Sermons of a Buddhist Abbot

A black and white photograph showing the entrance gate to the Engaku Monastery in Kamakura. A person, identified as the Right Rev. Soyen Shaku, stands in the center of the gate. The gate is flanked by stone pillars with Japanese calligraphy, and the background features pine-covered hills.

The Engaku Monastery of Kamakura is a complex of several groups of buildings surrounded by pine-covered hills; and our picture shows the Right Rev. Soyen Shaku standing under the gate that leads to the Meditation Hall.