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November 20, 2003

Gourds laid out before daibutsu

A place to pray.

Posted by nils at November 20, 2003 07:40 PM
Kyomments

Wonderful image. I love the sound of those...Mokugyo (I just asked my wife). Were they originally made of gourds? It seems that way from the shape.

Posted by: Steve on November 20, 2003 08:56 PM

As far as I know, those are real gourds.

Posted by: nils on November 21, 2003 01:47 AM
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