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Japan - Hikone - Zen monks of the Soto School meditate
Zen monks of the Soto School meditate at the Seiryu-ji Temple in Hikone City, 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)
Author: Stuart Freedman
©Stuart Freedman
Photo size: 17.5 Mpixels (50 MB uncompressed) - 5120x3411 pixels (17.1x11.4 in / 43.3x28.9 cm at 300 ppi)
Photo keywords: buddhism, faith, hands, harmonious, holy, Japan, Japanese, Kyoto, meditation, meditative, monestry, monk, peaceful, pray, priest, religion, shaved, simplicity, soto, spirituality, tranquil, zazen, zen
Published in: Japan - Kyoto - Kyudo
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