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7) FROGS🐸

Bishamon-dō Shōrin-ji (毘沙門堂勝林寺) was founded in 1550 by the 205th abbot of Tōfuku-ji, Kōgaku Reishō (高岳令松).

Frog in Japanese is 'kaeru' (蛙), a homonym for 'return' (返る). People thus pray for things like a safe journey, the return of good fortune, and so on.

#frog #蛙 #Tofukuji #Shorinji #毘沙門堂勝林寺

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7) FROGS🐸

Bishamon-dō Shōrin-ji (毘沙門堂勝林寺) was founded in 1550 by the 205th abbot of Tōfuku-ji, Kōgaku Reishō (高岳令松).

Frog in Japanese is 'kaeru' (蛙), a homonym for 'return' (返る). People thus pray for things like a safe journey, the return of good fortune, and so on.

#frog #蛙 #Tofukuji #Shorinji #毘沙門堂勝林寺

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A frog omikuji holder sits by a small water basin (here doubling as a pond for medaka).

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Frog omikuji holders for sale at Shorin-ji.

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A clever pattern of frogs and flowers is revealed when paving is splashed with water at Shorin-ji.