The Praying Dog

Posted by Alex in Animal, Religion on March 24, 2008 at 7:50 pm


Meet Conan, the praying dog:

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. [...]

"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."

What do you think the dog is praying for? Link (Photo: Itsuo Inouye / AP) – Thanks Geekazoid!


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6 comments to "The Praying Dog"

  1. bean
    March 24th, 2008 at 10:24 pm

    I like how realistic the man is about this. Not freaking out about some cosmic phenomenon.
    (woohoo, comments are temporarily working)

  2. Ash
    March 24th, 2008 at 11:58 pm

    I am quite certain that is not a Chihuahua.

  3. jenny
    March 25th, 2008 at 4:38 am

    that is either an alaskan klee kai, or just an odd camera angle that makes that dog look oddly huge... and well, i am pretty sure it is a chihuahua hah

  4. tami
    March 25th, 2008 at 1:43 pm

    I believe that it is a long haired chihuahua.

    http://www.longcoatchihuahua.net/

  5. tripleX
    March 25th, 2008 at 6:07 pm

    He's praying for a trip to his beloved holy Bodhi tree.

  6. kepo-lah
    April 4th, 2008 at 12:37 am

    World peace!


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