Victoria in Tokyo · @vsrj
7 followers · 45 posts · Server mas.to
#NewYear is #Japan's biggest holiday. #Buddhist and #Shinto traditions focus on removing negative influences of the old year and greeting the new year with calm presence of mind.
Many gather at Buddhist temples late on #NewYearsEve to hear the bell rung 108 times, to lift each of 108 afflictions that stop the soul from achieving #nirvana.
#ChionIn in #Kyoto, head temple of the most widely practised branch of #Buddhism in Japan, streams its ceremony:
#知恩院 #除夜の鐘 #お正月 #buddhism #kyoto #chionin #nirvana #newyearseve #shinto #buddhist #japan #newyear
Victoria in Tokyo · @victoria_srj
16 followers · 79 posts · Server mastodon.social
#NewYear is #Japan's biggest holiday. #Buddhist and #Shinto traditions focus on removing negative influences of the old year and greeting the new year with calm presence of mind.
Many gather at Buddhist temples late on #NewYearsEve to hear the bell rung 108 times, to lift each of 108 afflictions that stop the soul from achieving #nirvana.
#ChionIn in #Kyoto, head temple of the most widely practised branch of #Buddhism in Japan, streams its ceremony:
#newyear #japan #buddhist #shinto #newyearseve #nirvana #chionin #kyoto #buddhism #お正月 #除夜の鐘 #知恩院
Victoria in Tokyo · @victoria_srj
9 followers · 42 posts · Server mastodon.social#NewYear is #Japan's biggest holiday. #Buddhist and #Shinto traditions focus on removing negative influences of the old year and greeting the new year with a calm presence of mind.
Many gather at Buddhist temples late on #NewYearsEve to hear the bell rung 108 times, to lift each of 108 afflictions that stop the soul from achieving #nirvana.
#ChionIn in #Kyoto, head temple of the most widely practised branch of #Buddhism in Japan, streams its ceremony:
#newyear #japan #buddhist #shinto #newyearseve #nirvana #chionin #kyoto #buddhism #お正月 #除夜の鐘 #知恩院