SIGNS

By Mickky

Please do not enter the hallway

Captured this at Ginkakuji. I had visited the temple with my grandmother in May 2014, so this was the second time visit for me.

Before visiting Ginkakuji, we went to Eikando. There was a very interesting sign, asking you to keep the door closed so as not to let the wild monkeys come in; the phrasing was unique, making use of those words like 'fighting against monkeys invasion' (I don't remember exactly though). I was really tempted to capture but I didn't, as photographs were prohibited at the premises. But with hindsight simply capturing the sign itself might have been okay. It was simply that I hesitated to ask the staff if I could capture the sign, because I bet it would be the strangest request she's ever got...

Eikando was packed with visitors, with which I was kinda fed up and so I didn't capture any sign there. But Mikaeri Amida, an unusual statue of the Amida Buddha, which looks over its shoulder, rather than straight ahead, was worth seeing. 

Comments
Sign in or get an account to comment.