You are an aperture through which the universe is looking at and exploring itself.
Alan W. Watts
Kiyomizu-dera, Buddhist temple in eastern Kyoto, founded in 778 (early Heian period) by Sakanoue no Tamuramaro, and the present buildings were constructed in 1633, ordered by the Tokugawa Iemitsu. Not one nail is used in the entire structure. The temple takes its name from the waterfall (Otowa waterfall: where three channels of water fall into a pond) within the complex, which runs off the nearby hills. Visitors can catch and drink the water, which is believed to have wish granting powers. Kiyomizu means clear water, or pure water.
