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Tales Of A Summer Henro

Craig McLachlan

3.3/5 ( ratings)

Pilgrims, or henro as they are known in Japanese, have been walking clockwise around Shikoku, Japan's fourth largest island, for well over one thousand years. They follow in the footsteps of the great Buddhist saint Kobodaishi, searching for the ever elusive enlightenment that he found there. They visit the 88 sacred temples, and in overcoming the hardships of the journey they become better for it. Or so the theory goes! Nowadays nearly all henro travel in cars, taxis or buses, and physical hardship doesn't come into it! I was a henro in the sweltering summer of 1995 and this book contains the tales of my journey.

Language: English

Pages: 240

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Yohan Publications, Inc

Release: August 01, 1997

ISBN: 489684257X

ISBN 13: 9784896842579

Tales Of A Summer Henro

Craig McLachlan

3.3/5 ( ratings)

Pilgrims, or henro as they are known in Japanese, have been walking clockwise around Shikoku, Japan's fourth largest island, for well over one thousand years. They follow in the footsteps of the great Buddhist saint Kobodaishi, searching for the ever elusive enlightenment that he found there. They visit the 88 sacred temples, and in overcoming the hardships of the journey they become better for it. Or so the theory goes! Nowadays nearly all henro travel in cars, taxis or buses, and physical hardship doesn't come into it! I was a henro in the sweltering summer of 1995 and this book contains the tales of my journey.

Language: English

Pages: 240

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Yohan Publications, Inc

Release: August 01, 1997

ISBN: 489684257X

ISBN 13: 9784896842579

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