December 18, 2024
Autumnal tints: Jyochi-ji
In front of the austere Butsu-den (Buddha Hall), the leaves of an old ginkgo tree have already turned bright yellow and are adorning this small hall, like the golden robes which grace the wooden statues of Amitabha triad enshrined in this hall.
The wood plate hung on the facade is inscribed with "Donge-den," which means "the precious temple like an Udonge flower." Udonge is a mythical and legendary plant of India and is said to bloom once every 3,000 years.
November 30, 2024
Sunset：Yuigahama-beach
With the arrival of late autumn, in which graceful autumn foliage begins, the clear and crystal air and the beautiful and ever-flowing clouds are dominating the sky overwhelmingly.
The gradually setting sun beyond the horizon is definitely painting the evening sky in front of eyes with the transient and subtle colors.
The rapidly changing lights of the setting sun are creating the glorious feast of colours with their endless delicate gradations. Such gradations of colours and sunlights are changing swiftly from moment to moment to let us awake to the very prompt transitoriness of our lives in this vast universe.
See the rapidly sinking sun over the sea. This spectacle poignantly enlightens us all about our impermanence more than any other doctrine.
Sunset：Yuigahama-beach
The glow of the sunset is creating various bright colours with continuous gradations over the horizon. This exquisite tones of colour and light are changing constantly every second and are creating the remarkable moments of beauty that I can encounter only once in my life time.
The bright evening sun, which is silently and ceaselessly setting, are tinting the evening sky over the sea with varied glowing colors through the thick layers of atmosphere.
The fine and delicate colours and tones, like those of Monet's paintings of impressionism, are constantly undergoing swift transformation before my eyes.
They subtly keep changing while being accompanied by the soft sounds of the sea wind and undulating waves, and continue to create the radiant scapes of light and darkness on the far horizon.
I wish this incredible moment of the sunset could last forever, but, I know, in our transient world, that is impossible.
Sunset：Yuigahama-beach
The evening sea breeze is flowing slowly over the calm surface of the sea, which is illuminated by the soft scarlet light of the setting sun pouring down through the thick moving clouds. The fine ripples of the sea are shinning faintly like the glossy silk fabric which covers the open sea.
A lone seagull was standing still on the edge of the waves and gazing at me as if to try to say something important just before flying away swiftly.
Sunset：Yuigahama-beach
The darkness of the evening is deepening steadily and the gentle waves continue washing the sandy shore endlessly. The chilling sea breeze is lightly touching my cheek as if to let me know the time for leaving this beach.
Like a half-corroded mirror surface, the seawater that remains on the sand is reflecting the scarlet light of the setting sun, the drifting clouds, and the pale blue sky, which must quietly disappear before the arrival of the night.
Sunset：Yuigahama-beach
Thanks to the varying glow of the setting sun and the continuous shape-shifting of the evening clouds, the enchanting seascape at dusk appears every moment before my eyes.
The coldness and dryness of early winter bring about the transparent air far above the sea, which makes it possible to clearly see the splendid transformation of the twilight clouds and the ephemeral brilliance of the declining sun.
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