It was revealed this month that a Buddha statue stolen from a temple in Kyoto City was put up for auction on the Internet last year, and the Buddha statue was returned to the temple.
The antique dealer who put it up said, "I bought it at an auction exclusively for antique dealers," and police are investigating in detail how the stolen Buddha statue was put up for sale.
Last June, at "Ryuhonji" in Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto, a Buddha statue "Gattenji" with a height of about 50 cm, which was enshrined in the temple, was stolen, and this month, it is often posted on the Internet auction site. A similar Buddha statue was exhibited.
The exhibit was an antique dealer in Oita prefecture, and after receiving inquiries from the temple and police, the Buddha statue was returned to the temple on the 6th of this month, and it was confirmed that it was a stolen Buddha statue.
An antique dealer said that he had won a bid for a Buddha statue at an auction for antique dealers held in Kyoto last month. I was talking.
Police are investigating how the stolen Buddha statue was put up for auction.
Daiun Miki, the chief priest of Ryuhonji Temple, said, "I am relieved to be able to meet the Buddha statue again for almost a year and worship it every day. I would like to thank the many people who provided information." I was talking.