I found the new about Japanese monk idea to the attracted teenage. First is Kansho Tagai or Mr. Happiness pray by to raping make attraction teenage. He is abbot, He has an idea about pray that has many ways to present, and can apply to use in every period, he use a rap for teenage make fun with pray, and make their found that the religious has fun side and interested in religious. From this style he success for attracted teenage.
And, in Ryohoji temple has an a idea to use a manga (is japanese cartoon) in the temple by add ing cartoon in temple, has a café and girl in cosplay to service, from abbot, he think it is not profane, he want to told people are temple can be a fun place same another place.
From these new show about Japanese monk, try to make new idea to attracted teenage to interesting religious, but from thes, theye have two groups, are accept and not, because the one group think it is profane by changing from the original of religious, and the other group think, it is sacred, because from this activity, it’s a good think and help religious by making attractive to teenage that they are interested in religious more than before.
In my mind, I think their opinion are same as the coin that has two faces, like the quote at first , and choose it’s sacred or profane by vision and belief of each people.
From this my perception I think about relationship between perception and architecture, it is in term of “Form” in architecture, in my mind, form will be good or bad depend on thinking of people same with my perception such as Mandarin Racha Devi hotel, this hotel use design form look like a temple, some people think it is profane and not appropriate, but some people think it is a new way for hotel design.
From all I observe the comment. This activity and building, in group of unacceptable people, a most of all, are sacred in this religious, why people in other religious do not think it is profane? From the question in my opinion I think cause from it is they did not know and sacred in that religious, but in group of people that are believe and sacred in this religious still have some people, think that it is not profane. why?, so I think it is depends on perception of each people, because I believe everything to do has two sides such as good or bad, sacred or profane, beautiful or ugly, etc. So it depend on we look on which side ?
I like your example of the progressive Japanese monk who employs popular culture to attract young followers. Some may think this is profane others sacred, that is true. But what do YOU think? What do you think is happening here? You say that you think everything has two sides. Fine. What are YOUR thoughts and WHERE are they coming from?
ตอบลบLet me give an example. When I read that story, I thought that the monk's tactics were only a matter of taking one sacred form and assimilating it into another sacred form to make the latter stronger. Pop culture in Tokyo is sacred: you where uniforms (manga or goth-loli), you are persecuted if you do not obey the laws, there are specific sites (omotesando for instance) to gather as cult body, they have their own scriptures (manga), their own hymns (pop music). How different is this than religion? How much does it differ from the monk? I would argue, not that much, which is precisely why nothing profane is occuring. So, while I very much like your example, I would encourage you to apply strong, trenchant analysis to situations like this to help YOU understand how meaning is made; or, rather, how your perceptions are constructed.