A hall dedicated to Ususama Myôô, an esoteric deity said to ward off evil spirits and to clean impure things, as well as to have special powers of healing, at the west of the entry, as seen from the fountain. It is not uncommon to find elements borrowed from esoteric Buddhism in Zen temples and practice in Japan.

 

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.