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  • Ryumon
    Member
    • Apr 2007
    • 1826
    #1

    The Cat Temple

    Now this is true zen.

    A Cat Temple: Soothing the Mind and Soul - Document 72 Hours | NHK WORLD-JAPAN
    https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/shows/4026190/
    Ohta-kun, Futa, Elf, Cowcow ... are four of the sixteen cats that live on the grounds of a temple at the foot of the mountains of Echizen City, Fukui Prefecture. The former head priest began providing care for abandoned cats, and today, the temple is visited by many cat lovers from near and far. Among the visitors was a man who comes to get away from the stress of his job, and a former cat owner who overcame the death of his cat by coming to this temple. There's a story behind not only the people who come to visit but the cats that have made their way to this temple. For three days, we listened to their stories.


    Gassho,

    Ryūmon (Kirk)

    Sat Lah
    I know nothing.
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    • Bion
      Senior Priest-in-Training
      • Aug 2020
      • 5361
      #2
      “True” ?

      Gassho
      Sat and lah
      "A person should train right here & now.
      Whatever you know as discordant in the world,
      don't, for its sake, act discordantly,
      for that life, the enlightened say, is short." - The Buddha

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        • Kenku
          Member
          • Mar 2020
          • 124
          #3
          Beautiful. The subtle focus on the mental health of the visitors.

          She said,

          "Cats accept everything as is.
          Simply as is.
          Humans achieve enlightenment after years of austere training.
          But cats are by nature already enlightened."



          Kenkū


          sat&lah

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            • Ryumon
              Member
              • Apr 2007
              • 1826
              #4
              Do cats have Buddha nature?

              Meow.






              Gassho,
              Ryūmon (Kirk)
              Sat Lah
              I know nothing.

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                • Onkai
                  Senior Priest-in-Training
                  • Aug 2015
                  • 3264
                  #5


                  Gassho, Onkai
                  Sat lah
                  美道 Bidou Beautiful Way
                  恩海 Onkai Merciful/Kind Ocean

                  I'm always learning

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                    • Onsho
                      Member
                      • Aug 2022
                      • 219
                      #6
                      Tag yourself, im Cowcow

                      Gassho
                      Onsho
                      Sat with a Cat on my Lap

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                        • Kakunen
                          #7
                          Hi

                          Gotanjo-ji at Fukui-pref.（誕生寺）
                          Gotanjoji Temple | Enjoy Fukui
                          https://enjoy.pref.fukui.lg.jp/en/spot/spot-97/
                          Gotanjoji Temple is known for its 30 or so cats. Visitors who donate money to cat medical care receive cat-themed items in return.


                          Birth place of Master Keizan.(Birth =誕生）
                          I went there few times.

                          Founder at there is Koshu Itabashi.
                          https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQ9Mq4g5QgE


                          He was head monk at Soji-ji,2nd main temple at Soto Shu.

                          I practiced under his prainee monk.Named Joman-ji,1st opend temple of Master Keizan.
                          城満寺
                          眞光山 城満寺
                          https://www.jomanji.jp
                          眞光山 城満寺　四国最古の禅寺


                          Head monk Koya is my best friend(teacher)
                          https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cda_MH40W6o


                          Maybe you can find my practice life at here,aroud 2015?-2017?

                          Gassho
                          Sat today
                          LAH
                          Kakunen

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