Akiko MurakamiOct 6, 2017Moon viewing festivalChina and Japan have had the custom of appreciating the moon since ancient times. In Japan it is said that the custom has existed since...
Akiko MurakamiSep 22, 2017The Heart Sutra (2) Sutra copyingToday, many temples offer experience of “Sutra copying” experience, and some old temples, such as Yakushi-ji Temple in Nara encourage...
Akiko MurakamiSep 15, 2017Nara was the Eastern terminal station of the Silk Road.(Map: The ancient Silk Road on the Land. Source: internet) Do you know a historic transcontinental trade route between the ancient China...
Akiko MurakamiAug 30, 2017Multiple dimensional world view of BuddhismToday, we are living in this world, on planet earth, more or less believing we are the only living civilized beings in this Universe. Is...