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Ho\u015f geldiniz, ruhun s\u00fckunete erdi\u011fi bu kutsal topraklara, Kotoku-in Tap\u0131na\u011f\u0131\u2019n\u0131n huzur dolu bah\u00e7elerine… Ben rehberiniz olarak, bug\u00fcn size sadece bronz bir heykelin de\u011fil, y\u00fczy\u0131llara meydan okuyan bir sabr\u0131n ve inanc\u0131n hikayesini anlataca\u011f\u0131m.<\/p>\n

Hikayemiz, Japonya’n\u0131n sisli ge\u00e7mi\u015finde, 13. y\u00fczy\u0131l\u0131n ortalar\u0131nda ba\u015flar. Efsane odur ki, Amida Nyorai\u2019nin (Sonsuz I\u015f\u0131k Budas\u0131) bu muazzam tasviri y\u00fckselmeden \u00f6nce, 1243 y\u0131l\u0131nda burada ah\u015fap bir “daibutsu” yani B\u00fcy\u00fck Buda y\u00fckseliyordu. Ancak g\u00f6ky\u00fcz\u00fc o zamanlar bu kadar \u015fefkatli de\u011fildi; 1248’deki korkun\u00e7 bir f\u0131rt\u0131na bu ah\u015fap devin sonunu getirdi. \u0130\u015fte o zaman, Rahip Joko ve Minamoto no Yoritomo’nun hizmetkar\u0131 olan Leydi Inada no Tsubone, halk\u0131n kalbinden kopan ba\u011f\u0131\u015flar\u0131 bir araya getirerek, ate\u015fe ve suya kar\u015f\u0131 durabilecek bu bronz an\u0131t\u0131 in\u015fa etmeye karar verdiler.<\/p>\n

Kamakura \u015eogunlu\u011fu’nun kudretli d\u00f6neminde, 1252 y\u0131l\u0131nda d\u00f6k\u00fcm\u00fcne ba\u015flanan bu heybetli Amida Butsu, yakla\u015f\u0131k on y\u0131l s\u00fcren bir eme\u011fin \u00fcr\u00fcn\u00fcd\u00fcr. \u0130lk yap\u0131ld\u0131\u011f\u0131nda, t\u0131pk\u0131 Nara’daki a\u011fabeyi gibi, “Daibutsu-den” ad\u0131 verilen g\u00f6rkemli bir salonun i\u00e7inde korunuyordu. Ancak zaman, bu kutsal alan\u0131 s\u0131navlara tabi tutmaktan hi\u00e7 vazge\u00e7medi. \u00d6nce 1334 ve 1369’daki tayfunlar salonun s\u00fctunlar\u0131n\u0131 sarst\u0131, ard\u0131ndan 1495 (baz\u0131 kay\u0131tlara g\u00f6re 1498) y\u0131l\u0131nda deniz k\u00fckreyerek geldi. O devasa tsunami, Buda’n\u0131n evini yerle bir edip sulara g\u00f6merken, bu bronz fig\u00fcr lotus taht\u0131n\u0131n \u00fczerinde sars\u0131lmadan kald\u0131.<\/p>\n

O g\u00fcnden beri, yani be\u015f y\u00fcz y\u0131l\u0131 a\u015fk\u0131n bir s\u00fcredir, B\u00fcy\u00fck Buda’n\u0131n \u00e7at\u0131s\u0131 sadece masmavi g\u00f6ky\u00fcz\u00fc ve \u00fczerinden ge\u00e7en bulutlard\u0131r. Bu, Japonya’da e\u015fine az rastlan\u0131r bir durumdur; o, do\u011fan\u0131n t\u00fcm ha\u015fmetine kar\u015f\u0131 a\u00e7\u0131k havada meditasyon yapan bir sab\u0131r abidesidir. Edo d\u00f6neminde Rahip Yuten ve Yokoku taraf\u0131ndan yeniden ihya edilen bu tap\u0131nak, bug\u00fcn Jodo mezhebinin \u00f6\u011fretilerini, “herkes i\u00e7in kurtulu\u015f” vaadini f\u0131s\u0131ldar.<\/p>\n

Bir Japon \u015fairesinin “yak\u0131\u015f\u0131kl\u0131 bir adam” olarak betimledi\u011fi bu y\u00fcz, 2016 y\u0131l\u0131nda modern eller taraf\u0131ndan \u00f6zenle temizlenerek y\u00fczy\u0131llar\u0131n tozundan ve deniz tuzundan ar\u0131nd\u0131r\u0131ld\u0131. \u015eimdi, e\u011fer siz de haz\u0131rsan\u0131z, bu 121 tonluk tarih miras\u0131na daha yak\u0131ndan bakal\u0131m ve onun 13. y\u00fczy\u0131ldan kalma d\u00f6k\u00fcm izlerinde ge\u00e7mi\u015fin f\u0131s\u0131lt\u0131lar\u0131n\u0131 duymaya \u00e7al\u0131\u015fal\u0131m.<\/p>\n

