Eihei-ji, Fukui Prefecture, Japan

Established in 1244 and Japan's most active zen meditation monastery since the late 16th century, Eihei-ji, Temple of Eternal Peace, is about 30 minutes by bus from Fukui and is home to about 50 elders and 250 black-robed trainees. This serene community, set on the slopes of a mountain and surrounded by cedars, is moss-green in summer, and serenaded by cicadas. In winter, snow arrives to transform the complex into a glistening white mountainscape.

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• Fukui
• Zen
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[WakeUpBunny]

永平寺は美しいですよ。 ありがとうございます

[arivas713]

if anyone can achieve enlightenment, it would be there

[Ngyun]

I want to visit Fukui Prefecture

[dai1180]

以前私も永平寺で修業をしておりました。ｕｐしていただいて有難­うございます。雲水をみて初心にかえることができました。

[stillmist]

Beautiful temple. Would be a lovely setting for a monastic.

[Igor340]

Thank you for uploading this wonderful video of Eiheiji. Certainly one of the most serene and beautiful presentations on YouTube. Excellent fusing of natural sounds and the soulful sounds of the shakuhachi.

It was like walking in those hallowed halls once again after a short absence . . .

Domo arigato - どうも有難う