Buddhist priest faces last meal before 9-day fasting

Buddhist priest Kogen Kamahori (2nd from R) sits before his last meal at Enryaku-ji temple in Otsu, Shiga Prefecture, western Japan, on Oct. 13, 2015, before chanting sutras for nine consecutive days without drinking, eating and sleeping as part of a seven-year quest for enlightenment. He did not eat any of the meal. (Pool photo by Kyoto Shimbun) (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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