KYOTO--Monks at Chion-in temple in Higashiyama Ward here did a test run of its famed hanging bell on Dec. 27 to prepare for the traditional bell-ringing ceremony on New Year’s Eve. In the test ...
According to the villagers, the chief monk instructed the bereaved family to pay Rs. 35,000 to the temple’s Dayaka Sabha and provide a receipt before he could officiate at the traditional “Panshukula” ...