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  1. Nao-san popped by Tō-ji (東寺) to see the temple's popular lotus pond.

    lotuses at their peak
    horseflies and mosquitoes
    feast
    花盛蓮の虻蚊に喰れけり
    -Kobayashi Issa, 1810.
    Trans. David Lanoue.

    #Kyoto #京都 #Japan #lotus #観蓮節 #

  2. The emperor's act of devotion worked, and his consort not only survived, but went on to succeed him as Empress Jitō (持統天皇 645-703).

    Yakushi-ji originally stood beneath Mt. Miminashi in Kashihara (耳成山)/橿原), site of the then capital, Fujiwara-kyō (藤原京 694-710).
    #lotusflowers #lotus #

  3. Over the years many kinds of lotuses have been collected from all over the world, potted specimens covering every inch of spare ground.

    Because of this the temple is better known as 'Hasu-no-dera' (蓮の寺 the 'Lotus Temple') and historically 'Hana-no-dera' (花の寺 the 'Flower Temple').

    #lotus # #蓮の寺 #thelotustemple

  4. this world
    bristles with thorns...
    yet there are lotuses
    世の中よ針だらけでも蓮の花
    -Kobayashi Issa (小林一茶), 1815.
    Trans. David Lanoue.

    The mesmerizing, ultrahydrophobic surface of lotus leaves😵‍💫👏😊
    #Japan #Kyoto #京都 #lotus #

  5. Growing from muddy pond beds into beautiful flowers, lotuses have long been symbols of wisdom and renewal.
    It is said that Buddha could walk from birth, and everywhere he went lotus flowers bloomed from his footprints👣

    There are over 800 varieties of the plant😇

    #Japan #Kyoto #lotuses #

  6. Lotus flowers in many ways perfectly compliment spring's cherry blossoms: sakura (桜) have become a symbol of life's impermanence in Japan, whereas the lotus (蓮 'hasu') offers a more hopeful message of enlightenment and rebirth.

    #Kyoto #京都 #Japan #lotus # #ハス #観蓮節

  7. 👣🪷LOTUS LOVE😇🍶

    In Kyōto 'kanrensetsu' (観蓮節), 'lotus flower viewing', coincides with the culmination of the Gion Matsuri, when the gods of Yasaka-jinja arrive at their temporary holiday abode in the city.

    Temple ponds offer a welcome distraction from the sweltering summer days.

    #lotus # #Kyoto

  8. The emperor's act of devotion worked, and his consort not only survived, but went on to succeed him as Empress Jitō (持統天皇 645-703).

    Yakushi-ji originally stood beneath Mt. Miminashi in Kashihara (耳成山 橿原), site of the then capital Fujiwara-kyō (藤原京 694-710).

    #lotus #lotuses #ハス # #Japan

  9. Nao-san popped by Tō-ji (東寺) to see the temple's popular lotus pond.

    lotuses at their peak
    horseflies and mosquitoes
    feast
    花盛蓮の虻蚊に喰れけり
    -Kobayashi Issa, 1810.
    Trans. David Lanoue.

    #lotus # #Toji #東寺 #Kyoto #京都 #summer

  10. 💦THE MEDICINE BUDDHA'S LOTUSES🪷

    dew from a lotus-
    plenty
    for morning tea
    蓮の露一つもあまる朝茶哉
    -Kobayashi Issa (小林一茶), 1819.
    Trans. David Lanoue.

    When his consort fell deathly sick in 680, Emperor Tenmu (天武天皇) ordered the construction of Yakushi-ji (薬師寺) as a prayer for her recovery.

    #Nara #奈良 #Yakushiji #薬師寺 #Japan #lotus #

  11. Growing from muddy pond beds into beautiful flowers, lotuses have long been symbols of wisdom and renewal.

    It is said that Buddha could walk from birth, and everywhere he went lotus flowers bloomed from his footprints👣

    There are over 800 varieties of the plant😇

    #Japan #Kyoto #lotus # #Buddha

  12. Lotus flowers in many ways perfectly compliment spring's cherry blossoms: sakura (桜) have become a symbol of life's impermanence in Japan, whereas the lotus (蓮 'hasu') offers a more hopeful message of enlightenment and rebirth.

    #Kyoto #京都 #Japan #lotus # #ハス #観蓮節

  13. this world
    bristles with thorns...
    yet there are lotuses
    世の中よ針だらけでも蓮の花
    -Kobayashi Issa (小林一茶), 1815.
    Trans. David Lanoue.

    The mesmerizing, ultrahydrophobic surface of lotus leaves😵‍💫👏😊

    #Japan #Kyoto #京都 #Yakushiji #薬師寺 #Nara #奈良 #lotus # #haiku

  14. 👣🧘‍♀️ LOTUS LOVE🪷😇

    As rainy season deepens lotus plants emerge from the muddy beds of ponds, reaching above the waters to unfurl giant leaves.
    In a few short weeks alien landscapes appear where once there were only bare stretches of water.

    In Kyōto 'kanrensetsu' (観蓮節), 'lotus flower viewing', coincides with the culmination of the Gion Matsuri...almost as if the flowers have appeared to welcome the gods of Yasaka-jinja into the city.

    #Kyoto #京都 #lotus #ハス # #Japan