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Komyo-ji
Recently I heard about a modern Shin temple building that has been constructed at Komyo-ji in Saijo-shi, Ehime, Japan. You can see pictures and read about it here and here. In reading up about the temple I was struck by the following from an interview with the architect Tadao Ando who designed it: AR: How does your architecture come [...]
What would your ideal Shin temple look like?
Two things caught my attention this morning, one a picture of an interesting church in Iceland and the other a slide-show of the new font in Salisbury Cathedral, and both got me thinking about what a Shin Buddhist temple built from scratch today in the UK or USA might look like. If you were involved [...]
Temple Stay (July ’08)
I hope that all of you had a refreshing weekend. I went down to the temple on Friday and spent a relatively quiet time catching up with Dharma friends, participating in the daily services and attending a small study meeting. That said, though it was a low-key few days, my stay was particularly memorable in [...]
Notes: ‘Bearer of the Light’ (K2)
As I’ve mentioned before, I recently had to switch from doing gongyo in the morning to the evening and settling back into my daily otsutome routine has been a real battle. Finally this month I seem to have found the right time of day. As such I’ve been really enjoying the daily service; the smell [...]
Link: Gardena Buddhist Church
This blog by Alan Kita gives an interesting insight into the daily activities of a Nishi Honganji (BCA) temple in North America: http://gardenabuddhist.blogspot.com
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