Because of this, the Northern Hemisphere of the planet has summer while the Southern Hemisphere experiences winter. It seems as strange for kids in Australia to imagine a white Christmas as it is for kids in New York to think of splashing in the pool in December.
The most recent Daibutsu-den built in 1709, although impressive, is a shadow of the original structure, the width being about 30 percent shorter. Also built around the middle of the 8th century, the original Shosoin, which is an architectural treasure in itself, served as the repository for the temple treasure.
Image is missing. Nichiren Daishonin inscribed the Dai-Gohonzon on October 12, 1279. Nichiren Shoshu's successive High Priests' transcriptions of the Dai-Gohonzon are the carved wooden or scroll Gohonzons that you see enshrined in our Temples and in the altars in members' homes.It is the object of worship in Nichiren Shoshu Buddhism.bout The Gohonzon... Nichiren Daishonin inscribed the Dai-Gohonzon on October 12, 1279. Nichiren Shoshu's successive High Priests' transcriptions of the Dai-Gohonzon are the carved wooden or scroll Gohonzons that you see enshrined in our Temples and in the altars in members' homes.