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Freezing waterfall meditation helps relieve pandemic stress in Japan | South China Morning Post

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A group of Buddhist devotees in Japan subjected themselves to a freezing tradition known as waterfall meditation or Takigyo on February 28, 2021. The annual ritual that has been carried out for centuries at a temple in Nakano city is seen as a way to purify the body and mind. This year it has even served as a way fo…

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