thekimonogallery: ‘A young yamabushi fans the fire. Yamabushi are members of the ancient Japan
thekimonogallery: ‘A young yamabushi fans the fire. Yamabushi are members of the ancient Japanese religion, Shugendo. Shugendo combines beliefs from Shinto, folk animism and esoteric Buddhism. Image taken on February 6, 2011, in Ono-cho, Gifu Prefecture, Japan.’ Text and photography by StephenCairns on Flickr. The script on the fan: ’The script is called Siddhaṃ and it used for writing Sanskrit. The syllable is hāṃ which is associated with Acala Vidyārāja - Fudō Myōō (不動明王); who is in turn often associated with fire rituals in esoteric Buddhism.’ (per jayarava on Flickr) -- source link
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