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Tuesday, September 29, 2015

Hakama untied at Shoganji

The front gate was big gate. Even though the temple was very poor, once that temple was very big temple in that area, so there was a big gate. As soon as I got out of the gate, I untied [laughs] my hakama and tied it as my friends did, without knowing my father was watching me [laughs, laughter]. He was very angry with me for untying the hakama, and tying it in some other way. from Why I came to America. --- Shoganji page - the temple where Suzuki was born.

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