Bu kutsal heykelin i\u00e7ine girmek i\u00e7in, Buddha’n\u0131n oturdu\u011fu lotus taht\u0131n\u0131n hemen yan\u0131ndaki o m\u00fctevaz\u0131 kul\u00fcbeye u\u011framal\u0131 ve bir \u015f\u00fckran ni\u015fanesi olarak k\u00fc\u00e7\u00fck bir bozuk para b\u0131rakmal\u0131s\u0131n\u0131z. Ard\u0131ndan, ba\u015f\u0131n\u0131z\u0131 sayg\u0131yla e\u011ferek ge\u00e7ece\u011finiz al\u00e7ak bir giri\u015f ve sizi yukar\u0131ya ta\u015f\u0131yacak olan dar, dik metal basamaklar sizi kar\u015f\u0131layacak. \u0130\u00e7eriye ad\u0131m att\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131zda, sizi d\u0131\u015f d\u00fcnyadan koparan ve g\u00fcn boyu g\u00fcne\u015fin hararetini emmi\u015f olan bronz bir s\u0131cakl\u0131k kar\u015f\u0131lar; yaz aylar\u0131nda buras\u0131 adeta Buddha\u2019n\u0131n ya\u015fayan nefesini hissedebilece\u011finiz s\u0131cak bir koza gibidir.<\/p>\n

Peki, bu bronz devin kalbinde neler g\u00f6receksiniz?<\/p>\n

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  • Orta \u00c7a\u011f M\u00fchendisli\u011fi:<\/strong> Heykelin i\u00e7i tamamen bo\u015ftur ve size 13. y\u00fczy\u0131l\u0131n o usta ellerinden kalma d\u00f6k\u00fcm sanat\u0131n\u0131 t\u00fcm \u00e7\u0131plakl\u0131\u011f\u0131yla sunar. Heykeli sekiz yatay katman halinde birle\u015ftiren o muazzam d\u00f6k\u00fcm \u00e7izgilerini ve ba\u011flant\u0131 yerlerini burada net bir \u015fekilde g\u00f6rebilirsiniz.<\/li>\n
  • Zaman\u0131n \u0130zleri:<\/strong> Duvarlarda, 16. ve 19. y\u00fczy\u0131llardan kalma kaynak tamir yamalar\u0131n\u0131 ve heykelin ayakta kalmas\u0131n\u0131 sa\u011flayan Edo d\u00f6nemine ait demir destekleri fark edeceksiniz. Ayr\u0131ca, y\u00fczy\u0131llar boyunca buraya gelen ziyaret\u00e7ilerin b\u0131rakt\u0131\u011f\u0131 tarihi grafitiler, ge\u00e7mi\u015fin f\u0131s\u0131lt\u0131lar\u0131 gibi duvarlarda as\u0131l\u0131 durur.<\/li>\n
  • I\u015f\u0131k ve Hava:<\/strong> Buddha\u2019n\u0131n s\u0131rt k\u0131sm\u0131nda yer alan ve “Buddha’n\u0131n pencereleri” olarak an\u0131lan iki kare havaland\u0131rma deli\u011finden s\u00fcz\u00fclen zay\u0131f g\u00fcn \u0131\u015f\u0131\u011f\u0131, i\u00e7erideki bu mistik atmosferi ayd\u0131nlat\u0131r.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Ancak unutmay\u0131n ki bu dar ve kutsal dehlizler herkese a\u00e7\u0131k de\u011fildir; hareket k\u0131s\u0131tl\u0131l\u0131\u011f\u0131 olan misafirlerimiz veya b\u00fcy\u00fck \u00e7antalar ta\u015f\u0131yan yolcular\u0131m\u0131z i\u00e7in bu dar merdivenler zorlay\u0131c\u0131 olabilir. \u0130\u00e7eride selfie \u00e7ubu\u011fu kullanman\u0131n veya drone u\u00e7urman\u0131n yasak oldu\u011funu da bir rehber olarak hat\u0131rlatmak isterim.<\/p>\n

