Karesansui 10 Negorodera 根来寺の 枯れ山水

Surfacing a bit
Behind a weeping sapling
Then back to the deep


今夜、私は新しいポスットを約束してん。　　でも、僕はトテモ眠い！　　最近、私はマジ忙しすぎる。　でも、皆友達も忙しいと思います。　　大変だ。　　本当に私は新しいポスットを書くしかない！　　お久しぶりな?　ごめんなさい。　　

この写真は根来寺です。　　わかやまけん。　僕の友達もろ元と言う人は私達を連れていてん。　　楽しかった！　　この場所はきれいけど少しちさいと思います。　　その場所は私の一番好きな枯山水です。　　きれいやねん。　　

千百三十年に根来寺の尾もともとビルを建てた。　　根来寺の僧侶は強者です。　　その総量な寺は強くなったときねごろでらのあたりで一万人の士卒にいました。　　その士卒はねごろしゅというひとでした。　　でも、ねごろしゅととこがわいえやす様と一勝に友達になったから、とよとみ　ひでよしの敵になった。　　千五百八十五年ひでよしさまはねごろでらを打ち勝った。　　彼は根来寺を焦げて、ねごろしゅを殺した。　　ねごろしゅと言う人の専門は鉄砲です。　　トテモ危ない人かもしれませんでした。

千百五十五年このぱごだ、たほとというぱごだは建てた。　　根来寺の景色をみてください。　　安心です。

じゃまた。　また、もともと根来寺のポスットを見て下さい。　

Well, I'm sorry to have been so slow to post another addition to the pool of zen. It's been a hectic few weeks as summer winds down. But, I'm not the only busy one out there. I think all my friends are equally busy, if not more.

In 2008 we visited Wakayama prefecture with some good friends. We saw a few sights, one of them being Negoro temple. Negoro Temple had some fascinating Karesansui. Unfortunately because it is such a small area, it was hard to get a lot of great photographs that captured the essence. It is my favorite Karesansui because of its simplicity.

Negoro Temple was founded in 1130 and built in 1228. The temple was built by Shingi Shingon sect of Buddhism. The Monks who lived at the temple were known and Negoroshu. (my Japanese spelling above may be wrong... it could be ねごろしゅう). The monks were renowned warriors and at their strongest had over 10,000 soldiers.

Oda Nobunaga during his rise to power made enemies with many sects of buddhism, totally annihilating a few sects. Hideyoshi Toyotomi was crucial in these battles and continued the legacy of purging warrior monk sects from their territory. Many of the sects caused insurgencies and led blatant uprisings against them. The Negoroshuu were allied with Ieyasu Togugawa who was a rival of Hideyoshi. In 1585 Hideyoshi attacked, defeated, and burned down the temple complex. The pagoda, also known as Taho-to (photographed) dates back to 1515.

If you would like to see my original Karesansui post on Negoro-dera click on this link.


All photo's, original works, and comments are my personal property. Please be respectful of the effort I've taken.

Your comments are welcome, be polite:
No throwing pebbles in my pool of zen.