Welcoming Bodhidharma to Shao Shan

Shao Shan Temple was recently honered to receive from Japan a statue of Bodhidharma.  This statue was gifted by Abbot Eitoku Kato of Ryougonji Temple and was carved by a member of his sangha.

Bodhidharma is the legendary first chinese patriarch and is known for having brought Zen to China and for having sat facing a wall for nine years. 

With sincere gratitude to Abbot Eitoku Kato.

Eye-Opening Ceremony on 7/25/2012

Members of the Shao Shan Children's Program
"Do we have to sit like this for nine years?"