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<blockquote style="position: relative; padding-left: 55px;"><section><a href="https://mastodon.social/users/camelliakyoto/statuses/113008837107669043">Camellia Tea Ceremony (camelliakyoto@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 23-Aug-2024 23:36:55 JST</a><a href="https://mastodon.social/@camelliakyoto" title="camelliakyoto@mastodon.social"><img src="https://gnusocial.jp/avatar/119532-48-20230516085353.webp" width="48" height="48" alt="Camellia Tea Ceremony" style="position: absolute; left: 0; top: 0;">Camellia Tea Ceremony</a></section><article><p>😵💫⏹️WINDOW TO THE SOUL⏺️😇</p><p>Visitors to Genkō-an (源光庵) are presented with a riddle when they settle in the main hall...a question built into the architecture of the the temple.</p><p>What does the world look like to one who is enlightened?🤔</p><p>Two windows hold the key.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Kyoto" rel="tag">#Kyoto</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/%E4%BA%AC%E9%83%BD" rel="tag">#京都</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Genkoan" rel="tag">#Genkoan</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/%E6%BA%90%E5%85%89%E5%BA%B5" rel="tag">#源光庵</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/zen" rel="tag">#zen</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/enlightenment" rel="tag">#enlightenment</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Takagamine" rel="tag">#Takagamine</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/%E9%B7%B9%E5%B3%AF" rel="tag">#鷹峯</a></p></article><footer><a rel="bookmark" href="https://gnusocial.jp/conversation/3559589#notice-6985323">In conversation</a><time datetime="2024-08-23T23:36:55+09:00" title="Friday, 23-Aug-2024 23:36:55 JST">about 3 months ago</time> <span>from <span><a href="https://mastodon.social/@camelliakyoto/113008837107669043" rel="external" title="Sent from mastodon.social via ActivityPub">mastodon.social</a></span></span><a href="https://mastodon.social/@camelliakyoto/113008837107669043">permalink</a><h4>Attachments</h4><ol><li><label><a rel="external" href="https://gnusocial.jp/attachment/3075116">The round window within Genko-an's main hall symbolises enlightenment.</a></label><br><a href="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/113/008/809/601/277/978/original/98a4577d9f6f3e64.jpeg" rel="external">https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/113/008/809/601/277/978/original/98a4577d9f6f3e64.jpeg</a></li><li><label><a rel="external" href="https://gnusocial.jp/attachment/3075117">The main gate of Genko-an, a temple in the hills north east of Kinkaku-ji.</a></label><br><a href="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/113/008/809/654/957/075/original/2a94eafe248c08ea.jpeg" rel="external">https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/113/008/809/654/957/075/original/2a94eafe248c08ea.jpeg</a></li><li><label><a rel="external" href="https://gnusocial.jp/attachment/3075118">A footprint on the ceiling of Genko-an's main hall. Originally floorboards in Fushimi Castle, a violent battle saw footprints and clothing caught forever as bloodstains in the wood. The floorboards were eventually distributed to temples as a prayer for the souls of those that died. Most ended up as ceiling panels.</a></label><br><a href="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/113/008/809/614/729/807/original/a0a8383418378a40.jpeg" rel="external">https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/113/008/809/614/729/807/original/a0a8383418378a40.jpeg</a></li><li><label><a rel="external" href="https://gnusocial.jp/attachment/3075119">A grumpy onigawara (roof tile ornament) greets visitors to Genko-an.</a></label><br><a href="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/113/008/809/810/400/507/original/3c08a5ee14ab9c6c.jpeg" rel="external">https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/113/008/809/810/400/507/original/3c08a5ee14ab9c6c.jpeg</a></li></ol></footer></blockquote>

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Camellia Tea Ceremony (camelliakyoto@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 23-Aug-2024 23:36:55 JST Camellia Tea Ceremony
😵💫⏹️WINDOW TO THE SOUL⏺️😇
Visitors to Genkō-an (源光庵) are presented with a riddle when they settle in the main hall...a question built into the architecture of the the temple.
What does the world look like to one who is enlightened?🤔
Two windows hold the key.
#Kyoto #京都 #Genkoan #源光庵 #zen #enlightenment #Takagamine #鷹峯
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