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NAHA, Japan (AP) -- At a Zen Buddhist temple in southern Japan, even the dog prays.
Conan the Chihuahua prays with chief priest Joei Yoshikuni at the Shuri-Kannondo temple.
Mimicking his master, priest Joei Yoshikuni, a 1 1/2-year-old black-and-white Chihuahua named Conan joins in the daily prayers at Naha's Shuri Kannondo temple, sitting up on his hind legs and putting his front paws together before the altar.
It took him only a few days to learn the motions, and now he is the talk of the town.
"Word has spread, and we are getting a lot more tourists," Yoshikuni said Monday.
Yoshikuni said Conan generally goes through his prayer routine at the temple in the capital of Japan's southern Okinawa prefecture (state) without prompting before his morning and evening meals.
"I think he saw me doing it all the time and got the idea to do it, too," Yoshikuni said.
The priest is now trying to teach him how to meditate.
Well, sort of.
"Basically, I am just trying to get him to sit still while I meditate," he explained. "It's not like we can make him cross his legs."
5 comments:
Amazing what dogs will do for their owners!
I just would say the same, its amazing
what kind of mantra does she say "ohhh moany woef waf waf"
A smart dog. Get's all the attention of this monk and most likely the others in the temple and of Buddha ofcourse.
That is so great.
You have some great photos here.
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