Tuesday, July 8, 2025

Buddhist Temple

 I don’t know the name of this one, but it turned out to be quite nice.

















2 comments:

Queeniepatch said...

I LOVELY place. The gate with the bell tower is unique.
I'll try to figure out the name.

Queeniepatch said...

昌渓院
I think the pronunciation is Shoo Kei In.

It belongs to the Soto Sect, the largest of the three sects of Zen (the others being Rinzai and Oobaku).

I include a link: https://www.sotozen.com/eng/about/index.html

Of all the small mountainous temples you have visited. I think this is one of the most charming, That bell-tower gate and the round window with wooden ornaments are unique. Any place with jizo statues feels friendly.
The grounds are pleasantly wild, but not neglected.