Big Buddha
Five Story Pagoda in Big Buddha Aomori
Shrine
Pinwheels honor the children who have passed away
Pinwheel close-up~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Daibutsu literally means "big buddha, " this Showa Daibutsu is located at Seiryuu-ji Temple in Aomori City, a one and a half hour drive from Misawa Air Base.
This statue was built in 1984, stands 70 ft high and weighs 220 tons. The Showa Daibutsu is a giant effigy of Dainichi Nyorai , the central deity of worship among Japan’s Shingon sect of Esoteric Buddhism.
By the way, this was taken last September but forgot to post these in here :-)
Note: Dainichi means Great Sun
By the way, this was taken last September but forgot to post these in here :-)
Note: Dainichi means Great Sun
4 comments:
ang ganda nung pinwheel. i want one. :D
some guide told me in Cambodia that a Buddha's hand gestures have meanings. I wonder what that one there means?
I know the post is old but....
The Gesture of Meditation (Samadhi Mudra) with both hands resting on the lap, palms upwards.
http://www.michellehwang.com/740html
The pinwheel ornaments are for aborted children. The Japanese use abortion as a form of birth control.
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