BUDDHISM IN JAPAN STAMPS COLLECTION
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Byodoin Temple, Date of issue 24th May 1991
Kondo Hall, Horyuji Temple - Buddhist Pagoda - UNESCO World Heritage Site, Date of issue 22nd February 1995
Prefectural Stamps - Shiga - Buddhist Temple, Date of issue 1st July 1996
Kofukuji, Nara - Buddhist Temple, Date of issue 15th November 1996
Prefectural Stamps - Hiroshima, Itsukushima Shrine Is most attritive tourist place in Japan, This Shrine listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, This island was understood as the home of the Bodhisattva. Itsukushima means island dedicated to the Gods. Date of issue 6th July 1998
To-ji Temple in Kyoto, Japan - Five-storied Pagoda, Date of issue 22nd June 2001
Bodhisattva floating on Clouds (Statue), Byodoin Temple, Date of issue 16th August 2001
World Heritage - Temples and Statues in the Ancient Capital of Nara, Date of issue 21st June 2002
Nandaimon (Great South Gate) of Todai-ji Temple in Nara
Four Heavenly Kings (Shitenno)
Early 8th-century Nara-period Buddhist architecture
Kofuku-ji Temple
Kofuku-ji Ashura Statue
Kofuku-ji Buddha Head
World Heritage - Temples and Statues in the Ancient Capital of Nara, Date of issue 23rd July 2002
Standing Thousand-Armed Kannon (Senju Kannon) statue
Heijo Palace Site – Suzaku Gate
Shwedagon Pagoda - Yangon (Rangoon), Myanmar (Burma), Date of issue 16th June 2003
Five-story Pagoda at Murou-ji Temple, Date of issue 26th April 2004
This Japanese stamps portrays the Shikoku Eighty-eight Temples Pilgrimage, a sacred Buddhist journey. It reflects Japan’s spiritual heritage, devotion to Kukai (Kobo Daishi), and the enduring tradition of pilgrimage across Shikoku, Date of issue 5th November 2004
Japanese stamp depicting a Buddha statue from Wat Phra Kaew, Bangkok, issued on 26 September 2007 to commemorate the 120th Anniversary of Japan–Thailand Diplomatic Relations
Mogao Caves in Gansu, China, are celebrated Buddhist cave temples with ancient murals and sculptures, reflecting Silk Road heritage, commemorating China–Japan Peace and Friendship Treaty, Date of issue 12th August 2008
Japanese postage stamp depicting Gohyaku Rakan-ji Temple, a Zen Buddhist site where 500 Rakan (Arhats) statues are enshrined, set on a wooded hillside with stone bridges and temple halls, Date of issue 23rd October 2008
Pagoda of Kaijusen-ji Temple, Date of issue 27th October 2008
Stamps depicts the 3-headed, 6-armed Ashura statue from Kofuku-ji Temple, Nara, a famous Buddhist guardian deity masterpiece of Japanese sculpture, celebrated classical religious art. Date of issue 2nd March 2009
Buddhist Deities, Guardians, and Sacred Sites, Date of issue 23rd April 2010
Heijō Palace – Buddhist-era imperial palace
Shaka at Birth (Todai-ji Temple) – Birth scene of Gautama (Shakyamuni) Buddha
Demon-goblin (Kofuku-ji Temple) – Nio-type guardian, protector of Buddhist temples
Kannon (Toin-do, Yakushi-ji Temple) – Bodhisattva of Compassion
Tamonten / Bishamonten (Daian-ji Temple) – Guardian King of the North, one of the Four Heavenly Kings
Sacred Three-Storied Pagoda at Kojo-ji Temple, Hiroshima, Japan, Date of issue 8th July 2010
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