The importance of Zen breakfast!

[Jundo]

What a nose ring is good for in Zen ...



We should probably include it as part of Jukai. Or a large tattoo of Jundo's face!

I almost spit out my coffee. Don't do that.

Quite off topic, but when I went to India a couple of years ago, I was quite impressed with the nose rings worn by many women ...

https://www.boldsky.com/yoga-spirituality/faith-mysticism/2013/why-indian-women-wear-nose-rings-036499.html

It appears on some Buddhist statuary such as images of goddesses, especially in the esoteric lineages heavily influenced by Hinduism.

Gassho, J

STLah

[Kotei]

At least for the ear-piercings, there is a quite popular ancestor ;-)

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Gassho,
Kotei sat/lah today.