    Bu devasa s\u00fckunetin en mahrem noktas\u0131na, yani 121 tonluk bu bronz devin kalbine ho\u015f geldiniz. Heykelin i\u00e7ine ad\u0131m att\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131zda, modern zamanlar\u0131n g\u00fcr\u00fclt\u00fcs\u00fc yerini 13. y\u00fczy\u0131l\u0131n o usta ellerinden kalma bir sessizli\u011fe ve orta \u00e7a\u011f m\u00fchendisli\u011finin \u00e7\u0131plak ger\u00e7e\u011fine b\u0131rak\u0131r.<\/p>\n

    \u0130\u00e7eride, lo\u015f \u0131\u015f\u0131k alt\u0131nda kar\u015f\u0131n\u0131za \u00e7\u0131kan bu m\u00fchendislik harikas\u0131n\u0131n s\u0131rlar\u0131n\u0131 \u015f\u00f6yle f\u0131s\u0131ldayabilirim:<\/p>\n

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    • Katmanl\u0131 Kal\u0131p Tekni\u011fi:<\/strong> Kamakura Budas\u0131, “y\u0131\u011f\u0131lm\u0131\u015f kil kal\u0131plar” kullan\u0131larak d\u00f6k\u00fclm\u00fc\u015ft\u00fcr. Bu heybetli fig\u00fcr, yakla\u015f\u0131k sekiz yatay b\u00f6l\u00fcm halinde in\u015fa edilmi\u015ftir. Heykelin hem i\u00e7inde hem de d\u0131\u015f\u0131nda a\u00e7\u0131k\u00e7a se\u00e7ilebilen o yatay \u00e7izgiler, her bir katman\u0131n birbirine eklendi\u011fi ve ustal\u0131kla i\u015flendi\u011fi d\u00f6k\u00fcm eklem yerleridir.<\/li>\n
    • \u0130\u00e7 Duvar\u0131n Mimarisi:<\/strong> D\u0131\u015far\u0131dan tek par\u00e7a gibi g\u00f6r\u00fcnen bu devin i\u00e7 duvar\u0131 asl\u0131nda 40 ayr\u0131 d\u00f6k\u00fcm par\u00e7as\u0131n\u0131n birle\u015fmesinden olu\u015fur. \u0130\u00e7erideki bronz y\u00fczeyde fark edece\u011finiz “\u0131zgara deseni” (lattice pattern), d\u00f6k\u00fcm s\u0131ras\u0131nda \u00e7ok say\u0131da kal\u0131b\u0131n \u00fcst \u00fcste nas\u0131l titizlikle yerle\u015ftirildi\u011fini g\u00f6steren birer parmak izi gibidir.<\/li>\n
    • Desteklerin Gizemi:<\/strong> Bu muazzam yap\u0131y\u0131 in\u015fa ederken ustalar\u0131n, kal\u0131plar\u0131 yerinde tutabilmek i\u00e7in ah\u015fap destekler kulland\u0131\u011f\u0131na inan\u0131l\u0131r; d\u00f6k\u00fcm bittikten sonra bu destekler \u00e7\u0131kar\u0131lm\u0131\u015f ve geriye bug\u00fcnk\u00fc p\u00fcr\u00fczs\u00fcz ama teknik detaylar\u0131 ele veren bu bo\u015fluk kalm\u0131\u015ft\u0131r.<\/li>\n
    • Zaman\u0131n Kaynak \u0130zleri:<\/strong> Heykelin i\u00e7 duvarlar\u0131na daha yak\u0131ndan bakarsan\u0131z, sadece 13. y\u00fczy\u0131l\u0131n izlerini de\u011fil, ayn\u0131 zamanda 16. ve 19. y\u00fczy\u0131llarda yap\u0131lan tamirlerin kaynak izlerini ve yamalar\u0131n\u0131 da g\u00f6rebilirsiniz. Ayr\u0131ca Edo d\u00f6neminde heykeli g\u00fc\u00e7lendirmek i\u00e7in eklenen demir destekler de bu kadim yap\u0131n\u0131n ayakta kalma m\u00fccadelesinin sessiz tan\u0131klar\u0131d\u0131r.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      \u0130\u015fte bu y\u00fczden heykelin i\u00e7indeki o dar ve s\u0131cak bo\u015fluk, sadece bronz bir kabuk de\u011fil; Japon zanaatkarl\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131n y\u00fczy\u0131llar\u0131 a\u015fan sabr\u0131n\u0131n ve dehas\u0131n\u0131n ya\u015fayan bir m\u00fczesidir.<\/p>\n

