His work clothing may be rather cumbersome, and the required haircut could well be seen as a bit extreme by some, but it still seems fairly clear that this fella is utterly content with his calling.
Zen and the art of emotion maintenance?
Photographs from a small group of islands
El-Branden Brazil says
He’s actually a Shingon monk, not a Zen monk… But, I’ll let you off. 😉
Lee says
Thanks, that’s suitably forgiving of you!
El-Branden Brazil says
You’re welcome!
Joel says
You’ve captured the scence of the monks in an extraordinary way. It looks like his preys were for something good. And is it me or is he trying to skip one step of the stairs? hahaha.
Lee says
Cheers Joel. And yes, he feels suitably content to miss a step!
Jeffrey says
Not dissimilar to what you see in the Catholic priesthood, there is a huge spectrum of piousness, shall we say, in Japanese Buddhism. Some lead lives of ascetic purity. Others marry, become quite wealthy and, except for the duds and haircut, live fairly secular lives.