the hum of passing days
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Light and sound, and how they are always and never the same. The distance between people. How words unfold when given space.
November 21, 2025 at 2:29 AM
Statue of Dainichi Nyorai, the Great Sun Buddha, made in 1176 by Unkei. Earlier this year we went to Enjoji temple near Nara to see this statue and hike the Yagyu Kaido trail. Unfortunately, the statue had been removed for an exhibition. Maybe next time!
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October 26, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Statue of Dainichi Nyorai, the Great Sun Buddha, made in 1176 by Unkei. Earlier this year we went to Enjoji temple near Nara to see this statue and hike the Yagyu Kaido trail. Unfortunately, the statue had been removed for an exhibition. Maybe next time!
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Yokihi Kannon, Sennyuji Temple, Kyoto. I was lucky to see this statue of the Bodhisattva of Compassion earlier this year. Brought in the 13th century from China to Japan, it was later named after the legendary Chinese beauty Yang Guifei. The image is from a postcard sold at the temple.
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#kyoto #japan
October 13, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Doors, windows, and the impossibility of connection
October 12, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Doors, windows, and the impossibility of connection
October 12, 2025 at 3:43 PM
August 13, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Gakko Bosatsu, the Moonlight Bodhisattva. Clay statue, 8th century, Todaiji Temple, Nara, Japan
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June 23, 2025 at 9:24 AM
Gakko Bosatsu, the Moonlight Bodhisattva. Clay statue, 8th century, Todaiji Temple, Nara, Japan
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April 7, 2025 at 4:47 AM
Sleep, dream, and death in Pedro Costa's Casa de Lava. Thanks to @robertoalmeid.bsky.social and @kimdorman.bsky.social for bringing this film to my attention.
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March 30, 2025 at 3:31 AM
Sleep, dream, and death in Pedro Costa's Casa de Lava. Thanks to @robertoalmeid.bsky.social and @kimdorman.bsky.social for bringing this film to my attention.
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#cinema #film
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