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Eikando Zenrinji Temple

The entrance gate to Eikando Zenrinji Temple, Kyoto, Japan

A small lone Jizo statue stands below a rock carved with Japanese Kanji characters. Eikando Zenrinji Temple, Kyoto, Japan

Stacked wooden water cups or ‘mizu oke’ and flowers. Eikando Zenrinji Temple, Kyoto, Japan

Stacked wooden water cups or ‘mizu oke’ with colourful red and yellow flowers, Eikando Zenrinji Temple, Kyoto, Japan

A series of wooden water cups. Eikando Zenrinji Temple, Kyoto, Japan

Wooden water cups with black Japanese Kanji writing. Eikando Zenrinji Temple, Kyoto, Japan

A blue water dragon overlooks a ‘temizuya’ The water filled basins are used by worshipers for washing their hands and mouth before entering the temple. Eikando Zenrinji Temple, Kyoto, Japan

This small wooden elephant like carving is called ‘Baku’, its a Japanese supernatural being that devours dreams and nightmares. Eikando Zenrinji Temple, Kyoto, Japan

A rain chain or ‘Kusari doi’ hangs in front of a large lotus shaped water basin. Eikando Zenrinji Temple, Kyoto, Japan

A rain chain or ‘Kusari doi’. Eikando Zenrinji Temple, Kyoto, Japan

A small clay Jizo statue hidden inside an old stone lantern. Eikando Zenrinji Temple, Kyoto, Japan

A small clay Jizo statue partially hidden inside an old stone lantern. Eikando Zenrinji Temple, Kyoto, Japan

Jizo is the guardian of children, especially children who died before their parents. He is the saviour of souls who suffer in the underworld, and is also the protective deity of travellers, Eikando Zenrinji Temple, Kyoto, Japan

A grey coloured stone torii with a stone hump back bridge over a pond. Eikando Zenrinji Temple, Kyoto, Japan

The colourful beams and ceiling of the Eikando Zenrinji Temple, Kyoto, Japan

The colourful beams and ceiling of the Eikando Zenrinji Temple, Kyoto, Japan

A traditional Japanese lantern or ‘tourou’. Eikando Zenrinji Temple, Kyoto, Japan

Eleven bibbed Jizo stone statues in the Eikando Zenrinji Temple, Kyoto, Japan

Jizo is the guardian of children, especially children who died before their parents. He is the saviour of souls who suffer in the underworld, and is also the protective deity of travellers, Eikando Zenrinji Temple, Kyoto, Japan

A group of stone jizo huddle together on top of a small stone monument. Eikando Zenrinji Temple, Kyoto, Japan

The Bodhisattva Guanyin or Goddess of Mercy originated as the Sanskrit Avalokitesvara which is her male form, but is seen in Asia as female with numerous names. In China its Guanyin, in Hong Kong Kwun Yum or Kun Yum, in Japanese Kannon, in Korean Gwan-eum or Gwanse-eum, in Thai she is called Kuan Im, Phra Mae Kuan Im or Chao Mae Kuan Im, in Vietnamese her name is Quan Am or Quan The Am, in Indonesian the name is Kwan Im, Dewi Kwan or Mak Kwan. Eikando Zenrinji Temple, Kyoto, Japan

The Bodhisattva Guanyin or Goddess of Mercy originated as the Sanskrit Avalokitesvara which is her male form, but is seen in Asia as female with numerous names. In China its Guanyin, in Hong Kong Kwun Yum or Kun Yum, in Japanese Kannon, in Korean Gwan-eum or Gwanse-eum, in Thai she is called Kuan Im, Phra Mae Kuan Im or Chao Mae Kuan Im, in Vietnamese her name is Quan Am or Quan The Am, in Indonesian the name is Kwan Im, Dewi Kwan or Mak Kwan. Eikando Zenrinji Temple, Kyoto, Japan

A carved stone diety stands in front of a small waterfall. Eikando Zenrinji Temple, Kyoto, Japan

A stone monk statue in the graveyard of Eikando Zenrinji Temple, Kyoto, Japan

An old stone Buddha statue in the graveyard of Eikando Zenrinji Temple, Kyoto, Japan

A white ‘kamon’ on blue cloth, ‘kamon’ are Japanese emblems used to decorate and identify an individual or family. Eikando Zenrinji Temple, Kyoto, Japan

A striking red parasol in the Eikando Zenrinji Temple, Kyoto, Japan

Close up of a bright red parasol. Eikando Zenrinji Temple, Kyoto, Japan

Visitors look over the temple grounds from a hillside building. Eikando Zenrinji Temple, Kyoto, Japan

A wooden sign in English and Japanese at the entrance to Eikando Zenrinji Temple, Kyoto, Japan

Eikando Zenrinji Temple, Kyoto, Japan

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