Jing-an Temple

Jing-an Temple(静安寺), which is a very old temple built in the 3rd Century A.D., is located in the heart of downtown in Shanghai, China. Now it does not remain intact but is actually more than enough to feel the atmosphere of Buddhism. Jing-an Temple, especially, is very attractive in the arrangement and flow of the columns which support the temple. When I go around the corridor of temple when a light shines on it, I can see the harmony of beautiful shade that the light and columns make. They are not ‘the columns of reality’ any more in it. A quiet stillness prevails, and it turns into an abstract form together with the subtle changes of light. I can hear a beautiful poem between the columns of Jing-an Temple. It may be, in some ways, heavenly message that Buddha speaks almost in a whisper. I catch the scene in my picture to take.