Buddhist hall housing ‘eternal flame’ burns down in Japan
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“A historic Buddhist hall on Japan’s Miyajima Island has burned down after catching fire.”
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The provided evidence contains dictionary definitions of 'historic' and general Wikipedia entries about Miyajima Island and its history, but there is no mention of a recent or specific fire that destroyed a Buddhist hall. No news reports or event-specific records were provided in the evidence gathered.
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— The 1555 Battle of Miyajima (厳島合戦, Itsukushima Kassen) was the only battle to be fought on the sacred island of Miyajima; the entire island is considered to be a Shinto shrine, and no birth or death i…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Miyajima
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Miyajima
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— Itsukushima (厳島) is an island in the western part of the Inland Sea of Japan, located in the northwest of Hiroshima Bay. It is popularly known as Miyajima (宮島), which in Japanese means "Shrine Island"…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Itsukushima
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Itsukushima
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— Japanese dragons (日本の竜/龍, Nihon no ryū) are diverse legendary creatures in Japanese mythology and folklore. Japanese dragon myths amalgamate native legends with imported stories about dragons from Chi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_dragon
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“The building was known for housing a legendary ‘eternal flame’ believed to have been burning for more than 1,000 years.”
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The provided evidence includes general information about Buddhism and a mention of the Daishō-in temple complex on Miyajima, but there is no mention of an 'eternal flame' that has been burning for 1,000 years or any record of such a flame being lost in a fire.
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— The 1555 Battle of Miyajima (厳島合戦, Itsukushima Kassen) was the only battle to be fought on the sacred island of Miyajima; the entire island is considered to be a Shinto shrine, and no birth or death i…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Miyajima
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Miyajima
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— Daishō-in or Daisyō-in (大聖院; lit. 'Great Holy Temple'), also called Suishō-ji (水精寺; lit. 'Crystal Temple'), was a Japanese Buddhist temple complex with many temples and statues on Mount Misen, the hol…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daishō-in
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daishō-in
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— Itsukushima (厳島) is an island in the western part of the Inland Sea of Japan, located in the northwest of Hiroshima Bay. It is popularly known as Miyajima (宮島), which in Japanese means "Shrine Island"…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Itsukushima
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Itsukushima
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