The
El Cerrito group waits for the bus to Sanjusangendo temple that houses
one thousand Buddhist statues.
Every year, NP:J participants can choose to participate in a guided walking
tour by George Hlawatsch, professor at Kansai Gaidai Unversity in Osaka.
The El Cerrito group is getting an explanation of Sanjusangendo and the
other areas they will be walking to.
Here,
some are posed in front of an "ema"-- meaning picture of a horse.
In the olden days, when a person wanted to ask for special consideration
from Buddha, the person would offer a horse. This was of course an expensive
undertaking and eventually evolved into giving the temple a picture of
a horse and hence "ema." Nowadays, the "ema" are much
smaller and do not necessarily have a picture of a horse. Wishes are written
on the back of these wooden plaques and tacked to a board as shown here.
On
the way to Kiyomizu Temple, Professor Hlawatsch leads the group through
on of Japan's largest cemetaries, Otani Cemetary.
The El Cerrito group arrives at Kiyomizu
Temple grounds. It felt good to sit!
Middleton
High students purify their hands at Higashi Honganji temple, the largest
Buddhist temple in Japan.
Before
entering a temple, visitors must take their shoes off, Those with sneakers
have a bit of a harder time as a result!
The
Patrick Henry group gathers for a group photo inside Higashi Honganji
temple.
Shiba-sensei
responds to questions students have about the temple and temple structures
in Japan in general.
As
Higashi Honganji temple is a popular temple destination, English explanations
of various aspects of the temple can be found. Here the students studiously
study what is written.
The
El Cerrito group waits for the bus to Sanjusangendo temple that houses
one thousand Buddhist statues.
Every year, NP:J participants can choose to participate in a guided walking
tour by George Hlawatsch, professor at Kansai Gaidai Unversity in Osaka.
The El Cerrito group is getting an explanation of Sanjusangendo and the
other areas they will be walking to.
Here,
some are posed in front of an "ema"-- meaning picture of a horse.
In the olden days, when a person wanted to ask for special consideration
from Buddha, the person would offer a horse. This was of course an expensive
undertaking and eventually evolved into giving the temple a picture of
a horse and hence "ema." Nowadays, the "ema" are much
smaller and do not necessarily have a picture of a horse. Wishes are written
on the back of these wooden plaques and tacked to a board as shown here.
On
the way to Kiyomizu Temple, Professor Hlawatsch leads the group through
on of Japan's largest cemetaries, Otani Cemetary.
Middleton
High students purify their hands at Higashi Honganji temple, the largest
Buddhist temple in Japan.
Before
entering a temple, visitors must take their shoes off, Those with sneakers
have a bit of a harder time as a result!
The
Patrick Henry group gathers for a group photo inside Higashi Honganji
temple.
Shiba-sensei
responds to questions students have about the temple and temple structures
in Japan in general.
As
Higashi Honganji temple is a popular temple destination, English explanations
of various aspects of the temple can be found. Here the students studiously
study what is written.