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agichoote | 5 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 Really impressive ! What about the red stamps ? I notice it’s most often a mix of stamps and brush strokes. And are the characters common with chinese in some way ? I’m learning basic chinese in last months and it seems to me that i recognize some characters
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NodeRunner | 5 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +3 
 The red stamps are the official stamp of the temple, similar to a signature.  Often these will use an old or unique way of writing the kanji.  Also the Japanese kanji is from China so there are lots of similarities to Chinese Simplified and Chinese Traditional.  You should definitely visit if you can and take a Shodo class.
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agichoote | 5 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 Damn I realize I need to do a deep dive into Asian languages history 👀
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agichoote | 5 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 So I can develop my own stamp of my “inner temple”?
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NodeRunner | 5 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 Yes! You can personalize your own印鑑 stamp with whatever design.  Depending on the material and where you get it done it will cost between $30~$500 usd.
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47e84b02 | 5 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 Basic Japanese from Chinese too
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agichoote | 5 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 I’m not sure what do you mean 🤔