Dog Prays at Japanese Zen Temple (cute photos, if you like dogs)

[ZombieHorde]

One and a-half years old Chihuahua dog "Conan" prays with his owner and chief priest Joei Yoshikuni during a morning pray at the Shuri-Kannondo temple in Okinawa islands, southwestern Japan.



At a Zen Buddhist temple in southern Japan, even the dog prays. Mimicking his master, priest Joei Yoshikuni, a 1 1/2-year-old black-and-white Chihuahua named Conan joins in the daily prayers at Naha's Shuri Kannondo temple, sitting up on his hind legs and putting his front paws together before the altar.

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"I think he saw me doing it all the time and got the idea to do it, too," Yoshikuni said.

The priest is now trying to teach him how to meditate.

Well, sort of.

"Basically, I am just trying to get him to sit still while I meditate," he explained. "It's not like we can make him cross his legs."

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[Speck Tater]

1. The Buddhist temple I attend

has a cat that comes into the meditation hall and meditates with the sangha (= "congregation").

[Kitty Herder]

2. That's adorable!

[maxsolomon]

3. put him in a Down Stay

with the promise of a treat, my dog will stay there for an hour.

[UndertheOcean]

4. cute

[lips]

5. puppy posture