I am going on an adventure

Category: Pilgrim

  • Going back to catch up

    So this morning, I left the crappy hotel and took the train back to where Temple 81 was. While waiting on a bus to get me closer, I was going to take a cab up to the top and walk over to Temple 82. Another Ohenro was on the bus, and I felt bad about…

  • Skipping ahead

    So Temple 81 and 82 are 284 meters and 358 meters, respectively, above sea level. I was not in the mood to try to walk up them yesterday. So I took the train into the city and went to Temple 83 while I waited for my accommodation to open. By far the worst hotel. I…

  • Taking the train

    I took the train to Temple 79. There, I met a Taiwanese tour group. They sent me a picture of myself praying at one of the temples. Temple 79 – Tennōji. Founded by Gyōki during the 8th century. During the 1800s, there was a forced separation between Buddhism and Shintoism. The original temple was moved…

  • After the cab

    I am about 2 days behind on posts. I got dropped off at Temple 78 – Gōshōji. Believed to have been started in the early 8th century,  Kūkai came upon it and restored the dilapidated buildings. For a while, the temple prospered as a nenbutsu training site. There was a stairway down, almost like a…

  • A rough day.

    Ok, so I hit temple 76 yesterday, I was tired of posting, so I put it off to today. I stayed in a place called mi casa su casa. It was a bunk room, it was nice and comfortable and the woman who ran it was amazing. So Temple 76 – Konzōji was in a…

  • 1 more update

    After 74, I moved onto Temple 75 Zentsūji. This was a sprawling temple that went over 2 blocks, and I could not take a picture of the 20-30 foot statue. This is the birthplace of Kūkai 774 – 835. https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2020/12/047d86631ba3-zentsuji-temples-buddha-statue-gets-clean-before-new-year.html

  • 14 miles continued

    Next, I walked down to temple 72 – Mandalaji. Built in 596, built to be the clan temple for the Saeki family, Kūkai’s ancestors.  After returning from China, he dedicated the Kongōkai, and Taizōkai Mandala and changed the name of the temple. Moving onto Temple 74 – Kōyamaji. When Kūkai was thinking of building a…

  • 14 miles walked

    Woke up this morning and walked to the train station to get near the next temple. Temple 71 – Iyadaniji was uphill 221 meters, but it wasn’t a bad walk. Gyōki founded the temple, and it was called the 8 province Temple because from here, you could see the 8 surrounding provinces. Kūkai visited in…

  • Been traveling in Japan for 1 month now

    Temple 70 – Motoyamaji. In 807 Kūkai founded and constructed this Temple according to the wish of Emperor Heizei. It is said this Temple avoided any destruction, and there are legends regarding the buildings being protected by a statue of Amida or a swarm of bees.

  • Temples next to each other

    So Temples 68 and 69 are within 300 feet of each other. Temple 68 – Jinnein founded in 703 by Buddhist priest Nisshō. In 807 Kūkai arrived and drew a picture of Amida Nyorai, and in the 19th century, it was moved to the temple next door, Temple 69 – Kannonji. I then started my…