This photo was taken at Kandokuji Temple on the Naka River in Tochigi Prefecture.
Kandokuji is a historic temple with very large, impressive maple trees.
This time I photographed Avalokitasvara and the autumn leaves, and it looks as if a tear is falling from Avalokitasvara’s eye.
Did the statue feel happy because the leaves turned such splendid colors again this year?
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