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_Mechaloth_ t1_iqzntee wrote

Especially in Japan, there are tenth and eleventh century troves of Buddhist sutras and guardian figurines that had been buried across the archipelago by monks who thought Buddhism was entering an age of decline. Many have been discovered, but it’s not improbable that there are still more out there.

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[deleted] t1_ir0btr8 wrote

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digitelle t1_ir0wblp wrote

And mexico/latin American. So much of it is covered in trees.

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ChristopherDuntsch t1_ir1vyfl wrote

I hope to hear and see many more discoveries like this, they are such interesting views into the past.

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