Download or read book written by 松下直行 and published by . This book was released on 2023-02 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Shikoku Pilgrimage written by John Lander and published by . This book was released on 2021-09-29 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: - Evocative photographs of one of the world's most famous pilgimages - All 88 temples illustrated and discussed - Includes accounts by former pilgrims The Shikoku Pilgrimage on the island of the same name is one of the few circular pilgrimages in the world. At 1,200 kilometers in length, the trail includes 88 temples and passes through diverse countryside such as idyllic bamboo groves, deserted beaches and ordinary Japanese neighborhoods. There is a long tradition of pilgrimage in Japan, dating back at least to the time of the renowned monk, poet and philosopher Kobo Daishi (774-825) who is particularly associated with this trail. John Lander, long-time resident of Japan, author and photographer, has visited and recorded every temple in evocative images, as well as providing fascinating details about the origin of the trail and what the pilgrimage means to the thousands who undertake it every year. The pilgrimage is undertaken for many reasons - to have a time of reflection away from everyday life, as a spiritual journey or as a healing period after a traumatic life experience. Along the way, pilgrims will encounter ordinary Japanese people and learn to understand the custom of o-settai, or charitable giving.
Download or read book Japanese Pilgrimage written by Oliver Statler and published by William Morrow. This book was released on 1983 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Running the Shikoku Pilgrimage written by Amy Chavez and published by . This book was released on 2012-07 with total page 219 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Making Pilgrimages written by Ian Reader and published by University of Hawaii Press. This book was released on 2005-01-01 with total page 378 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study involves a fourteen-hundred-kilometer-long pilgrimage around Japan's fourth largest island, Shikoku. In traveling the circuit of the eighty-eight Buddhist temples that make up the route, pilgrims make their journey together with Kobo Daishi (774-835), the holy miracle-working figure who is at the heart of the pilgrimage. Once seen as a marginal practice, recent media portrayal of the pilgrimage as a symbol of Japanese cultural heritage has greatly increased the number of participants, both Japanese and foreign. In this absorbing look at the nature of the pilgrimage, Ian Reader examines contemporary practices and beliefs in the context of historical development, taking into account theoretical considerations of pilgrimage as a mode of activity and revealing how pilgrimages such as Shikoku may change in nature over the centuries. This rich ethnographic work covers a wide range of pilgrimage activity and behavior, drawing on accounts of pilgrims traveling by traditional means on foot as well as those taking advantage of the new package bus tours, and exploring the pilgrimage's role in the everyday lives of participants and the people of Shikoku alike. that have shaped it in the past and in the present, including history and legend; the island's landscape and residents; the narratives and actions of the pilgrims and the priests who run the temples; regional authorities; and commercial tour operators and bus companies.
Download or read book The 88 Temples of Shikoku written by Oliver Dunskus and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2024-04-30 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This guidebook has been written for travelers and pilgrims who intend to visit some of the the 88 temples of Shikoku, or maybe even plan to walk the entire pilgrimage. In addition to the history of the temples, it covers in detail the routes between the temples and provides additional information on how to organize the pilgrimage and adds cultural and historic background. In addition to this guidebook, there are also supplements available for easier planning of the pilgrimage on foot, by bicycle or by public transportation.
Download or read book The 88 Temples of Shikoku written by Oliver Dunskus and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2024-05-27 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This guidebook has been written for travellers and pilgrims intending to visit some of the 88 temples of the Shikoku pilgrimage or even walk the entire pilgrimage. In addition to the history of the temples, it covers in detail the routes between the temples and provides additional information on how to organise the pilgrimage and adds cultural and historic background. In addition to this guidebook, there are also several supplements available for easier planning of the pilgrimage on foot, by bicycle or by public transportation
Download or read book Shikoku Pilgrimage Japan written by Roman Reynolds and published by . This book was released on 2019-12-04 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shikoku Pilgrimage, Japan. Travel Guide. This is a Buddhist pilgrimage around the circumference of the Japanese island of Shikoku. Of the several hundred thousand people who do it each year, only a few thousand walk; the vast majority travel in organized bus tours. If you only walk to the main 88 temples, the trail is about 1,100 km ( 670 mi.). If you also walk to the 20 bangai temples (of secondary importance, but still visited by some), the distance increases to about 1,400 km ( 860 mi.). Visiting all 108 temples takes about 50-55 days. Visiting only the main 88 temples takes about 40-45 days. How long it takes for each henro (pilgrim) depends on their fitness level and their seeming need to hurry. There are several legends related to the beginnings of the pilgrimage on Shikoku Island. The most popular legend, of course, is that Kūkai walked to all of the sacred places on the island, founded many of the temples, and established the pilgrimage itself. While we don't know everything about his early life, we do know enough about what he did, where he lived, and where he traveled, that it is fairly easy to refute this and say that it can't be true. Documents do show that Kūkai did travel to several of the mountains where temples are currently located. He did not, however walk around the island or perform the first pilgrimage. As will be described below, those first pilgrims were the hijiri, or wandering ascetics, that came from Mt. Kōya to visit the religious centers on the island.
