# Adashino Nenbutsu-ji

Kyoto, Japan

In Kyoto's Sagano hills, this Pure Land temple traces its origin to 811 and the monk Kūkai. Around 8000 weathered stone statues, gathered from a vast old burial ground for the nameless dead, stand in silent ranks, lit by candles each August.

## Roots Earth

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Coordinates: 35.02681, 135.66452

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