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Nanzo Temple
Maren PauliNanzo Temple is part of the Sasaguri 88 temple pilgrimage route and hosts the biggest reclining statue of Buddha in the world.
Nanzo-in is a Shingon sect Buddhist temple in Sasaguri, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is notable for its bronze statue of a reclining Buddha, said to be the largest bronze statue in the world. [Wikipedia]
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Nanzo Temple is part of the Sasaguri 88 temple pilgrimage route and hosts the biggest reclining statue of Buddha in the world.
Nanzō-in Temple in Fukuoka is home to Japan's largest Nehanzo (reclining Buddha) as well as the center to the Sasaguri 88 temple pilgrimage.
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