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Book Synopsis The Shikoku Pilgrimage by : John Lander
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 Shikoku Japan 88 Route Guide written by and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Running the Shikoku Pilgrimage by : Amy Chavez
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:
Book Synopsis A Journey of the Soul by : Tatsuro Muro
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 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.
Book Synopsis 88 Temples in 24 Days by : Oliver Dunskus
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.
Book Synopsis Japanese Pilgrimage by : Oliver Statler
Download or read book Japanese Pilgrimage written by Oliver Statler and published by William Morrow. This book was released on 1983 with total page 349 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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 320 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.
Book Synopsis The 88 Temples of Shikoku by : Oliver Dunskus
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.
Book Synopsis A Sense of Direction by : Gideon Lewis-Kraus
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?
Book Synopsis Shikoku Pilgrimage, Japan by : Roman Reynolds
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.
Book Synopsis The 88 Temples of Shikoku by : Oliver Dunskus
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.
Book Synopsis The 88 Temples of Shikoku by : Oliver Dunskus
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
Book Synopsis The 88 Temples of Shikoku by : Oliver Dunskus
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.
Book Synopsis Ichi Go Ichi E by : Susie Seiler Schaufelbuehl
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
Download or read book Be More Japan written by DK Eyewitness and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2024-04-09 with total page 442 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Be More Japan is a celebration of all things Japanese. You can take a look through popular sights and pick and choose what interests you to plan your perfect trip. Or take a trip through everything to get the full experience of Japan. Whether you use Be more Japan as a travel guide or to help you learn more about the Japanese culture. Be More Japan helps you understand and experience the best of Japan, both at home and abroad. For those who can’t make the trip to Japan, or who want to carry on the experience when they return, this book also has useful tips and suggestions for how to bring Japanese culture to you, and places where you can see its influence around the world. With this book you can: -Learn about the traditional skills of the tea ceremony and calligraphy -Dive into the captivating culture of Japan, with topics such as art, music, food, wellness and innovation -Find details on topics such as transport, karaoke, ikigai, shopping and hot springs to help you make the most of your trip to Japan Revised and updated, and with each page alive with facts, history, and inspiration, Be More Japan unlocks the secrets behind modern Japanese living - whether you're eating sushi in London or enjoying the cherry blossoms in San Francisco. And if you're dreaming of a future trip to Japan, this book will get you closer to your destination before you've even departed.
Download or read book Pilgrimage written by Peter Stanford and published by Thames & Hudson. This book was released on 2021-04-13 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A thought-provoking reflection on the practice and history of pilgrimage, and a compelling exploration of its relevance today. Pilgrimage, a global ritual embraced by nearly all faiths, is one of civilization’s most enduring traditions. In this compelling book, author and journalist Peter Stanford reflects on the reasons people have walked along the same sacred paths through the ages. Through this history, Stanford explores how the experiences of the first pilgrims to Jerusalem, Mecca, and Santiago de Compostela compare to the millions of people who embark on life-changing physical and spiritual journeys today. Pilgrimage traverses sacred landscapes around the world, from the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico City to the monolithic rock-cut churches of Lalibela, Ethiopia and the riverbanks of the Kumbh Mela in India. Stanford explores the historical and spiritual significance of these places of healing and reflection and discusses their roles as crossroads., Although pilgrimage is usually viewed as an individual’s escape from the everyday to refocus the mind and soul, institutional and national struggles for power have always had an impact on the way pilgrims experience their own personal journey. Guiding readers through the global history of pilgrimage, this thought- provoking book educates a new generation that may seek solace, clarity, and wonder by following in the footsteps of travelers from the past.
