Buddhist statues 仏像

The face of the gods

After hours of work, a craftsman displays his work at the temple: an effigy from the Buddhist pantheon, carved in wood by his hand. A formal religious ceremony takes place, and a monk slips eyes into the empty eye sockets of the sculpture. The statue looks at us... and the divinity comes to life.

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