Dou'unji - Cave Cloud Temple 13

This picture shows a covered walkway that goes up to a meditation hall on the top of the hill. The building in the foreground is simply a large hallway.
I am not sure who t his statue represents but it is very likely Kannon.
This is the temple bell tower. I did not go up and ring it since I was here taking pictures and not chanting or meditating.

Because of the children, this must be a statue of Kannon, he (or sometimes she) is the guardian deity of children and is frequently depicted with a group of them.Beside the main hall, there is a plantless garden, a specialty of Zen. The ground is covered with raked pebbles with just enough leaves laying around so that it shows the imperfections of life. There is a famous story of a novice monk who was given the job of raking a garden. He worked very hard and removed every leaf and week. He then went to the head monk and asked him to inspect his work. The head monk said that it was not complete and went over to some trees and shook them until leaves fell all over the place. "Now, it is perfect," he said.
This is the main hall of the temple. I was not very impressed because it is concrete and relatively new - not what I expected at 1300 year old temple. However, it was quite pleasant so I sat on a bench and enjoyed the place for a while.