Police accuse Kodo Nishihara, the former chief priest of Seigan-ji temple in the Saitama Prefecture village of Higashi-Chichibu, of pouring kerosene in the temple's main hall and his adjoining home, and setting them alight.
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Monk arrested for setting fire to temple for insurance
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Amazing Custom Cars
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Featured on a show in Japan, some Japanese people have completely "pimped" their rides.
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Buddhist monk making music with divine aspirations
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Like any pop star, Shidaoxin records albums, poses for the cameras and blogs to stay in touch with his fans. But this Chinese singer and Buddhist monk is making music for a higher cause.
The 26-year-old, who calls himself a "singer monk", says he is trying to promote Buddhism in a modern way to capture people's hearts and souls.
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Buddhist pop records become hits for Chinese monk
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Shidaoxin has become a global star after singing tunes based on religious lyrics.
Read more »Japan’s Marathon Monk
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A 44-year-old Japanese monk named Genshin Fujinami has just completed what probably is the most grueling race in history: a 7-year 24,800 mile (~40,000 km) journey - an equivalent of a trip around the world! http://www.hplusmagazine.com/sites/default/files/images/articles/i-am-ir...
Read more »Ancient 'monk' scores with phone swindle
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A MAN, who, with an accomplice, pretended to be a 108-year-old monk and swindled 1.15 million yuan (US$168,129) from believers over the phone, has been charged by Xuhui District prosecutors.
Read more »Japanese camellias thrive on Cornwall estate
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Anne de Verteuil - what a wonderful evocative name..(almost as good as my own)..."The caller explained that they belonged to an elderly Zen monk, Otaki san, and were growing in the garden of his 400-year-old house in Kyoto. Now in his eighties, the monk was anxious to ensure the continuity of his collection and was convinced that it should come to England.
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