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Wednesday, August 01, 2007

WITNESS - Japan "nuns for a day" mix religion and role-play

Japanese women clad in Buddhist nun outfits copy the image of the Buddha,
By Linda Sieg, Malaysia Star - 1 Jul 2007
KYOTO, Japan (Reuters) - No one seems to mind that I'm more familiar with Methodist hymns than Buddhist sutras when I arrive at Ryugenji temple in Japan's ancient capital of Kyoto to sample their "Buddhist Nun for a Day" experience.

Ushered into a small room with tatami straw mat flooring, I pay about $65 for the six-hour course, write a prayer in Chinese characters on a wooden stick, and don a light-weight white kimono and tabi socks split at the toes to ease wearing sandals. continue
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