Saturday, August 8, 2009

Kobo Daishi

The 9th century Buddhist priest Kobo Daishi encouraged his followers (henro) to complete a 906 mile pilgrimage to 88 shrines. This 'walk of life' was an opportunity for self-examination by confrontation with the unexpected and unknown.

2 comments:

Melon said...

Sounds like a melon tour coming on, how about it?

Myrle Dalton said...

I just want to know how you get such a nice clear picture on your blog?