Hasedera - Main entrance

Hasedera - Main entrance

Religions-Sites; Religions-Buddhism; People-Adults

The folks dressed in white are pilgrims to the temple who commonly carry a staff that symbolizes the eternal copresence of the founder of the Shingon School, the great ninth century saint Kobo Daishi (also known as Kukai). So real is his presence believed to be that written on the back of their white coats is 1ctwo of us, practicing together. 1d

6/30/2002

Gardiner, David L. , 1957-

Colorado College

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Nara (prefecture), Sakurai (inhabited place)

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