This is the pond that was below Temple #14. The trees in the back ground were cherries and they were almost ready to burst into color. The disturbances on the surface of the water are a large flock of ducks.
We left Temple #14 and headed for #13. Much of the route was very pretty. This is a stone wall protecting a slope giving entry from the road to some rice paddies. The picture does not do justice to the purple of the flowers.
Much of the route followed a river. It was about 50 meters behind me when I took this picture. Throughout Japan there are many little roadside shrines, some Buddhist and some Shinto. This was quite interesting because of the hat someone had placed on the statue of Buddha to protect him from the weather.
A view along the river and up into the mountains that we would be entering on the next leg of our trip. I was amazed at how high they were and how far away they looked. If I had seriously thought about it, I might very well have given up and gone home. Luckily, I had no idea what was in store for us.
After a long walk beside the river we reached Temple #13. This is a statue of Amida Buddha and a group of children. Amida is very interest. Amida has changed sex a number of times and is now shone as non-sexual, masculine in some ways but with a flowing body and a breast that could be male or female. Amida has also changed in function, having represented compasion, health, save childbearing, among other things.
This is the pond that was below Temple #14. The trees in the back ground were cherries and they were almost ready to burst into color. The disturbances on the surface of the water are a large flock of ducks.
We left Temple #14 and headed for #13. Much of the route was very pretty. This is a stone wall protecting a slope giving entry from the road to some rice paddies. The picture does not do justice to the purple of the flowers.
Much of the route followed a river. It was about 50 meters behind me when I took this picture. Throughout Japan there are many little roadside shrines, some Buddhist and some Shinto. This was quite interesting because of the hat someone had placed on the statue of Buddha to protect him from the weather.
A view along the river and up into the mountains that we would be entering on the next leg of our trip. I was amazed at how high they were and how far away they looked. If I had seriously thought about it, I might very well have given up and gone home. Luckily, I had no idea what was in store for us.
After a long walk beside the river we reached Temple #13. This is a statue of Amida Buddha and a group of children. Amida is very interest. Amida has changed sex a number of times and is now shone as non-sexual, masculine in some ways but with a flowing body and a breast that could be male or female. Amida has also changed in function, having represented compasion, health, save childbearing, among other things.
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