Sunday, July 18, 2010

The Signs of Kyoto

Not much explanation necessary . . . .


Both near Ponto-cho--






Whoops--too late to go in--




Japanese "niceness"--



The one below, at the entry to Chion-in Temple, says: "Is the road of respectful affability
toward the Chionin Temple; Is the road to encounter with Master Honen; It is also the route to attain the way of Buddhism. For the old, the weak, women, children are lead to brightness, peaceful, and the meaning of life by collecting wisdom from the Buddha. To free tiresome beings, to let them gain dignity and to accept the true happiness ingenuously. This is, Buddlism."
I'm all for freeing tiresome beings, whenever we can.





This one's for Tom--


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