๐ธ๐บ๐ฟ๐ Tลshลdai-ji(2)
As an alternative, there is the "Statue of the Substitute Body of the Great Monk Jianzhen" for people to worship. ๐ ๐ธ๐บ๐ฟ In the "Pure Land of the Great Monk Jianzhen's Temple," surrounded by moss, one follows the path, crosses a stone bridge, and arrives at the place where Monk Jianzhen rests eternally. ๐ธ๐บ๐ฟ On both sides of the no-stepping area in front of the stele, there are stone carvings of Chinese poems. ๐ Monk Jianzhen dedicated himself to Buddhism in Japan and rests in a foreign land, but his compatriots also come to visit him continuously. ๐ธ๐บ๐ฟ This is also a kind of homecoming in another sense. ๐๏ธ #Nara ๐ธ #ToshodaiJi ๐บ #HeijoPalaceRuins ๐ฟ๐
