I have a new hero: the running monk

I just found out about the coolest monk there is:

    “A Buddhist priest dubbed the ‘marathon monk’ has completed an ancient running ritual in the remote Japanese mountains that took seven years and covered a distance equivalent to a trip round the globe, wearing only a flowing white robe and flimsy straw sandals.

    …”I entrusted everything to God. I am satisfied,” Fujinami was quoted as saying.

    …Since 1885, only 46 other so-called “marathon monks” of the Tendai sect have survived the ritual, which dates to the 8th century and is believed to be a path to enlightenment, according to temple officials.

This guy is totally my new hero, and I want to try and model my cross country trip after this somehow. As some sort of cool path to enlightenment or something.


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This entry was written by Tim Boucher, posted on September 22, 2003 at 12:26 am.

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