Kaihōgyō
Kosingas.
The marathon called "kaihōgyō" is an incredible challenge reserved only for members of one Japanese branch of Buddhist monks. They dedicate themselves to having a fuller understanding of the entire universe upon completion. The run takes place on Mount Hiei, below which is Kyoto, the old capital of Japan.
After the first hundred days, the challenge continues on the principle of 30 km per day for 100 days in a row for the next two years. Obligations in the temple and prayers remain a regular part of everyday life, and then in the fourth and fifth year, everything continues, but according to the principle of 200 days in a row. Then follows what many call the most difficult part of the adventure, the nine-day ritual of dōiri. At the end of the fifth year, a monk has to survive nine days without food, water and sleep by sitting in a temple on top of Mount Hiei and constantly chanting one mantra while the two observe him. During that, every night he has to bring water from a nearby well and offer it to a Buddha statue.
From 1885 until today, this challenge has been completed by only 46 monks.
Their goal was and remains to approach complete enlightenment and a better understanding of the nature of life.
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Kaihōgyō
https://www.erepublik.com/en/article/kaih-gy--2731797
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For me it would be a challenge to run a total of 30 km in 100 days 😛
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Ahoy! \o? thx bro
marathons have never been one of my life goals.
but... I'd like to:
* fly in earth orbit to see the cosmos
* see peace on earth
* see liberty and justice for everyone on earth
* discover the unified theory of everything
* understand dark matter and energy
Nice, we have same wishes 😅
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o7
this is an insane tradition, really!
they should instead make it so that they run 30 km per day for 100 days, for 1-2 years.
OR, if they would insist on making it impossibly hard as it as, they should allow for anyone who wants to quit to remain alive and to simply do an ''atonement ritual'', where they meditate and pray for forgiveness for 3 days.
good article tho, and a great deal of information about this strange japanese tradition (in budhism) !!!
Yes, it is very interesting.
o7
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Unbelievable , there are still fanatical Japanese about.
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Just from this paragraph (raditionally, those who fail to complete the entire marathon take their own lives. That is why there are a huge number of graves of those who ended their lives on this mountain.) it shows that this even must stop and it is totally out of order. The fact that it causes so many people to take their lives is solid proof that it has nothing to do with faith, prayers, God and good in general. God created us to be happy and not to take our lives or anyone else life with proven wrong challenges.
Very interesting article o/
Keep the good stuff flowing c:
Thanks o7