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In addition to the seated statue of Yakushi Nyorai, which is the principal image of the temple, Nikko Bosatsu and Gakko ... with Yakushi Sanzonzo (triad image of Yakushi Buddha). The five-story pagoda ...

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the temple’s former chief steward, spoke with robot scientist Hiroshi Ishiguro, who is a professor at Osaka University. Goto asked Ishiguro to “create a Buddhist statue via robotics,” to ...