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Isaki-Ji Temple: Where ascetic monks take a plunge for their devotion

On Lake Biwa, in Shiga Prefecture, ascetic Buddhist monks at the remote Isaki-ji Temple walk a narrow wooden beam and leap seven meters into the water in a rite of passage that displays tradition and devotion. The temple is a branch of Kyoto’s Enryaku-ji Temple, the headquarters of Tendai Buddhism. The…

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