Hear no evil........, a photo from 東京, 関東

Photographer's Note

The sacred Buddhist town of Nikko built by Tokugawa Iemitsu as a memorial to his Grandfather in the 17th century is entered via a huge stone gateway. Within there is a sacred stables with reliefs carved on it depicting the life cycle of the monkey. These include the famous "Hear no evil, See no evil, Speak no evil threesome.

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pcp (3396) 2007-11-01 14:27

Hi..

Ha ha ha... Even i remember this principles which is very very important to our life. In our school days we makes to fun of this principles like this is only for moneys and not for humans but now i realise the power of it.

TFS
Senthil

Wahclellaspirit (4125) 2007-11-01 15:56

Hello Colin,
An exellent post as the storyline goes in itself. Is this the location where this statement began?
Steve

LamCam (3717) 2007-11-01 15:57

Hello Colin
The facial expressions of this trio are marvellous and well worth recording.
Thank you very much for this lively and enjoyable image
Best wishes Maggie