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Japan - Hikone - A Zen monk of the Soto School cleans the meditation hall
A Zen monk of the Soto School cleans the meditation hall in the traditional manner at the Seiryu-ji Temple in Hikone City, Japan.Sitting Zen (or Zazen) is at the heart of Buddhist practice in Japan..In Zen Buddhism, zazen (literally "seated meditation") is a meditative discipline practitioners perform to calm the body and the mind and experience insight into the nature of existence and thereby gain enlightenment (satori). 'Sammu' or work is a practice of 'moving Zen': a mindless repetition of activity that frees the mind.
Author: Stuart Freedman
©Stuart Freedman
Photo size: 17.9 Mpixels (51.2 MB uncompressed) - 3431x5212 pixels (11.4x17.4 in / 29x44.1 cm at 300 ppi)
Photo keywords: architecture, Asia, buddhism, Buddhist, calm, clean, faith, fllor, garden, hands, harmonious, harmony, holy, Japan, Japanese, meditate, meditation, meditative, monestary, monk, patterns, peaceful, polish, pray, priest, religion, rock garden, sammu, sand garden, shaved, simplicity, soto, spirituality, temple, tranquil, work, zazen, Zen
Published in: Japan - Kyoto - Kyudo