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shrines

  1. Visiting temples and shrines as tourism

    I have been to Japan twice and am going back again in a month. Japan is well known for its beautiful temples and shrines, and I have visited quite a few of them, including the huge Buddha in Nara. My question is, what do others think about visiting places of non-Christian religious...

  2. Shrines

    (Based on information given in a thread elsewhere) In Christianity, small shrines are erected to commemorate an event or person, honoring a vow, or to accompany travelers on the way. Here are some small shrines called "Proskynitaria." This word comes from the verb "proskyneo" which means I...
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