Jizo Garden outside the Temple

A Jizo is the bodhisattva. (A bodhisattva is one who has attained enlightenment, whose true nature has found peace, but who has renounced 'nirvana' for the sake of helping others in their journey to liberation from suffering.) Jizos plunge fearlessly into any place or situation to help those in need. For anyone who has lost a child, Jizo is a powerful image of hope and solace. Jizo's qualities include unflagging optimism, fearlessness, and gentleness. Jizo Bodhisattva is usually portrayed as a child-monk, often carrying a pilgrim's staff with six rings that jingle to warn animals of his approach and prevent mutual harm. Here is the garden outside of the temple:

Marty is going to upload one more video of Japan. And next you'll hear all about Hong Kong. Which is a whole lot bluer than the Tokyo gray we were experiencing (even when it was sunny!)

The Buddhist Temple Experience

Meditating at Zojoji. Finally able to upload the video, some of which I talked about in the prior post.

Tokyo - Ginza, Jizos at the Zen Temple & The Heart Sutra

We have landed in Hong Kong and after an amazing ride from the airport - (more on that later)we've arrived in our suite at the Penninsula and I don't want to give too much away about where we are. You'll have to wait for the video, which isn't ready yet. I worked on the videos from Tokyo on the plane. So here is one of them.... Actually two of them. From a visit to a shopping district (I'm not a big shopper but the shopping here BLOWS the shopping in the Ginza district in Tokyo away) and a jaunt to a Zen Buddhist temple.



I have been trying to upload a video from the Buddhist Temple near our hotel in Tokyo.