The Byodo-In Temple
Valley of the Temples
Memorial Park
Kahaluu, O'ahu,
Hawaii
When I lived in Hawaii as a child
my father would take me to these temples.
I see these temples and they stir up memories of my life there. It’s an old Buddhist temple but it’s a non-practicing
so visitors are welcome to walk free and explore the area. It’s located next to a cemetery, nestled at
the bottom of the Ko'olaus.
There is an
old wooden bridge which you must cross to get to the temples, upon crossing
there is a huge bell and if you donate a dollar you can ring this thing and supposedly
it will answer prays and such. There are
a myriad of coy in the water, 25¢ will get you a hand full of food to feed
them. These are so many fish you a found
them as these lunge over each to get the food.
This temple really does bring a sense of inner peace. Of course when I
was a child it was free and now there is a free, but they are still worth going
to.
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