Eishō Kawahara succeeded Shin-nyo in 1992 and became the abbot as the Third Restorer . Through the ARTIC , he has expanded the temple 's humanitarian activities in more various countries such as Sri Lanka , Tibet , and Myanmar . Domestically , he sent teams of volunteers during the Great Hanshin earthquake of 1995 and the Great East Japan earthquake of 2011 . The 14th Dalai Lama was invited in 2005 to perform the World Peace Homa Ceremony at the Main Temple and to give a lecture at the Oku-no-in . The wooden Five-story Pagoda was completed in 1997 and the Great South Gate in 2011 , both using traditional architectural techniques . The Awakening Rite for the statues of the Four Heavenly Kings , works by the Busshi Tsukumo Imamura housed in the Great South Gate , was performed simultaneously with the Opening Ceremony for the Gate
Great Hanshin earthquake
Great Hanshin earthquake
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