the path to enlightenment 開眼の道 (fukui, japan)

Posted by timothy sullivan (Tokyo, Japan) on 16 February 2009 in Plant & Nature.

(Photo: Stairs leading up one of the side halls, off of the main temple)

Eiheiji Temple (Fukui Prefecture) is a truly impressive series of all-wood constructions, interconnected by quiet stairways that follow the contours of the land. Indeed, the overall architectural aura of this key Soto Zen temple not only seems to incorporate the school's signature philosophy of "silent illumination" (shikantaza), but seems to make visitors tacitly aware of it as well.

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