Tuesday, August 17, 2010

Buddhist Temple and Grounds

This Buddhist shrine was built after Tokudo Shonin carved a statue out
of a single piece of wood, tossed it into the ocean, and it floated
back to Kamakura 15 years later. The people took it as a sign of good
luck, so they plated it with gold and built a temple. This was all in
the years 721 / 736--amazing that the wood lasted 15 years at sea, and
that it's here 1300 years later!

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