Comments on: A Visit to Western Kyoto’s Konzou Temple http://regex.info/blog/2009-04-12/1184 Not a photo blog. A personal blog with photos. Wed, 23 May 2012 12:55:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Sonal, MN http://regex.info/blog/2009-04-12/1184#comment-34992 Sonal, MN Mon, 13 Apr 2009 14:46:53 +0000 http://regex.info/blog/2009-04-12/1184#comment-34992 Beautiful pictures. It seems like a world away ..so quiet and peaceful. I had a laugh when you wrote Anthony doesn't like Temples and shrines. Pretty typical of 6 yr old boys! Beautiful pictures. It seems like a world away ..so quiet and peaceful. I had a laugh when you wrote Anthony doesn’t like Temples and shrines. Pretty typical of 6 yr old boys!

]]> By: Leon Koh http://regex.info/blog/2009-04-12/1184#comment-34982 Leon Koh Sun, 12 Apr 2009 12:28:22 +0000 http://regex.info/blog/2009-04-12/1184#comment-34982 such beautiful pictures.. how i wish to fly to japan for a lovely visit to such temples!! such beautiful pictures.. how i wish to fly to japan for a lovely visit to such temples!!

]]> By: Bob http://regex.info/blog/2009-04-12/1184#comment-34981 Bob Sun, 12 Apr 2009 12:00:11 +0000 http://regex.info/blog/2009-04-12/1184#comment-34981 Don't feel bad about the mix-up- it could be worse. I was reminded of a story I heard from my wife, of a western woman, who thought the black and white funerary envelopes looked attractive and used one to post a letter to a Japanese freind! <span class='jfriedl'>What, they're <i>not</i> okay for normal letters???     :-) —Jeffrey</span> Don’t feel bad about the mix-up- it could be worse. I was reminded of a story I heard from my wife, of a western woman, who thought the black and white funerary envelopes looked attractive and used one to post a letter to a Japanese freind!

What, they’re not okay for normal letters???     :-) —Jeffrey

]]> By: Earnest Barr from Amami http://regex.info/blog/2009-04-12/1184#comment-34979 Earnest Barr from Amami Sun, 12 Apr 2009 10:03:27 +0000 http://regex.info/blog/2009-04-12/1184#comment-34979 They have a couple of shrines here in Amami, albeit, they're not very big. I should get out sometime and photograph them. They have one here in the city that's probably the biggest on the island but it doesn't compare to the big ones in your photos. They have a couple of shrines here in Amami, albeit, they’re not very big. I should get out sometime and photograph them. They have one here in the city that’s probably the biggest on the island but it doesn’t compare to the big ones in your photos.

]]> By: Earnest Barr from Amami http://regex.info/blog/2009-04-12/1184#comment-34978 Earnest Barr from Amami Sun, 12 Apr 2009 09:23:45 +0000 http://regex.info/blog/2009-04-12/1184#comment-34978 I looked 「奉献」online and it says: offering, dedication. The kanji is pronounced 「ほうけん」. The [hou] means to offer or volunteer as in 「奉仕する」, to server. The [ken] means to present or offer as in 「献血」、to give blood. If you look at the photo of the dear carved in stone, you can see the kanji 「献」on the side. I'm envious. The only big shrine I've ever been to is in Fukuoka, Dazaifu Tenmangu Shrine. Great photos. I can't wait to see your next ones! <div class='jfriedl'><p>Wow, I feel silly... not as silly as with the waitress, but silly nevertheless. Not sure why I thought that was grave (墓)... I guess they're both sort of layered the same in my non-linguistically-leaning mind. I wonder whether this "donation/offering" is associated with temples, while the 奉納 that means the same thing that's so common at the <a href='http://regex.info/blog/2008-05-28/825' rel="nofollow">Fushimi Inari Shrine</a> is for shrines?</p><p>I don't recall seeing any shrines while on Amami, but I did see one on Kakeromajima. In Kyoto, temples and shrines are more common than <i>habu</i> are on Amami :-) —Jeffrey</p></div> I looked 「奉献」online and it says: offering, dedication.
The kanji is pronounced 「ほうけん」. The [hou] means to offer or volunteer as in 「奉仕する」, to server. The [ken] means to present or offer as in 「献血」、to give blood.

If you look at the photo of the dear carved in stone, you can see the kanji 「献」on the side.

I’m envious. The only big shrine I’ve ever been to is in Fukuoka, Dazaifu Tenmangu Shrine.

Great photos. I can’t wait to see your next ones!

Wow, I feel silly… not as silly as with the waitress, but silly nevertheless. Not sure why I thought that was grave (墓)… I guess they’re both sort of layered the same in my non-linguistically-leaning mind. I wonder whether this “donation/offering” is associated with temples, while the 奉納 that means the same thing that’s so common at the Fushimi Inari Shrine is for shrines?

I don’t recall seeing any shrines while on Amami, but I did see one on Kakeromajima. In Kyoto, temples and shrines are more common than habu are on Amami :-) —Jeffrey

]]> By: Karen from Florida http://regex.info/blog/2009-04-12/1184#comment-34976 Karen from Florida Sat, 11 Apr 2009 19:53:12 +0000 http://regex.info/blog/2009-04-12/1184#comment-34976 Thank you for this delightful tour. I'm sure Anthony enjoyed himself as I did, vicariously. Thank you for this delightful tour. I’m sure Anthony enjoyed himself as I did, vicariously.

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