😖🙏STAGE DIVING KYŌTO-STYLE🪂😇
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STAGE DIVING KYŌTO-STYLE🪂
"To jump off the stage at Kiyomizu" (清水の舞台から飛び降りる) is similar to the English expression "taking the plunge".
In Edo times it was believed that if you survived the jump a long-held wish would be granted.
#Kyoto #京都 #folklore #清水寺 #Kiyomizudera #temple #stagediving
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STAGE DIVING KYŌTO-STYLE🪂
"To jump off the stage at Kiyomizu" (清水の舞台から飛び降りる) is similar to the English expression "taking the plunge".
In Edo times it was believed that if you survived the jump a long-held wish would be granted.
#Kyoto #京都 #folklore #清水寺 #Kiyomizudera #temple #stagediving
'Young Woman Jumping from the Kiyomizu Temple Stage with an Umbrella as a Parachute' (清水の舞台より飛ぶ美人) by Suzuki Harunobu (鈴木春信 1724-1770), Utagawa Yoshiume (歌川芳梅 1819-1879) and Toyohara Chikanobu (豊原周延 1838–1912).
Image thanks
️-http://arc.ritsumei.ac.jp#Japan #Kyoto #Kiyomizudera #stagediving #ukiyoe #京都 #清水寺 #浮世絵
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'Young Woman Jumping from the Kiyomizu Temple Stage with an Umbrella as a Parachute' (清水の舞台より飛ぶ美人) by Suzuki Harunobu (鈴木春信 1724-1770), Utagawa Yoshiume (歌川芳梅 1819-1879) and Toyohara Chikanobu (豊原周延 1838–1912).
Image thanks
️-http://arc.ritsumei.ac.jp#Japan #Kyoto #Kiyomizudera #stagediving #ukiyoe #京都 #清水寺 #浮世絵
Astonishingly, the temple recorded 234 attempts!
Although the stage is 13m high, the survival rate amongst jumpers was a good 85% (landings cushioned by bushes and the gradient of the hillside).
Jumping is now prohibited, so please don't try
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Astonishingly, the temple recorded 234 attempts!
Although the stage is 13m high, the survival rate amongst jumpers was a good 85% (landings cushioned by bushes and the gradient of the hillside).
Jumping is now prohibited, so please don't try -
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Kannon would reward these acts of faith by granting one wish
But what if you did not survive the fall?
Well, it was not all bad news.
Your soul would be carried directly to "Kannon's Pure Land", Mount Potalaka (補陀洛 'Fudaraku-san'), in the seas south of India -
Kannon would reward these acts of faith by granting one wish
But what if you did not survive the fall?
Well, it was not all bad news.
Your soul would be carried directly to "Kannon's Pure Land", Mount Potalaka (補陀洛 'Fudaraku-san'), in the seas south of India
THE PILGRIMS' SCRATCH
️Kiyomizu-dera (清水寺) has given birth to 2 famous idioms.
The second is...
"Circling the temple hall" , similar to the English phrase "going around in circles".
堂々巡りPilgrims would circle the main hall, often many hundreds of times, as an act of faith.
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THE PILGRIMS' SCRATCH️
Kiyomizu-dera (清水寺) has given birth to 2 famous idioms.
The second is...
"Circling the temple hall" , similar to the English phrase "going around in circles".
堂々巡りPilgrims would circle the main hall, often many hundreds of times, as an act of faith.
On the east side of Kiyomizu-dera's main hall, on a beam below the latticed shutters, is a long, deep scratch (堂々巡り筋痕).
It was created by the countless rosary beads rubbed against the wood so that worshippers could feel their way around the hall when darkness fell.
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