      \u015eimdi gelin bu bronz devin s\u0131rt\u0131na do\u011fru sessizce bir y\u00fcr\u00fcyelim; \u00e7\u00fcnk\u00fc \u00e7o\u011fu ziyaret\u00e7inin g\u00f6zden ka\u00e7\u0131rd\u0131\u011f\u0131, ama bu muazzam bedenin adeta nefes almas\u0131n\u0131 sa\u011flayan iki k\u00fc\u00e7\u00fck s\u0131r orada gizlidir. Heykelin omuz hizas\u0131na denk gelen o iki kare a\u00e7\u0131kl\u0131k, yerel halk taraf\u0131ndan sevgiyle “Buddha\u2019n\u0131n Pencereleri” olarak adland\u0131r\u0131l\u0131r.<\/p>\n

      Bu pencerelerin en temel amac\u0131, devasa heykelin i\u00e7inde bir havaland\u0131rma sistemi olu\u015fturmakt\u0131r. Bildi\u011finiz gibi, bronz g\u00fcne\u015fin \u0131s\u0131s\u0131n\u0131 h\u0131zla emen bir metaldir ve \u00f6zellikle yaz aylar\u0131nda heykelin i\u00e7i 35 dereceyi a\u015fan, adeta bir saunay\u0131 and\u0131ran bir hararete ula\u015fabilir. Bu pencereler, i\u00e7erideki havan\u0131n devridaim yapmas\u0131n\u0131 sa\u011flayarak Buddha\u2019n\u0131n bronz g\u00f6vdesinin nefes almas\u0131na yard\u0131mc\u0131 olur.<\/p>\n

      Ancak bu pencerelerin bir ba\u015fka masals\u0131 g\u00f6revi daha vard\u0131r; o da i\u00e7eriye s\u00fcz\u00fclen o zay\u0131f ama k\u0131ymetli g\u00fcn \u0131\u015f\u0131\u011f\u0131d\u0131r. Bu \u0131\u015f\u0131k sayesinde, Buddha\u2019n\u0131n kalbine ad\u0131m atanlar, 13. y\u00fczy\u0131ldan kalma o muazzam d\u00f6k\u00fcm \u00e7izgilerini ve orta \u00e7a\u011f\u0131n deha \u00fcr\u00fcn\u00fc m\u00fchendislik izlerini \u00e7\u0131plak g\u00f6zle g\u00f6rebilme \u015fans\u0131na eri\u015firler. Yani bu pencereler hem devin serin kalmas\u0131n\u0131 sa\u011flar hem de onun i\u00e7indeki kadim hik\u00e2yeleri bizim i\u00e7in ayd\u0131nlat\u0131r.<\/p>\n

      Yak\u0131\u015f\u0131kl\u0131 Bir Adam: Buda<\/strong><\/p>\n

      Bu muazzam bronz \u00e7ehrenin neden “yak\u0131\u015f\u0131kl\u0131 bir adam” olarak an\u0131ld\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131 merak ediyorsan\u0131z, gelin sizi Japon edebiyat\u0131n\u0131n zarif bir hat\u0131ras\u0131na, \u015fairane bir yolculu\u011fa \u00e7\u0131karay\u0131m.<\/p>\n

      Bu ilgi \u00e7ekici betimleme, Japonya’n\u0131n en \u00fcnl\u00fc \u015fairlerinden biri olan Yosano Akiko\u2019nun kaleminden d\u00f6k\u00fclm\u00fc\u015ft\u00fcr. Akiko, bir \u015fiirinde (tanka) Buddha\u2019n\u0131n y\u00fcz\u00fcndeki o e\u015fsiz g\u00fczelli\u011fi, derin meditasyon halindeki s\u00fckuneti ve \u015fefkat dolu ifadesini “yak\u0131\u015f\u0131kl\u0131 bir adam” olarak nitelendirerek \u00f6l\u00fcms\u00fczle\u015ftirmi\u015ftir. \u015eairenin bu dizeleri, o d\u00f6nemden beri bu devasa heykelin sadece dini bir fig\u00fcr de\u011fil, ayn\u0131 zamanda estetik bir \u015faheser oldu\u011funun bir kan\u0131t\u0131 kabul edilir.<\/p>\n

