Jan. 3, 2022 04:07 am JST
Posted in: Kamakura Kannon See in context
Rolf Anderson
Who are these people offering prayers to? A giant stone statue? Buildings made of wood?
The article says "Kannon (Bodhisattva)." The image/statue is just a symbol to the Kannon, a Bodhisattva, to whom people offer prayers. Just like a picture of your loved one is not a person but a symbol to the person. When you say "I love you" to such a picture, you are not saying to the picture but to a person the picture represents.
