After the entrance, I passed near a little tea house, broght here from elsewhere, and I saw Garyoro, the Reclining Dragon Corridor. Passing through a covered corridor, which enabled me to see the fine art on the sliding doors, I remain to admire a little dry garden, where stone dragons slept, under the pale pink flowers of a weeping cherry tree. There were not so many people, and they kept silence, so it was very nice to stay there for a while.

Then, I climbed the hill to see the other tea houses. On the way, other halls offered me the painted details of the pillars. Coming down, along a little bamboo grove, I got a glimpse of the huge Buddha statue at the entrance of Ryozen Cannon temple, which I have not visited.


This was a rewarding visit, which I enjoyed very much.
 
Ne aflam tot in cartierul Higashiyama, care acopera tot estul orasului Kyoto. In aceasta postare va voi arata cateva imagini dintr-un templu care mi-a placut mult, Kodai-ji.

Nene, despre care am amintit in postarea anterioara, cu numele sau complet de Kita-no-Mandokoro, a ridicat acest templu in 1605, in amintirea sotului sau Toyotomi Hideyoshi. Shogunul Tokugawa Ieyasu a fost cel care a oferit finantarea. Dupa 1789, numeroase incendii au afectat templul. Cladirile care au rezistat, au devenit toate “importante proprietati culturale”.

Inainte de intrarea in templu, ma opresc la un altarpentru a invarti rotile Mani si a pune mana, conform credintei autohtone pe cateva simboluri. Primele sunt statuile lui Nene si Hideyoshi, care trebuie atinse pentru a avea o casnicie fericita. Urmeaza apoi Boul Temmangu, emisarul unei zeitati Shinto. Se spune ca daca ai o boala, trebuie sa atingi cu mana ta dreapat sau cu amblele acea parte a animalului care corespunde partii tale afectate. Atunci, el va lua asupra sa boala ta. Ma rog, binefacerile autosugestiei sunt bine cunoscute…