Are they being protected, or are they protecting the world?įrom these ancient notions of doom and rebirth comes a startling new novel by the acclaimed author of Geisha and The Tale of Murasaki. Hundreds of temples in Japan are known to keep mysterious hidden buddhas secreted away except on rare designated viewing days. Many in Japan believe that after the world ends, the Buddha of the Future will appear and bring about a new age of enlightenment. Besides taking us on a journey through little-known corners of Japan, it offers us an engaging and believable portrait of people driven to do things they may not have imagined." -Arthur Golden, author of Memoirs of a GeishaĪccording to esoteric Buddhist theology, the world is suffering through a final corrupt era. With its fascinating story of characters caught up in a world they themselves don't understand, Hidden Buddhas may well be Liza Dalby's best work yet.
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