May 9, 2009

Day 3 Continued further


This is Ian washing his hands before entering the temple grounds. Actually we are already inside the grounds proper because we have gone through the gate, but we have not approached any of the buildings.

This is a group being led in the recitation of the Heart Sutra by a Buddhist priest. Many of the groups that we saw consisted to 10 to 20 people with a priest and/or a tour guide. They moved between temples on chartered buses.
I am not sure without a time consuming check, but I think that this is the main hall at Temple #15. The thing in front with the roof is the incense burner and the place for candles can just be seen on the right.
This is Temple #14. The buildings are all very old and dilapidated. The main hall burned down a few hundred years ago and the remains of the foundation can be seen on the extreme right. I actually liked this temple very much - it had real character.

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