CultureLarge trove of late-Heian documents found inside Buddhist statue, including account of Minamoto no Yoshinaka
A large number of documents from the late Heian period have been found inside a wooden standing statue of Amida Nyorai. The statue is held by a temple in Osaka City and is designated an Important Cultural Property of Japan. The documents offer clues about turmoil during the era of the Genpei War. They also include a description of Minamoto no Yoshinaka. Experts say the discovery of so many newly identified documents from this period is significant.
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Large trove of late-Heian documents found inside Buddhist statue, including account of Minamoto no Yoshinaka
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