12) THE 'KOREAN' LANTERN🕯️
Tucked away in the garden south of the abbot's quarters is a Goryeo-style (고려/高麗) lantern brought back from the mainland 400 years ago. Its middle pole is now missing.
And with that we've come to the end of Eikan-dō's 'mysteries'🙇♂️
#Eikando #永観堂
As she was leaving, one of the staff at Eikan-dō ran up to Nao-san and handed her a rare grouping of 4 needles😲
Just like 4-leaf clovers, these are very lucky indeed!🍀
I wonder what good fortune will befall Nao-san🙏🤲
he rakes pine needles
for tomorrow's tea, perhaps...
autumn rain
翌の茶の松葉かくらん秋の雨
-Kobayashi Issa (小林一茶), 1805.
Trans. David G. Lanoue.
One good thing about traipsing around in the rain during the fall season🤔...
...the autumn colours glow in the gloom🥰
#Eikando #永観堂 #Kyoto
Eikan-dō Zenrin-ji (永観堂禅林寺) traces its history to Shinshō (真紹 797–873), a pupil of Kūkai.
Aspiring to found a temple for worship of the 'Five Wisdom Buddhas' (五智如来), in 853 he was gifted the mansion of Fujiwara-no-Sekio (藤原関雄) to realise his dream.
Eikan-dō Zenrin-ji (永観堂禅林寺) traces its history to Shinshō (真紹 797–873), a pupil of Kūkai. Aspiring to found a temple for worship of the 'Five Wisdom Buddhas' (五智如来), in 853 he was gifted the mansion of Fujiwara-no-Sekio (藤原関雄) to realise his dream.
Eikan-dō (永観堂) has over 3000 maple trees😲
That's a lot of leaves to rake up at the end of autumn🥹
#Kyoto #京都 #PathofPhilosophy #哲学の道 #Japan #野点 #Eikando #永観堂 #autumn
👣🤔AUTUMN ALONG THE PHILOSOPHER'S PATH🍁🍂
Fall vibing.
#永観堂 #Eikando #autumn #紅葉 #Kyoto #京都 #Japan #ThePhilosophersPath #哲学の道 #Tetsugakunomichi
Camellia Tea Ceremony
