Poland (ed.)What I Learned and Felt While Visiting Auschwitz The World Tour of Takahiro Ueda, a Buddhist Priest - Poland List After Israel, where I visited the holy sites of the world's three major monotheistic religions and learned about the reality of the Palestinian conflict, I headed to Poland in Eastern Europe. I headed to this country because...
Poland (ed.)The destination for the day was Prague, Czech Republic.
Travel from Krakow to Prague via the Leo Express train company.
However, there are still few rail lines between Krakow and Prague, so a combination of buses and trains will be used.
From Krakow, you will take a bus to the Czech city of Bohumin, and then change trains to Prague.
Poland (ed.)Auschwitz was too intense an experience...
I didn't feel like doing anything for a while.
No, perhaps it is more correct to say that nothing was done.
However, there was something that suddenly crossed my mind that seemed to have emptied out.
"If you have a good karma, you should behave in any way you choose.
Yes. It was the words of "Tannisho," which I have previously introduced in an article on Yad Vashem, the Holocaust Memorial Museum in Jerusalem.
Poland (ed.)I wonder what I would feel if I actually went to Auschwitz.
I used to think about such things before my trip.
So what did I actually feel when I got here?
It was the fear of "feeling nothing". Auschwitz was a "normal place". But it was that very thing that gave me the shivers.
Poland (ed.)How the Nazis treated the Jews is a major theme in museum exhibits.
The Holocaust was a very specific manifestation of human nature."
This is what our guide said at "Yad Vashem" in Jerusalem.
That is why what we have learned here in Auschwitz should not end with the words "something tragic happened here.
Poland (ed.)April 14, 2019.
I headed to Auschwitz, Poland's largest destination.
Fortunately, the weather was fine in the morning, and the freezing cold of the previous day seemed to have eased a bit.
It takes about 1.5 hours by bus from the bus terminal in Krakow.
The bus will drop off in front of the Auschwitz Museum.
In this article I will tell you about my experiences in Auschwitz.
Poland (ed.)Continuing from the previous article, let's consider some more about St. Mary's Church in the Old Town of Krakow.
To reiterate, the church was built in 1222, and the tower is an imposing structure with a height of 82 meters.
In this article, we will share with you some of the episodes related to this church.
Poland (ed.)In the central square of the old town, there is St. Mary's Church, the symbol of the city.
The church was built in 1222 and is famous for its central altar of the Virgin Mary.
Now, let's enter St. Mary's Church.
It was overwhelmingly large from the outside, but what was it like inside?
Poland (ed.)Krakow is a city in southern Poland, and its old town, centered on St. Mary's Church, is known as a compact and very tourist-friendly city.
Krakow flourished as the capital of the Kingdom of Poland from the middle of the 11th century until the end of the 16th century, and was a cultural center along with Prague and Vienna.
And while Warsaw, the capital of Poland, is compared to Tokyo, this Krakow is compared to Kyoto.
While Warsaw was destroyed by the Nazis in World War II, Krakow miraculously escaped destruction. As a result, the old townscape from the Middle Ages still remains today.
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(91) To the Dhamek Stupa at Sarnath (Kanoen) - The holy place of Buddha's first turning of the wheel! This is where the Buddhist Order began!
(90) Am I a disqualified monk if I am not impressed by the Buddhist holy places in India? Sinking in Bodh Gaya...
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(87) Experience the fervor of Hinduism at the Vishnu Temple in Gaya, a major sacred site for ancestral offerings!
(86) To the place associated with Sujata and the Neelanjara River - The place of the milk porridge offering that saved the dying Buddha
