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I Actually Visited A Jain Temple, But Did Not See People With Brooms Strutting Around

The Name Mumbai Is Said To Have Originated From ‘Mumba,’ The Alias Of Parvati, Queen Of Shiva, Who Was Worshipped By The Fishermen

Although I Came Here Out Of Curiosity Rather Than Piety, The Precincts Of Kawasaki Daishi, Where The Unveiling Of Treasured Buddhist Image Was Being Held, Were Unusually Crowded

From The Base Of The Restored Nandaimon Gate, You Can Fully Enjoy The Majesty Of Central Golden Hall

The Five-story Small Pagoda, Which Some Say Is A Model Of One-tenth Of The Kokubunji Pagoda, Is Designated As A National Treasure As A Structure, Not As An Artifact

A Pure White Elephant Also Makes An Appearance At The Buddha's Birthday Party, Which May Tickle The Hearts Of Children Who Don't Understand The Meaning

Shin-Yakushiji, With Its Impressive Standing Statues Of The Twelve Heavenly Generals, Is Empty In Contrast To Todai-ji And Kasuga Taisha

The Bell Hanging From The Belfry Of Todaiji Temple Weighs About The Same As A Type 16 Maneuver Combat Vehicle

The Structure Of Nigatsudo Differs From That Of An Ordinary Temple In That The Inner Sanctum Where The Principal Image Is Located Is Surrounded By A Space Called A Bureau

Most Tourists Seem To Leave Todai-ji After Seeing The Great Buddha Of Nara, And The Rest Of The Temple Is Surprisingly Empty Except For The Daibutsuden Hall

An Oddly Shaped Butterfly With Eight Legs Perches On A Vase In Front Of The Great Buddha In Nara

The Nandai-mon Gate Of Todai-ji, Designated As A National Treasure, Is Large, And The Statues Of Kongorikishi Guarding The Temple Grounds Inside Are Also Large

With More Than 600 Gods, There Must Be No Such Thing As A Blessing That Taipei Xia-Hai City God Temple Can't Handle

The Area Lined With Food Stalls At The Dadaocheng Cisheng Temple Is An Alley With A High Density Of Good Food

In Taiwanese Temples, It Is Not Only Necessary To Pay Homage To All The Deities, But The Order Of Paying Homage Is Also Set In Stone

In Taiwan, Temples Are So Glamorous That, To The Japanese, Every Day Seems Like A Party Night

Women With Flagged Sticks In Their Hands Danced Amidst The Smoke Of Firecrackers

When I Looked At The Lanterns Of Sanfonggung, The Lanterns Lined Up In A Gapless Row Looked Like People In A Line, As If They Were Playing A Mass Game

The Sanfong Temple Had Not Only Taoist Deities But Also Buddhist Deities Such As Shakyamuni Buddha And Guanyin Bodhisattva, Making It Look Like A Department Store Of Deities

Sandwiched Between Residences, The Jade Emperor, The Supreme Deity In Chinese Taoism, Resided In A Temple That Looked Like A Multi-story Building

The Temple Is Basically A Taoist Temple, But On One Of The Altars, A Buddhist Deity, Goddess Of Mercy, Is Also Enshrined

The Kuhonbutsu, Which Is The Temple's Common Name, Does Not Include Shakyamuni Buddha, Who Is Seated In The Main Hall

The Approach Road Covered With Fresh Greenery Is Like A Green Tunnel, And Its Visual Structure Makes You Aware That You Are Stepping Out Of The Mundane World Into A Sanctuary

The Main Hall Of Zenko-ji, With Its Downward Bulging Shape That Seems To Deflate In Front Of The Ground, Radiates A Sense Of Security Like Totoro In Jiburian Anime

SUICA And ICOCA Nationwide Transport IC Cards Are Not Accepted On Nagaden Buses

Compared To Senso-ji Temple, Which Attracts An Alarmingly Large Number Of Tourists, Zojo-ji Temple In Shiba Attracts Fewer Tourists

Only During The Hokusai Commemoration, Nishi Arai Daishi Opens Its Collection Of Katsushika Hokusai's Paintings To The Public

Nishi Arai Is Not Because Of The Name Of The Place, Arai, To The West, But Because There Is A Sacred Well To The West Of The Main Hall

It Is Difficult To Feel The Former Vigor Of The Sanpo-ji

The Statues Of The Four Heavenly Kings, Made With Four Heads, Look Like Characters From A Video Game, A Little Too Cute To Be Dignified

The Actual Bunbuku Tea Kettle, Which Is Often Thought To Exist Only In Fairy Tales, Is Kept At Morin-ji Temple

The Garden At Shomyo-ji Temple Is A Pure Land Style Garden That Embodies The Pure Land Philosophy

The Kanazawa Bunko Next To The Temple Has More Presence Than The Shomyo-ji Temple Itself

Nakayama Hokkekyo-ji Temple Has Some National Treasures And Some Important Cultural Properties

The Shogyoden Hall At Nakayama Hokkekyo-ji Is A Sturdy Treasure House Built To Pass On The Relics Of Nichiren To Future Generations

Nakayama Hokkekyo-ji Temple Is One Of The Seven Main Temples Of Nichiren-shu In Various Parts Of Japan

Bruno Taut, Who Praised Katsura Rikyu, Lived In Takasaki At One Time

Daruma-ji Temple's Daruma Hall Is Dedicated To So Many Daruma Dolls That It Is Impossible To Count Them All

Despite Its Beautiful Bright Vermilion Color, There Were Not Many People Around, And The Pagoda Was Just Standing There Quietly

The Stone Steps Leading To The Precincts Of Ikegamihonmonji Are Quite Steep