#gangoji

[tenjin-no-shinja]

Goshuin Collection 19

Soma Shrine (Sapporo)

Tōdaiji (Nara)

Hōkyō-Ji (Kyoto)

Kōfukuji (Nara)

Gangō-Ji (Nara)

Daigo-Ji (Kyoto) came with the lovely bag!

Kami Daigo-Ji (Kyoto)

[crazyfox-archives]

A sculpted stone image of Jizō Bodhisattva along with other stone monuments and images among blooming Chinese bellflowers on the grounds of Gangōji Temple (元興寺) in Nara

Image from the temple’s official website

[norisunorin]

奈良県 奈良市 奈良町 元興寺 nara  naramachi Gangoji Gangojitemple

[hi-technique]

Gangō-ji Stone Lantern by Rekishi no Tabi on Flickr

[crazyfox-archives]

A yamabushi mountain ascetic performing the firewalking rite (火渡り) while blessing a child in tow at Gangōji Temple (元興寺) in Nara

Image from the temple’s official website

[crazyfox-archives]

A pamphlet from the Gokurakubō Abbey (極楽坊) of Gangōji Temple (元興寺) in Nara, one of the few well-preserved clusters of buildings once part of a much larger temple complex established in the then-capital in 718 

Acquired at the temple April 8, 1995

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Stone five-ring pagodas and stone images of Buddhist deities with candlelight offerings at Gangōji Temple (元興寺) in Nara during the temple’s Jizō Rites (地蔵会) in August 

Photo by Inuiguchi Tatsuji (乾口達司) from an August 2022 online local event guide

[crazyfox-archives]

A large assortment of stone monuments & stone statues of Buddhist deities at Gangōji Temple (元興寺) in Nara

(Photo taken April 8, 1995)