The difference between Japanese temple and temple of the world.

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I introduce a temple today.

It is not only Japan to hold the place called the temple.

Therefore I introduce the temple except Japan today.

It was hard to narrow it down to one from the country which owned a temple this time.

I want to introduce the characteristic of the Bhutanese temple this time. And I want to compare the difference with structure and the worship method of the temple of Japan.

 At first , It is said that a foreign tourist dropped in at the Bhutanese temple in a sightseeing purpose. However, I do not let you enter to enter the temple in Bhutan. This is one of the points unlike Japan. The temple is an object of the sincere faith for Bhutanese people. Therefore it is not welcomed that foreign tourists throng for curiosity in great numbers. The Bhutanese temple prohibits that a foreign tourist visits it basically. There is the temple admitting the worship of the foreign tourist. However, photography is strict prohibition.

Then I introduce a method of structure and the worship of the Bhutanese temple. There were many points unlike Japan in the same temple. I was surprised to examine it.

1 : Difference in structure

 A Buddhist image and the decoration of the Bhutanese temple are very colorful.The Bhutanese temple is very more showy than a temple of Japan.

2 : Difference in way of the worship

 The worship method of the Bhutanese temple is different from Japan. I perform a throwing away of the whole body on the ground bow at the Bhutanese temple. This name is GOTAITOUCHI.

 At first I put both hands together in order of sum → mouth → chest. These parts have a meaning. The thing which a sum means is a heart. The thing which a mouth means is words. The thing which a chest means is a body.

 Then, I touch a head on the floor to kneel on the ground. And I hold both hands out. Repeat it three times.  Let's hand a money offering afterwards. It may be recommended holy water to you then by Monk. In that case, you will receive the holy water with a palm. And you take the holy water in a mouth and sprinkle it on a head and a body.

These are the different points of a temple of Japan and the Bhutanese temple. Even the same Buddhism was surprised at there being a so different point. I think that the temple of Japan is very splendid. However, I thought that the Bhutanese temple was very wonderful. The once wants to come by all means in this splendid temple. I really think that a more different point is found if I go to the Bhutanese temple.

 I want to introduce a Buddhist priest for two weeks from next week. What kind of thing will the actual situation of the Buddhist priest of the existence that a temple cannot miss be? I am going to introduce it from next week. Don't miss it.

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