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November 2, 2007
Alms Practice
| Camera | Konica Minolta MAXXUM 7D |
| Lens (35mm Equiv.) | Tamron 28-200mm f/2.8 @ 48mm (75 mm) |
| Exp. Prog. / Shutter @ Aperture | Normal Program / 1/500 s @ f/2.8 |
| Metering w/Adj. @ ISO | Pattern w/0.30 eV @ 100 |
Jesse took my friend and I to Kawasaki-daishi temple. After watching and participating in a Buddhist ritual peppered with the esoteric—fire, chanting, and a monk beating a large drum—we walked around the grounds and finally back out into the surrounding town. There we saw not an atypical sight: pacing up and down the street was a monk chanting the heart sutra and collecting alms.
I understand it was part of a monk's practice to collect rice or vegetables through public offering but now food has given way to money. Today money is even non-essential as many temples have large endowments. Money has yielded simply to practice.
Posted by jordanh at November 2, 2007 7:38 AM
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Nice, though I think I would have cropped it below the bright yellow sign. some of the stuff at the top is quite distracting.
Posted by: stevo at November 4, 2007 2:35 AM