
A suitably splendid and rather sexy figure of the lord (now lady) of the underworld will soon see the day – Enma, from Kaitendoh’s new line “Cross x Create”, will be released in January 2013.
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Highly popular holy men manga Saint Young Men (“Saint☆Onii-san”), a slice of life comedy which follows the lives of Jesus Christ and the Buddha as they pursue an impoverished bachelor lifestyle in Tokyo’s otherwise gloriously futuristic Tachikawa city, is finally to receive a full anime adaptation.
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- Author: Artefact
- Categories: Japan, News
- Date: Sep 28, 2011 12:19 JST
- Tags: Bizarre, Buddhism, Crime, Cults, Kumamoto, Murder, Religion, Schoolgirls, Teachers

A 13-year-old schoolgirl has been killed in an exorcism by her cultist father and a Buddhist monk, drowning after having been forced to undergo the ritual of the “waterfall austerity” over a hundred times.
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Exploring the farthest realms of sexiness achievable by anime figures, this voluptuous Namida Nyorai PVC/resin figure of the Moebutsu series by Kaitendo will be available September 2011.
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- Author: Artefact
- Categories: Games, News
- Date: May 29, 2010 01:25 JST
- Tags: Bizarre, Buddhism, Crime, Rape, Religion, Shota, Shotacon, Taiwan, Video Gallery, Wii

A 46-year-old Taiwanese monk has been arrested for sexually assaulting a young boy, luring him into his home and seducing him with his Wii.
Perhaps even more interesting than the sordid details of the case is the luid CG animation Taiwanese media provides by way of explanation…
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A 34-year-old hikikomori smashed his father’s skull with Buddhist altar equipment, killing him.
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The chief priest of a 500-year-old Buddhist temple allegedly burnt down his own temple to fraudulently collect millions of dollars in insurance and so pay off huge debts incurred in the course of a lavish lifestyle, which saw him frequenting hostess bars and driving about town in a BMW.
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A Buddhist monk who collapsed whilst having sex with a dog living at his monastery is faced with making some difficult explanations.
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The Karmapa Lama, one of Buddhism’s top leaders, has stated that not only does he play violent video games, he also thinks they are as effective as meditation in freeing the mind of worldly passions.
He also professes a liking for hiphop, though is too coy to name specific artists…
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A Nichiren School Buddhist temple has embraced the spirit of moe in order to win new converts, and has created a series of marvellous moe illustrations of the Buddhist pantheon in order to connect with contemporary youth.
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Morning Two magazine has recently published a manga booklet portraying holy men Jesus Christ and the Buddha as sentai power rangers, fighting off evil demons in typical religious fashion.
The manga is entitled “Saisei Sentai Holy Men”, and is a side-story of 聖☆おにいさん / Sei☆Onii-san / Saint Young Men, itself a popular gag manga featuring Buddha and Jesus cohabiting in Japan. Read the rest of this entry »

The chief priest (41) of a Buddhist temple resolved in an act of Buddhist compassion to burn out a nest of wasps, and in doing so duly had his temple smitten and reduced to ashes, destroying the entire temple complex.
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