Beomeosa (범어사)
Beomeosa (범어사)
Busan, Republic of Korea
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Beomeosa guardian head
Giant head on guardian in Cheongwangmun Gate @ Beomeosa Temple in Busan (South Korea)
Tochoji pagoda and Buddhist prayer beads
Tochoji pagoda (Fukuoka, Japan)
According to wiki, Tochoji is most famous for having the largest statue of a seated Buddha in Japan. However, the one in Kamakura is several meters taller. Maybe they meant the largest wood statue of the Buddha. In any event, there is more to see at Tochoji, including the pagoda, pictured above, and the paintings of hell.
Playful Buddha statues in Arashiyama
Buddha statues between Tenryuji and Togetsukyo Bridge
With the heavy tourist traffic between Togetsukyo (渡月橋) and Tenryuji (天龍寺) an otherwise missed tofu restaurant attracts lots of attention with these curious statues of the Buddha next to their parking lot. Here is a photo from the same statue garden from a different season.
Shofukuji (聖福寺)
Shofukuji (Hakata, Fukuoka, Japan)
Big or small, famous or not, I love visiting temples in Japan with no crowds. (Crowds can be fun too when there is a matsuri, bon odori, or something going on.) There were no other people at Shofukuji (聖福寺) on this weekday in June with rain threatening. However, I was not alone. The Japanese black crows made their presence very known to me. They made a few dives in my neighborhood as I was taking this photo and were squawking so loudly you would have thought I was standing on their nest. (I assure you I was not.)
In any event, I had to take this quick picture before splitting as I didn’t want another bloody gash in my head (which is what happened the last time a Japanese black crow didn’t like me).
Fall colors during rainy season at Daishoin (大聖院)
Rain @ Daisho-in on Miyajima
Daishoin is famous for its maple leaves in autumn. However, I thought they looked pretty good on a rainy day in June.
I have been to many temples all over Japan, but my experience at Daishoin may have been my favorite. Probably because of the rain, I was about the only person there so that may have had a lot to do with the wonderfulness. Kobo Daishi (弘法大師) founded the place so it was interesting to see Daishoin during the same summer in which I spent a night on Koya San.