Minoh Falls

thumb|Minoh Falls during autumn Minoh Falls (箕面滝) is a waterfall in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. It is a Shugendō site associated with Ryūan-ji (瀧安寺), a Buddhist temple founded in 658 AD. Quotes Minoodera engi 箕面寺縁起 (c. 1173) The Minoodera engi 箕面寺縁起 was written not long after 1173 AD. The source of the kanbun (literary Chinese as used in Japan) text is Shoji engishū 諸寺縁起集 (1970). The English translation is from: Lindsey DeWitt and Carina Roth (trans.); Niki Natsumi (2020). "The Description of Mountains in Minoodera engi". Defining Shugendō, pp. 145-152. London: Bloomsbury. 加之 巍複畳嶺者、高嶇東也西戞於雲、礙於日、 穿岩澗流者、深崎北与南帯於霧、隠於月乎。 泉木抵于嵐、蔓草嬾于花。 白雲靡風、不離山腰依々也。 薜蘿懸巌、不絶翠枝聳々也。 On top of this, overlapping peaks project upwards, striking the clouds that block the sun east and west; the deep flow of the valley that bores through rock carries fog north and south, hiding the moon. Waterside trees are exposed to storms, and vine-like grasses cling to flowers. White clouds billow in the wind, drifting around the mountainsides and making the scenery hazy. Creeper vines hang from the rocks and green boughs rise high. lines 28–33 渚卉木碧流之勢、太於幽奇、其粧 森風流美冠之姿、絶于天下、其来尚矣 The vigor of water’s edge vegetation, of flowing waters, enthrallingly beautiful in their appearance […] The silhouette of the forests, overflowing in elegance and beauty, unparalleled under the heavens, their origins ancient. lines 34–35 Category:Geography of Japan Category:Waterfalls