Photographer’s Note
Chion'in Temple (知恩院) in Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto, Japan is the headquarters of the Jodo Shu (Pure Land Sect) founded by Hōnen (1133-1212), who proclaimed that sentient beings are reborn in Amida Buddha's Western Paradise (Pure Land) by reciting the nembutsu, Amida Buddha's name. At the entrance of a temple water purify your mouth is to be found.
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Copyright: JeanLoup Castaigne (jloup)
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(622) - Genre: Places
- Medium: Color
- Date Taken: 2006-12-20
- Categories: Ceremony, Architecture
- Camera: Nikon D70, Sigma 10-20mm f4-5.6 EX DC HSM, RAW @ ISO 200, 77mm Cokin Circular Polarizer
- Exposure: f/11, 1/50 seconds
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- Photo Version: Original Version
- Travelogue: Japan, 2006
- Date Submitted: 2008-07-13 10:22
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