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⛩️SEIMEI'S SHRINE⭐️

It may be small, and perhaps not as picturesque as other nearby shrines, but Seimei-jinja's (晴明神社) grounds are filled with interesting monuments and memorials to Abe-no-Seimei (安倍晴明 921-1005) and his mysterious life.

#Kyoto #晴明神社 #京都

A giant stone komainu guards the grounds of Seimei-jinja.

The Seimei pentagram motif features prominently at the shrine.

Remnants of the old Ichijo Modori-bashi (bridge).

A statue of Abe-no-Seimei before the main hall of Seimei-jinja.

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@camelliakyoto@mastodon.social · 4 days ago

⛩️SEIMEI'S SHRINE⭐️

#Kyoto #晴明神社 #京都

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@camelliakyoto@mastodon.social · 5 days ago

Snow brings fresh meaning to Ryōan-ji's famous riddle🪨🌨️🤔

#Kyoto #京都 #Japan #Ryoanji #龍安寺 #zen #snow #雪

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@camelliakyoto@mastodon.social replied · 5 days ago

Hosokawa Katsumoto (細川勝元) helped establish Ryōan-ji (龍安寺) in 1450.
Originally a large estate owned by the Fujiwara family, the temple's current pond, 'Kyōyōchi' (鏡容池), was created by Tokudaiji Saneyoshi (徳大寺実能 1096-1157) as a boating lake in the 12thC.
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Small snow covered bridge leading to Benten-jima (a small island on Ryoan-ji's pond).

Winter wonderland...the snowy steps leading down from the abbot's quarters at Ryoan-ji.

Ryoan-ji's dry landscape garden covered in snow.

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@camelliakyoto@mastodon.social · last week

Ruined during the Ōnin War in 1467, a wealthy merchant later restored Renge-ji on Ondo-yama (音戸山), employing the monk Tansho (但唱) to create 3m tall granite statues of the 5 Wisdom Buddhas.
By his death 6 years later in 1641 Tanshō had managed to complete 12 images in total.

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@camelliakyoto@mastodon.social replied · 5 days ago

Snow brings fresh meaning to Ryōan-ji's famous riddle🪨🌨️🤔

#Kyoto #京都 #Japan #Ryoanji #龍安寺 #zen #snow #雪