Hear No Evil by wysiwig

Photography • Historical • posted on Oct 06, 2010

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There are a number of sacred buildings in the area of Nikko but the stable of the shrine's sacred horses bears one of the most famous carvings in the world. The three wise monkeys, or sanzaru, a traditional symbol in Chinese and Japanese culture, embody the principle to "see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil". The three monkeys are Mizaru, covering his eyes, who sees no evil; Kikazaru, covering his ears, who hears no evil; and Iwazaru, covering his mouth, who speaks no evil. Sometimes there is a fourth monkey depicted with the three others; the last one, Shizaru, symbolizes the principle of "do no evil". He may be shown covering his abdomen or genital area, or crossing his arms. After my visit to Nikko it was time to go home.

Comments (12)

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Faemike55

12:14AM | Wed, 06 October 2010

Very beautiful capture and history lesson! thank you very much for your wonderful tour of this land

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VEDES

1:12AM | Wed, 06 October 2010

fantastic .I have no words to tell you how beautifull is this.bravo!!!!!!

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durleybeachbum

3:25AM | Wed, 06 October 2010

I love those names! A pity modern life has rejected these principles.

lucindawind

7:20AM | Wed, 06 October 2010

I love these monkeys.. I have 3 here at home ... tiny statues this is really pretty

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vaggabondd

10:33AM | Wed, 06 October 2010

this is a great capture, this is beautiful work

MrsLubner

11:09AM | Wed, 06 October 2010

These monkeys were very important in my house when I was young. We had a small figurine of them and I was directed to look at them often as a lesson in life. Great capture.

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sandra46

4:49PM | Wed, 06 October 2010

SUPERLATIVE IMAGE! SUPERB SHOT!

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delaorden_ojeda

5:49PM | Wed, 06 October 2010

this is really a great story , nice capture , composition and colors , thanks for your comments !

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tennesseecowgirl

6:19PM | Wed, 06 October 2010

Beauifully captured!

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hipps13

12:51AM | Fri, 08 October 2010

wonderful capture warm hugs, Linda

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myrrhluz

3:51PM | Mon, 18 October 2010

Beautiful shot of this wonderful carving! Excellent capture of its detail, color, and rich and playful nature. It is a delightful combination of the playfulness of monkeys and a very insightful lesson.

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