Download or read book A Journey of the Soul written by Tatsuro Muro and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Shikoku Pilgrimage Compact Backpacker Edition written by Oliver Dunskus and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2024-07-26 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 88 Temples of Shikoku have been a popular pilgrimage trail in Japan since centuries. In the last couple of years, this pilgrimage has become increasingly popular among overseas pilgrims as well. This guidebook provides detailed information on the history of the pilgrimage, its temples and the routes between the temples. It was written to help overseas pilgrims organise this unusual trip to a remote and rural part of Japan and should encourage everyone to give it a try. This is a compact version of the regular "88 Temples of Shikoku" guidebook, in spiral binding, more robust, lighter and more compact, however with the same amount of information
Download or read book The 88 Temples of Shikoku written by Oliver Dunskus and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2024-03-25 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This guidebook has been written for travelers and pilgrims who intend to visit some of the the 88 temples of Shikoku, or maybe even plan to walk the entire pilgrimage. In addition to the history of the temples, it covers in detail the routes between the temples and provides additional information on how to organize the pilgrimage and adds cultural and historic background. In addition to this guidebook, there are also supplements available for easier planning of the pilgrimage on foot, by bicycle or by public transportation.
Download or read book The 88 Temples of Shikoku written by Oliver Dunskus and published by Books on Demand. This book was released on 2021 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This guidebook has been written for travelers and pilgrims who intend to visit some of the 88 temples of Shikoku, or maybe even plan to walk the entire pilgrimage. In addition to the history of the temples, it covers in detail the routes between the temples and provides additional information on how to organize the pilgrimage and adds cultural and historic background.
Download or read book The 88 Temples of Shikoku written by Oliver Dunskus and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2021-02-08 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This guidebook has been written for travelers and pilgrims who intend to visit some of the 88 temples of Shikoku, or maybe even plan to walk the entire pilgrimage. In addition to the history of the temples, it covers in detail the routes between the temples and provides additional information on how to organize the pilgrimage and adds cultural and historic background.
Download or read book Neon Pilgrim written by Lisa Dempster and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2017-08-01 with total page 247 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During a culture-shocked exchange year in Japan, fifteen-year-old Lisa Dempster’s imagination is ignited by the story of the henro michi, an arduous 1200 kilometre Buddhist pilgrimage through the mountains of Japan. Perfectly suiting the romantic view of herself as a dusty, travel-worn explorer (well, one day), she promises to return to Japan and walk the henro michi, one way or another, as soon as humanely possible. Fast-forward thirteen years, and Lisa’s life is vastly different to what she pictured it would be. Severely depressed, socially withdrawn, overweight, on the dole and living with her mum, she is 28 and miserable. And then, completely by chance, the henro michi comes back into her life, through a book at her local library. It’s a sign. She decides then and there to go back to Japan almost immediately: to walk the henro michi, and walk herself back to health. Brushing aside the barriers that other people might find daunting – the 1200km of mountainous terrain, the sweltering Japanese summer, the fact she has no money and has never done a multi-day hike before – Lisa is determined to walk the pilgrimage, or die trying.
Download or read book A Sense of Direction written by Gideon Lewis-Kraus and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2013-05-07 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In medieval times, a pilgrimage gave the average Joe his only break from the daily grind. For Gideon Lewis-Kraus, it promises a different kind of escape. Determined to avoid the fear and self-sacrifice that kept his father, a gay rabbi, closeted until midlife, he has moved to anything-goes Berlin. But the surfeit of freedom there has begun to paralyze him, and when a friend extends a drunken invitation to join him on an ancient pilgrimage route across Spain, Lewis-Kraus packs his bag, grateful for the chance to wake each morning with a sense of direction. Irreverent, moving, hilarious, and thought-provoking, A Sense of Direction is Lewis-Kraus’s dazzling riff on the perpetual war between discipline and desire, and its attendant casualties. Across three pilgrimages and many hundreds of miles, he completes an idiosyncratic odyssey to the heart of a family mystery and a human dilemma: How do we come to terms with what has been and what is—and find a way forward, with purpose?
Download or read book 88 Temples in 24 Days written by Oliver Dunskus and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2024-04-22 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This booklet is a supplement to the pilgrimage guidebook THE 88 TEMPLES OF SHIKOKU by the same author which describes the pilgrimage and the temples in detail. As a supplement, it has been written for those who intend to do the pilgrimage using public transportation instead of walking where possible.
Download or read book Ichi Go Ichi E written by Susie Seiler Schaufelbuehl and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-12-08 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ichi go ichi e - once in a lifetime, never again! A Japanese saying treasuring the importance of every moment and encounter. Even if we have the chance to meet the same people and visit the same places over and over again those encounters and moments will be distinctively different. Moments, as they are being created by us; difficult ones helping us to remember that we're on our path and even if we fall we have the opportunity to stand up again and continue there, where we've been stopped. And there are beautiful moments like filigree, never bursting soap bubbles providing us with a heartwarming feeling and joy. Nothing and no one will ever be able to steal those moments from us as they belong to us are indestructible and unique in their kind. That is how i encountered and appreciated my pilgrimages on Shikoku moment for moment, encounter after encounter, getting surprised again and again. ichi go ichi e - the book about my pilgrimages on Shikoku. I did not know a lot about this Island. What I've heard was, that Shikoku is home to pure nature, mountains like the Swiss Alps and stunning beaches. I've been told that if there is one place on earth where you can feel safe even leave the front- and the back-door unlocked that place would be Shikoku. There, where its people sparkle with heartiness, friendliness and give you the impression of being down-to-earth. There where almost 2000 meter mountains twinkle to the sea, where citrus fruits and sea animals dance the betting, where human beings live in harmony with nature, where history, religion and culture form a unity. An island that combines so much that a visit inevitably becomes a fond desire. ichi go ichi e - the 88 Temple Pilgrimage of Shikoku. Let me show you, through my eyes, the mystically beautiful Japan and its adorable locals. Get a glimpse into Japan's world of beliefs, its temples and their rituals and accompany me while preparing and executing the pilgrimage along the 88 temples of Shikoku
