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@camelliakyoto@mastodon.social · last week

Fudō Myōō (不動明王) is the wrathful deity of Buddhist wisdom. With his sword, Acala cuts through deluded and ignorant minds, with his rope he binds those ruled by their violent passions, and with flames he consumes the evil of the world.

His rock symbolizes unshakeable peace.
#不動明王 #FudoMyoo #Acala

Statue of Fudo Myoo, deity of Buddhist wisdom.

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@camelliakyoto@mastodon.social replied · last week

Forty years ago Hannya-ji (般若寺) was rather down on its luck, its grounds gone to seed. The then abbot came across a single cosmos, and so started researching the flowers. Little by little he began to transform the precints, and now 150,000 cosmos plants grow here!
#般若寺

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@camelliakyoto@mastodon.social replied · last week

Cosmos have helped more than a few Nara temples turn their fortunes around.

Abe Monju-in (安倍文殊院) creates a cosmos maze for guests to enjoy each autumn.
The temple started life as Sūke-ji (崇敬寺) in 645, founded by Abe-no-Kurahashimaro (安倍倉梯麻呂).
#cosmos #コスモス

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@camelliakyoto@mastodon.social replied · last week

It's now estimated that close to 150,000 cosmos plants grow in Hannya-ji's (般若寺) precincts😲
You can spot around 30 varieties🧐

The temple's 12.6m tall, 13-storied stone pagoda is the tallest in Japan. It was created in 1253 by Igyomatsu (a stone mason from Southern Sung).

Hannya-ji's 12.6m tall stone pagoda is the tallest in Japan.

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@camelliakyoto@mastodon.social replied · last week

In 1185 Taira-no-Shigehira (平重衡) was executed by Tōdai-ji and his head nailed to Hannya-ji's torii.
Five years earlier he had led an attack on the powerful temples of Nara. After one of his men accidentally started a fire, he simply stood at Hannya-ji and watched the city burn.

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@camelliakyoto@mastodon.social replied · last week

A small store behind Hannya-ji, cashing in on Nara's famous daibutsu (大仏), has created a 'Great Buddha soda'. The big ball of hair is cotton candy, which can be eaten or used to sweeten the (already sweet) drink🤪🥤

#般若寺 #Hannyaji #大仏 #Nara #奈良 #東大寺 #daibutsu

The 'Great Buddha soda', a soft drink topped with a big afro made from cotton candy.

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