13th centuries. At present time is run by the Myoho-in temple (part of the Tendai school of Buddhism). Higashiyama District. Kyoto. Kansai Region (aka Kinki region). Japan
Size: 5200px × 3453px
Location: Kyoto. Kansai. Japan
Photo credit: © Miguel Angel Muñoz Pellicer / Alamy / Afripics
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