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Temple Tanjo-Ji, ALBUM November 2007
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Temple Tanjo-Ji in my neighbourhood
Temple Tanjo-Ji in Okayama
Saint Honen was born here !
Saint Honen, born at this temple ..
by Gabi Greve
Joodo Paradise where we meet again ..
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***** pickled radish, takuanzuke 沢庵漬
kigo for all winter
..... Takuan was a famous Zen Priest, who invented this dish. It is very popular. Zen monks are supposed to eat their slices of Takuan radish without making any noise. There are usually two slices on the plate, used to carefully clear out the bolws afer eating and then munching the Takuan in silence.
If you want to know the secret of eating Takuan in silence, contact me :o) !
The Unfettered Mind. by Takuan Soho
Read my Haiku Archives 2007
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13 comments:
The pictures are gorgeous!
Zhanna
Thank you Gabi san
I could enjoy a little trip to 誕生寺 浄土宗 法然上人.
You slide show made me much feel the beauty of 美作国.
You are lucky enough living near nice place.
sakuo.
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Thanks for visiting, Sakuo San!
Hope to see you here soon !
GABI
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Temple Tanjo-Ji
leaves fallen
trees gather the only light
to bare branches
Thanks for visiting our temple, Mike san!
GABI
Gabi, I love your photos...so beautiful. My son has wanted to visit Japan since he was 2 (smart boy) and we will be making the trip in the spring....after seeing your photos, I think we should wait until autumn!!!
paula
Hello, Gabi,
The slide show is fabulous! So relaxing and beautiful.
I wondered about a couple of plants, but Google wasn't much help -- is the incredibly twisted tree some kind of pine? And what are those white ball flowers?
I am amazed at the attention to architectural detail. And to think it was all done by hand, so long ago.
flared temple roofs...
fan-shaped ginkgo leaves
flutter down
I'm half a world away and will likely never have the privilege of visiting Japan, but for a while this morning, I felt as though I was there. Thank you!
C.
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Thanks for your kind thoughts, my friend C.
GABI
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Dear Gabi,
I can't tell you how much pleasure you gave me by sharing those lovely pictures you took at Temple Tanjo-Ji. The colors, the statues, the temple and other buildings, all so lovely and wonderful to look at! It was almost as good as a real visit.
I've always thought the ginko trees were fascinating and your pictures only added to that feeling. And the gnarly beauty of that old, old pine -- wonderful!
Again, my thanks!
M
> Hi GABI,
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> autumn deepens–
> the unfettered beauty
> of this Amida temple
>
The leaves are a beautiful fiery red.
Thanks for taking them and posting.
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> Cheers,
> J
wooooooooooow
Your Misaku land
is gorgerous moment
I am very happy to see the view with you
etsuko
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Ah, Gabi ... if this is your way of advertising Japan, you are definitely doing a good job of it! For the first time I am seriously thinking of visiting the place.
the moon and I
moving among the trees
... Temple Tanjo-Ji
old temple
I have not yet seen it
yet I bid it farewell
Ella Wagemakers
gingko leaves
gild the temple's roof --
golden Buddha inside
I remember the ancient gingko at that temple. I have a picture (one
of my favorite pictures) of you and Etsuko san watching the rain
outside from inside the open temple.
It was much a moment to
treasure.
Thank you for the photo ginko of the temple's gingko
Here is a site of Gingko Dreams:
http://www.ginkgodreams.com/index/ginkgodreams/archives/C225/
(you may note that the sugar shaker has a familiar "shape" (a SWEET Daruma?)
ciao... chibi
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Hi Gabi,
I enjoyed your slide show very much and thank you for sharing it. -In particular the dragon tree caught my attention. I am going back later to view it again.
Paradise is in the world around us if we look closely enough.
P.H.
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