The tiled roof of Jochi-ji

The silver gray tiles of the Buddha hall are shining brightly in the liquid sunlight of the azure autumn sky.

The sphere on the apex of the roof is called "Nyoi-hojyu" (the precious orb which grants all our wishes).

This precious orb symbolizes the sublime mercy of Buddha which can realize every earnest wish of all living things and save them from perpetual suffering.

The tiled roof of Jyufuku-ji

The delicate sunlight of the late afternoon transiently revealed the exact moment of beauty in the familiar quiet scene of this Zen temple.

By intuitively finding secret treasures of beauty in our ordinary world, we can taste the true joy of life and experience the moment of enlightenment.

The peaceful garden of Zen is eternally waiting for our sudden and pure awaking to its hidden truth.