I took a whole bunch of videos in Japan and completely forgot to edit them and upload them to YouTube. Guess what I'll be doing over the next couple of days.
For starters, here's a video I took of the morning meditation ceremony at Rengejoin temple on top of Mount Koya in Japan (See also: Mount Koya on Wikipedia and my photos from Mt. Koya).
Mount Koya is headquarters to the Shingon sect of Mahayana Buddhism, founded by Kukai in 819. We stayed at a temple lodging (yes with real monks) that came highly recommended by a local Monk for its English-speaking temple "Mother," Soeda-san. It was a really good experience because it meant that my whole family could hear about the history of this sacred place in their native language.
The food was amazing, the rooms were comfortable, and the baths were pristine. Rengejoin was wonderful and Koya-san is one of my favorite places in all of Japan to visit.
Click below to download uninterrupted audio of the next morning's chanting.
Audio: Shingon monks chanting (MP3, 16 minutes)
Posted on March 11, 2008 @ 10:49 PM | 0 comments
For starters, here's a video I took of the morning meditation ceremony at Rengejoin temple on top of Mount Koya in Japan (See also: Mount Koya on Wikipedia and my photos from Mt. Koya).
Mount Koya is headquarters to the Shingon sect of Mahayana Buddhism, founded by Kukai in 819. We stayed at a temple lodging (yes with real monks) that came highly recommended by a local Monk for its English-speaking temple "Mother," Soeda-san. It was a really good experience because it meant that my whole family could hear about the history of this sacred place in their native language.
The food was amazing, the rooms were comfortable, and the baths were pristine. Rengejoin was wonderful and Koya-san is one of my favorite places in all of Japan to visit.
Click below to download uninterrupted audio of the next morning's chanting.
Audio: Shingon monks chanting (MP3, 16 minutes)
Posted on March 11, 2008 @ 10:49 PM | 0 comments
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