Camellia Tea Ceremony👣🤔AUTUMN ALONG THE PHILOSOPHER'S PATH🍁🍂
Fall vibing.
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The Path of Philosophy (哲学の道) runs between Nanzen-ji (南禅寺) and Ginkaku-ji (銀閣寺).
It came to prominence after the philosophers and Kyōto University professors Nishida Kitarō (西田幾多郎 1870-1945) and Tanabe Hajime (田辺元 1885-1962) used the trail as an exercise route.
It came to prominence after the philosophers and Kyōto University professors Nishida Kitarō (西田幾多郎 1870-1945) and Tanabe Hajime (田辺元 1885-1962) used the trail as an exercise route.
In the autumn Nao-san enjoyed an outside tea ceremony along the Path of Philosophy and was joined by an unexpected guest, glorious in the late afternoon sun.
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Eikan-dō (永観堂) has over 3000 maple trees😲
That's a lot of leaves to rake up at the end of autumn🥹
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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.
A friendly squash guards the precincts of Anraku-ji (住蓮山安楽寺).
The temple was revived with the founding of Hōnen-in in 1681. It was built in honor of Jūren and Anraku (disciples of Hōnen), who were executed after being accused of seducing two of the emperor's concubines.
Hōnen-in (法然院) was built close to the site of a simple hermitage where Hōnen (法然 1133-1212) and his disciples (Jūren 住蓮 and Anraku 安楽), worshiped the bodhisattva Amida (阿弥陀仏) 6 times each day and night on Shishigatani (鹿ヶ谷).
As visitors enter Hōnen-in they pass through the Byakusadan (白砂壇), 2 terraces of white sand (roughly 7m long, 3m wide and 10cm high).
Said to symbolize water, the sand purifies the body and soul. Every 4 or 5 days a priest rakes new patterns, reflecting the weather or season.
Said to symbolize water, the sand purifies the body and soul. Every 4 or 5 days a priest rakes new patterns, reflecting the weather or season.
A detour to Shinnyo-dō (真如堂)...
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For most of its life Shinshōgokuraku-ji (真正極楽寺), more familiarly known as Shinnyo-dō, has played an important role for the women of Kyōto.
When many temples & sacred places were strictly off-limits to women, Shinnyo-dō offered them a sanctuary within easy reach of the city.
When many temples & sacred places were strictly off-limits to women, Shinnyo-dō offered them a sanctuary within easy reach of the city.
Let us end our autumn stroll down The Path of the Philosophy at a temple that needs no introduction...
...Ginkaku-ji (銀閣寺).
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Paul@camelliakyoto the autumn colours are beautiful. Thank you for sharing.