Late spring trip 1983 -Translated by Google-

Late spring trip
-Translated by Google-

I went to Nara on May 22nd. The flower fields were beautiful. I saw the Pure Land Art Exhibition at the Nara National Museum. There were Buddhist statues, Pure Land Mandalas, and Raigo-zu. Professor ONO was supervising the museum studies training at Kansai University. I listened to his talk and also listened to his lecture in the auditorium. On the way back, I was relieved to see the auntie looking healthy at Hiyoshikan.
　The next morning, the 23rd, I called Professor Kawasaki. I asked him if I could accompany me to Hiei. I asked him at the hotel, and as the car turned into a hill and entered a deep grove, he said, "I feel at ease when I come to this area." From the Hiei Driveway to the top of the mountain. The azalea flowers were beautiful outside the window. I went up to the observation deck at the top of the mountain. He said, "You can see Kyoto in three dimensions." We then see the rhododendron garden. In the late spring light.
　We head towards Yokokawa. We see the Shokannon at Yokokawa Chudo. When we see the statue of Dogen, the teacher says, "He has a rather childlike face." We walk through the tranquil grove and see the garden of Eshin-in. He says that this place "retains the image of the Heian period," and points out the undulating rock formations and valleys. We reach the Shiki Lecture Hall. We hear a story about Ryogen and Genshin. 　From Yokokawa, we descend along the Oku-Hiei Driveway to Lake Biwa. The calm surface of the lake and green fields. The umbrella we prepared that morning is no longer needed.
We arrive at Sakamoto and are treated to a feast at an old soba restaurant. We learn about Mt. Hiei, where the teacher first visited, and about the complete works of Dengyo Daishi.
　I thank the teacher for the day and head to Hiyoshi Taisha Shrine. Afterwards, I walked down a gentle slope to Eizan Station and took the Kosei Line, which had just arrived, back to Kyoto. The throngs of people around me reminded me of summer.

Bulletin No. 15. 1 January 1983

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Note

Nara National Museum. Nara, Japan. Famous by Japanese Buddhism art.
The Exhibition of the Pure Land Art. Nara National Museum. 1983
Statues of Buddha
Mandalas of the Pure Land
Images of Amitabha coming
ONO Katsutoshi. Historian.　1905-1988. Famous by the study of Priest En-nin, Tendaishu sect, who entered Tang dynasty of China and remained precise diary on China at that time.
Hiyoshikan Inn. Famous regular inn by the researchers of ancient history of Japan and Buddhism.
KAWASAKI Tsuneyuki. Historian. 1908-1996. I learnt Buddhism from him between 1979 and 1986.
Hieizan Mountain. Holy mountain of Tendaishu sect of Japanese Buddhism.
Azalea
Hiei Drive way
Hieizan observation platform
Rhododendron Garden. Gifted from India.
Yokawa, Hieizan. The most inner area of holy Hieizan.
Yokawa Main Temple
Shokannnon Avalokitesvara
Statue of Dogen. Dogen 1200-1253. The founder of Sotoshu sect of Japanese Buddhism.
Eshin-in Temple. Priest Genshin ever lived.
Garden of Eshin-in.
Shikikodo Four season Hall
Priest Ryogen 912-985.
Priest Genshin 942-1017. The theoretical founder of Japanese Pure Land Sect
Inner Hiei Drive way
Biwako Lake. The biggest lake of Japan
Sakamoto, Shiga Prefecture, Japan. Famous by old priests of Tendaishu sect lived.
The complete works of Denkyodaishi. Denkyodaishi is the founder of Tendaishu sect of Japanese Buddhism.
Hie-taisha Shrine. Located at the foot of Hieizan. Keep safe of Hieizan.
Eizan Station, Shiga Prefecture, Japan.
Kosei Line, One of JR lines.

References

Rhododendron has come out this year
Papa Wonderful. 21 History
Papa Wonderful. 30 Reunion
Papa Wonderful. 37 Photograph
Papa Wonderful. 43 On the concept of freedom in history


Tokyo
2 September 2017 Reprinted, Note and references added
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