The Marathon Monks of Mount Hiei Put Olympic Athletes to Shame
In the foothills of Mt. Hiei, to the northeast of Kyoto City, lies a huge, 1,200-year old temple complex called Enryakuji. The Tendai-shu monks who inhabit this place are better known to the world as ‘marathon monks’ for their amazing physical feats that put Olympic athletes to shame Not all the Enryakuji monks are Tendai-shu; […]