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九品仏 Nine Buddhas

Very cool bell tower


Leaves changing colors

Garden

Ginkgo leaves covering the garden
蹲踞(つくばい)Tsukubai, a stone washbasin

 初東急大井町線。4時間ほど時間を潰さなければならず、ずっと忙しかった心を落ち着けたくて、九品仏へ。電車に乗ってみたものの、『このドアは九品仏駅では開きません。』のステッカーに驚き、急いでググってみたら、駅のプラットフォームが短くて、先頭車両はドアが開かないとのこと。2両目からは下ろしてくれるのねと、早速中ドアから移動。なるほど、電車は踏切にまで出ていて、出発するまで遮断機は降りたまま。狭いのね。

駅を降りるとお寺の参道がすぐに見えて分かりやすい。お寺にはそれなりに人が多く、皆さん写真をとるのに忙しそう。ちょっと興醒めしつつ、お庭を眺め、仏様を拝み、上品、下品って仏教から来てるのねと学ぶ。誰もいなくなったところで少し写真を撮っておしまい。良い気分転換になりました。


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