Tag: pilgrimage
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88 Slag Buddhas
The 88 Buddha statuettes are a reference to the 88 temples of the Shikoku Pilgrimage. They are made of slag that was illegally dumped on neighborhing Teshima Island, which is also part of their story. From 1978 to 1990, Teshima Island was used as a dump site for paper making residue, sadly they were actually…