An Old Ginkgo Tree which saved the Temple from the Fire

There is a big old ginkgo tree in Nishi Hongan-ji temple which is one of the world heritage sites. The tree is about 400 years old now. It also has a famous folklore which said that it saved the Goeido building from the great fire in 1788.

Nishi Honganji temple suffered from the fire in 1788. It is said that when the fire went close to the Goeido building, this ginkgo tree blew a lot of water on the fire to protect the building. Big thanks to this ginkgo tree, Goeido building escaped from the fire. This story became a famous folklore today.

Now we can see the famous ginkgo tree which save the temple. It is a big and a very beautiful tree. We can also enjoy its fresh leaves that turns into green every month of May and turns into yellow when November comes. This tree became a natural treasure in Kyoto city.

【大火からお寺を救った大きな銀杏の木】

世界遺産の西本願寺には、大きな古い銀杏の木があります。樹齢は約400年です。その木は、1788年の大火（天明の大火）から御影堂を救ったという有名な伝説も持っています。

西本願寺は、1788年に火災にあいます。木の手が御影堂に近くなった時、この銀杏の木が大量の水を吹いて御影堂を守ったと言われています。この銀杏の木のおかげで、御影堂は類焼を免れました。この話は、有名になり今日に語り継がれています。

今も寺院を救った有名な銀杏の木を見ることができます。それは大きく美しいです。その梢は毎年巡りくる5月には爽やかな緑になり、11月がやってくると美しい黄色になります。現在、この木は、京都市の保護樹になっています。

Self- acceptance Makes People Grow

When people already receive their good points, they can probably accept their bad points. By receiving both of that, it will help them grow.

I notice that through the session, that can bring out the hidden good points. One of my friends had my session and I found out her good points and she has a lot of it.

1)She has a lot of intellectual curiosity.

2)She is active.

3)She carries out her plan steadily.

4)She enjoys her life.

She looked happy to hear my analyzation. I asked her to write her feeling and awareness after listening to my analysis.

After writing, she realized that her active character is one of her good points but she is worried that she is sometime hyper. She works hard but she can’t have good result. Sometimes she causes troubles. She is thinking about reason why and I think it is very important to have time to introspect her own mind.

She is thinking how to improve her problem and she found a way to solve her problem.

1)Try to think a lot before taking action.

2)Think not shallowly but deeply.

3)Think her future direction.

When you pointed out bad points to people, they sometimes feel bad. So they can’t think of the things that will help them to improve their bad points. It is very important to notice their bad points by themselves and accept them. Others can only help them to improve their bad points but it is more important to improve them voluntarily.

Acceptance good points and bad points makes people grow.