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The Path of Kobo Daishi: Shikoku's Henro Pilgrimage |
| Section: CULTURE / PATTERNS |
| Author: Dave Bartruff; Text By Norman Sklarewitz |
| Publication: The world & I online |
| Issue Date: 1/1/1998 |
| Size: 538 Words, 3,497 Characters |
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Shikoku is separated from Honshu by what westerners call the Inland Sea, a relatively narrow body of water dotted with thousands of picturesque, pine-covered islets, likely the cones of extinct volcanoes. In Japanese, this body of water is called Seto-naikai, or the Sea Within Channels. It extends for some three hundred miles between the islands of Honshu, Kyushu, and Shikoku.
For centuries, getting to Shikoku involved a boat trip...
. . .
... journey.
Many pilgrims wear white robes and conical straw hats and carry sacred staffs, as has been done through the centuries. But designer jeans, T-shirts, baseball caps, and sunglasses are as likely to be encountered in the serene temple compounds. What matters is the inner spirit demonstrated by the journey, not the means of transportation, the dress, or the number of temples visited.
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