The statue’s torso was crafted with a robe ... according to Tourism Cambodia. Known as the “jungle temple” because of the trees and roots growing out of its walls, the temple was founded ...

The statue’s presumed head was discovered at the same temple in 1927 during the French colonial era and is currently kept at Cambodia’s main National Museum in the capital Phnom Penh.

Enryakuji is the head temple of the Tendai sect of Buddhism in Otsu, Shiga Prefecture, and a World Heritage site. The gold-plated statue came to light in 2018 when the Goho Doji statue was being ...