Japanese prince Shotoku Taishi printed on them.... Both suspects have been previously arrested and

Priests remove the dust from Buddhist statues and other items at Horyuji temple in Ikaruga, Nara Prefecture, on Dec.... 8, 2021 in an annual December cleanup.... About 10 monks including head priest Shokaku Furuya began the cleanup work in the morning after reading sutras at the temple's Kondo, or main hall, which houses statues including of Buddha and his two attendants and the Four Heavenly Kings--designated as national treasures....