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Posted on 2016-03-12 by sundryfolly

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A group of friends visit Hasadera Temple on a rainy March day.
Kamakura, Japan
March 2016

I promise that my next post will be writing.  Recently, I purchased a new camera and have been eager to experiment with it!  Cheers!

Posted in Japan, photography | Tagged Buddhism, 雨, Hasadera Temple, Japan, Japanese culture, photo, photography, rain, 日本, 日本文化 | Leave a comment

Path to Prayer

Posted on 2016-03-12 by sundryfolly

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On a rainy March day, a woman stops to pray at Hasadera Temple.
Kamakura, Japan
March 2016

 

Posted in Japan, photography | Tagged Buddhism, Hasadera Temple, Japan, Japanese culture, photo, photography, rain, rainy day, 日本, 日本文化 | Leave a comment

Great Buddha of Kamakura

Posted on 2016-03-11 by sundryfolly

 

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This bronze statue of the Amida Buddha can be found at Kotokuin Temple in Kamakura, Japan.  It has a height of 13.35 meters, making it the second tallest bronze Buddha statue in Japan.  The Kamakura Buddha was cast in 1252.
March, 2016

 

 

 

 

Posted in Japan, photography | Tagged Buddhism, 鎌倉, Japan, Japanese culture, Kamakura, photo, photography, 日本 | Leave a comment

this moment

Posted on 2016-02-03 by sundryfolly

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A blackbird makes its way towards the top spire of the Buddhist stupa that sits upon Kofu’s Atago Mountain.
Kofu, Japan – February 2016

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Heaven’s Reflection

Posted on 2015-02-03 by sundryfolly

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Looking into a small pond at Eikando Temple/Kyoto, Japan

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회색의 색조/Shades of Grey

Posted on 2015-01-30 by sundryfolly

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Three Monks at Donghwasa Temple/동화사

 

 

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Four Wise Men

Posted on 2015-01-24 by sundryfolly

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An interior shot at Tongdosa Temple/통도사 – South Korea

Posted in photography, South Korea | Tagged Buddhism, 통도사, korean culture, photo, photography, south korea, Tongdosa | Leave a comment

Pausing for Prayer

Posted on 2014-08-29 by sundryfolly

 

 

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Women pray at Tongdosa Temple/South Korea.

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Yesterday, we took a trip to Tongdosa to celebrate my birthday.  It was lovely!

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석조대불/Seokjoyaksa Yeoraebul

Posted on 2014-08-14 by sundryfolly

 

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동화사의 석조대불 (대구) –  Donghwasa Temple’s Seokjoyaksa Yeoraebul (Daegu)

 

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갓바위/Gatbawi

Posted on 2014-08-11 by sundryfolly

 

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갓바위/Gatbawi

The hiking weather was absolutely perfect yesterday.  The heavy storm rain didn’t arrive until after we had completed our hike.  

Posted in photography, South Korea | Tagged Buddhism, 갓바위, Gatbawi, korea, photo, photography, south korea | Leave a comment

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