Shiga, Aug 02 (News On Japan) –
Monks coaching in Omihachiman City, Shiga Prefecture, carried out the ‘Isaki-no-saotobi’ (leaping from a beam at Isaki) ritual, diving into Lake Biwa from a pole 7 meters excessive.
‘Isaki-no-saotobi,’ held yearly on August 1st at Isakiji Temple in Omihachiman City, is a conventional occasion believed so far again to the Heian interval. The monks dive into the lake bearing the needs of the individuals, an act often known as ‘sacrificial observe.’
The pole, extending about 14 meters from a cliff, noticed twelve monks who had accomplished a 100-day non secular observe at Mount Hiei, leaping one after one other from the 7-meter top, fingers clasped in prayer.
Source: YOMIURI