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I am owned by Pauline and Mark Blasky. My hull was built at the Duncan Marine Yard in Taiwan and launched in Dec of 1980. It is a William Garden design based on the Pixie Design and called by Duncan Marine a Freedom 45. They are the fourth owners and have owned me the longest. They have done extensive refitting to me including replacing my entire deck structure and rig. My masts are roughly 10% taller than original and now are made of aluminium as opposed to the original wood ones, which, though pretty, were always problematic. You can read more about me under "MORE ABOUT SARI TIMUR"

September 6, 2014

Dazaifu Tenmangu Shrine

On Monday we decided to take the day off and go to Dazaifu Shrine.  This was to show Kate the Shrine before getting on a plane.  We enlisted Mena to come with us for a day off and act as super guide.  According to the literature, the Dazaifu Tenmangu Shrine enshrines the soul of Michizane Sugawara, a god of wisdom.  We found one of the prayer plaques asking for help getting into Harvard, so it is popular with students.  One of the things we learnt on this trip is no Shrine is complete without a bridge.  The philosophy of the bridge is the ability to leave the past, look forward to the future and be in the present.  Pretty good philosophy!  It also has the Komyozenji Temple, the Zen temple, with the only dry style rock garden in the Kyushu Region.  

The Street Leading to the Shrine
Mena taking a pic of us taking a pic


Learning the Purification Process
No Shrine is complete without a bridge


Komyozenji Temple


Rock Garden at the Entrance
Roof Statue
The Gardens from inside the Temple
Another View of the Gardens
Zenning Out

And no Shrine visit is complete without shopping afterwards.




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