im 100% honestly and truly obsessed with my own art lmao
i love it, everything i make it a little love letter to myself, so the fact that others enjoy it jst makes me the happiest person ever probably
“those who struggle from autism” no i dont struggle with autism its one of the few things i excel at
So this is my godwoken Mirlow. He’s a sassy former priest dealing with a world ending faith crisis. Then he met Fane, who made it worse but they’re dating now so it’s okay.
Matcha reports on Soshuku Shibatani, the transgender head nun of the Shozenji Temple in Moriguchi City, Osaka. It is Japan’s first temple built as a refuge for the LGBTQ community.
Soshuku Shibatani, a 65-year-old openly transgender Buddhist nun, was assigned male at birth:
She began to identify as a female in elementary school but never dared to express her gender identity at the time. As a university student, she met people similar to her and briefly lived at ease among like-minded peers. However, upon entering the workforce, she had to hide her true self once more…
According to Ms. Shibatani, “Buddha saw beyond the differences of gender.”
There is no need to hide your true self. Ms. Shibatani gradually became interested in Buddhist teachings and enrolled in community courses at the Graduate School of Koyasan University. She later resigned from her company, joined the priesthood, and went on to study Esoteric Buddhism.
Ms. Shibatani stated, “Shozenji is not exclusively for the LGBTQ community, but rather a temple for everyone.”
“The Kannon Bodhisattva has no gender identity,” Soshuku Shibatani says. A statue of Kannon, the Buddhist deity of mercy, is enshrined in the temple. Others see Kannon or Guan Yin as a female incarnation of the Buddha.
Hi, I'm Alice ( She/They) I mostly draw OCs as well as TTRPG related stuff. I don't post post much, but I'm trying to.
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