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Showing posts with label Buddhist. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Buddhist. Show all posts
Tuesday, January 3, 2017

5th Visit to the Temple and All I Got Was This

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My 2017 Fortune This morning, I walked the back road to my office and, swung by the temple, again. Food tents, were all zipped ...
Tuesday, November 10, 2015

Along the Road There's a Legend That Was Told

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Beside the Okukubi River     It isn't very often, I walk on the eastern side of this waterway. When I do, it seems like...
Monday, January 6, 2014

Travel Photo: The Striker for a Buddhist Bell

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Close-up View of the Business End     This should you give an idea of what is used to ring the bell at shrines over the New Year...
Saturday, July 20, 2013

Having Sort of a Butsumetsu (仏滅) Day Today, Groan

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One of Those Days in Japan   Today, it would have been better if I had just never got off the futon.  Ouch. A Butsumetsu (仏滅) i...
Monday, May 20, 2013

Travel Photos: Sōgen-ji (崇元寺) Arched Stone Gates in Naha

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Formerly a Buddhist Temple   Built sometime during the reign of King Sho Shin 1477-1526, only the walls remain. The buildings a...
Tuesday, February 5, 2013

A Buddhist Church That Tickled My Fancy

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That You Tube is the best thing that came along since they invented canned beer. Just a few minutes ago, I found this Buddhist Chur...
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Tuesday, January 22, 2013

Kin Kannon Temple on New Year's Day 2013 (Photos)

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Kin Kannon Temple in Okinawa, Japan is just one of the eight major shrines. It would be nice to get photos from all of them on New...
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Saturday, February 11, 2012

Then and Now (Photos) Kin Kannon Temple Okinawa, Japan

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This photo of Kin Kannon Temple was taken in 1966 by photographer Donn Cuson. Here is a photo of Kin Kannon Temple taken yesterd...
Wednesday, April 20, 2011

A Pile of Laughing Buddhas for Travel Photo Thursday

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          Here's a whole pile of laughing Buddhas for TRAVEL PHOTO THURSDAY APRIL 21, 2011. There's no telling what the story be...
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Saturday, February 19, 2011

Buddhist Statue of Shinran Shonin in NYC: Give It Back !

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Here is a photo of a Statue of Shinran Shonin I took yesterday. It's something I've seen a few dozen times as one of my friends wh...
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Saturday, January 1, 2011

New Year 2011 Bamboo, Girls and Fortunes in Okinawa (Photo)

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After waiting in a long line at the Buddhist Temple in Kin Village Okinawa, Japan to get their fortunes for 2011 on a slip of paper these g...
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