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"We were both looking forward to our zazen session at Tofuku-ji temple. At the temple our host was a Zen Buddhist priest, or roshi, from the Rinzai sect, who would eventually become the Zen master of Tofuku-ji—a high honor."
Buddhist temple with serene rock garden and Tsutenkyo Bridge
15 Chome-778 Honmachi, Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto, 605-0981, Japan Get directions
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