Reclining Buddha

Associated Press, Tokyo | Sun, 02/12/2012 6:30 PM

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Reclining Buddha: A temple maiden pays respect to a 16-meter, 30-ton bronze statue of reclining Buddha at Jorakuzan Mantokuji temple in Tateyama, east of Tokyo, on Sunday. It is said a believer can fulfill a dream if the person touches foot of the statue after going around it three times clockwise. (AP/Itsuo Inouye) Reclining Buddha: A temple maiden pays respect to a 16-meter, 30-ton bronze statue of reclining Buddha at Jorakuzan Mantokuji temple in Tateyama, east of Tokyo, on Sunday. It is said a believer can fulfill a dream if the person touches foot of the statue after going around it three times clockwise. (AP/Itsuo Inouye)