Life Lyn Style » Byodo-In Temple http://lifelynstyle.com Thu, 30 May 2013 03:21:47 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.1 The Byodo-In Temple – Valley of the Temples Memorial Park in Kahaluu, O’ahu, Hawaii http://lifelynstyle.com/2011/09/28/the-byodo-in-temple-valley-of-the-temples-memorial-park-in-kahaluu-oahu-hawaii/ http://lifelynstyle.com/2011/09/28/the-byodo-in-temple-valley-of-the-temples-memorial-park-in-kahaluu-oahu-hawaii/#comments Thu, 29 Sep 2011 01:00:17 +0000 http://lifelynstyle.com/?p=3256 [...]]]> On Saturday, September 24th, I visited the Byodo-in Temple with my sister Holly.  We paid $3 each to enter the memorial park.  The structure is a non-denominational Buddhist temple and is located near the Ko’olau Mountains.  It’s amazing that it was built without nails.  You can read all about its history at their site.

Here are a few photos:

The entrance.

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The temple.

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View from the temple.

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Bell to ring for good luck before entering (and after making a donation).

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Buddha shrine.

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Lyn at the temple.

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Holly at the temple.

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The United States of America flag with the Hawaii state flag below along with mountains in the background.

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It was a peaceful stop on our way to the North Shore.  Thanks to my friend Shayna for suggesting it.

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