A general view of the temple, taken from near the fountain. At the center, the principal hall (jap. Hondô) which is used primarily for rituals, on the left, a general-purpose building, and on the right, barely visible, a hall (jap. Kuri) in which are joined together the kitchen, a dining room and the residences of the some of the monks. Also not clearly distinguishable, between the main hall and the building on the left, is a sliver of the roof of the meditation hall (jap. Zendô), located behind these buildings. At the center of the picture is a statue of Kûkai (774-835), the founder of the Japanese esoteric Shingon school. Tôkei'in belonged to the Shingon school before being converted into a Zen temple in the 15th century, and the statue respects that fact.

 

The original French version of these pages, and many of its photographs, are by Eric Rommeluère, founder of the “Un Zen Occidental” Sangha in Paris, Dharma Heir of Nishijima Roshi and Dharma Brother to Jundo.