      E\u011fer bug\u00fcn tap\u0131nak bah\u00e7esinin arka taraflar\u0131nda, tarih kokan patikalarda k\u00fc\u00e7\u00fck bir y\u00fcr\u00fcy\u00fc\u015fe \u00e7\u0131karsan\u0131z, bu \u00fcnl\u00fc dizelerin kaz\u0131nd\u0131\u011f\u0131 bir an\u0131t ta\u015f\u0131na rastlayabilirsiniz. Asl\u0131nda bu “yak\u0131\u015f\u0131kl\u0131l\u0131k” atf\u0131, Kamakura d\u00f6nemi sanat\u00e7\u0131lar\u0131n\u0131n Buddha\u2019y\u0131 ula\u015f\u0131lmaz bir tanr\u0131dan ziyade, halka daha yak\u0131n, daha ger\u00e7ek\u00e7i ve duygusal bir derinli\u011fi olan bir fig\u00fcr olarak tasvir etme arzusunun bir sonucudur. \u0130\u015fte bu y\u00fczden, o yar\u0131 kapal\u0131 g\u00f6zlerde ve hafif tebess\u00fcmde, y\u00fczy\u0131llar \u00f6ncesinden gelen bir \u015fefkat ve “insani” bir g\u00fczellik sakl\u0131d\u0131r.<\/p>\n

      \u015eiirle ta\u015f\u0131n, a\u015fkla inanc\u0131n birle\u015fti\u011fi o noktada; Yosano Akiko\u2019nun m\u0131sralar\u0131 bir f\u0131s\u0131lt\u0131 gibi kulaklar\u0131m\u0131za \u00e7al\u0131n\u0131r. Heykelin arka taraf\u0131ndaki patikalarda kar\u015f\u0131n\u0131za \u00e7\u0131kan o ta\u015f an\u0131t, bu zarif \u015fairenin Buddha\u2019n\u0131n huzurunda hissetti\u011fi hayranl\u0131\u011f\u0131 sonsuza dek saklamaktad\u0131r. Akiko, Amida Nyorai\u2019nin o s\u00fck\u00fbnet dolu \u00e7ehresini m\u0131sralar\u0131nda “yak\u0131\u015f\u0131kl\u0131 bir adam” olarak tasvir ederek onu dini bir fig\u00fcrden estetik bir \u015fahesere d\u00f6n\u00fc\u015ft\u00fcrm\u00fc\u015ft\u00fcr.<\/p>\n

      Elimizdeki kaynaklar \u015fiirin tam metnini kelime kelime i\u00e7ermese de, bu masals\u0131 dizeleri d\u0131\u015f kaynaklardan gelen bilgiler \u0131\u015f\u0131\u011f\u0131nda sizinle payla\u015fmak isterim:<\/p>\n

      > *”Kamakura ya \/ mi-hotoke naredo \/ Shaka-muni wa \/ binan ni owasu \/ natsu-kodachi kana.”*<\/p>\n

      Bu dizelerdeki ruhu T\u00fcrk\u00e7enin masals\u0131 diliyle f\u0131s\u0131ldayacak olursak: **”Kamakura’da, her ne kadar kutsal bir Buda olsa da, o yaz a\u011fa\u00e7lar\u0131n\u0131n g\u00f6lgesinde ne kadar da yak\u0131\u015f\u0131kl\u0131 bir erkektir.”**<\/p>\n

      \u015eairemiz \u015fiirinde ondan “Shakamuni” olarak bahsetse de, bizler bu devasa sil\u00fcetin asl\u0131nda Amida Nyorai oldu\u011funu ve sonsuz merhameti temsil etti\u011fini biliyoruz.<\/p>\n

      \u015eiirin o efsunlu d\u00fcnyas\u0131nda bazen hakikat, yerini kelimelerin par\u0131lt\u0131s\u0131na ve \u015fairin g\u00f6n\u00fcl g\u00f6z\u00fcne b\u0131rak\u0131r. Yosano Akiko\u2019nun o me\u015fhur dizelerinde ge\u00e7en “Shakamuni” ile bu bah\u00e7ede sekiz as\u0131rd\u0131r oturan “Amida Nyorai” aras\u0131ndaki fark, asl\u0131nda bir isimlendirme hatas\u0131ndan ziyade, sanat\u0131n ve inanc\u0131n farkl\u0131 katmanlar\u0131n\u0131n bir tezah\u00fcr\u00fcd\u00fcr.<\/p>\n

      Gelin, bu mistik ayr\u0131m\u0131 bir masal gibi aralayal\u0131m:<\/p>\n

      Bu devasa bronz siluet, asl\u0131nda Amida Nyorai\u2019dir (Sonsuz I\u015f\u0131k Budas\u0131). Kotoku-in Tap\u0131na\u011f\u0131, Jodo mezhebine ba\u011fl\u0131d\u0131r ve bu mezhepte Amida Nyorai, “Bat\u0131\u2019n\u0131n Saf \u00dclkesi”nin h\u00fck\u00fcmdar\u0131 olarak kabul edilir. Onun en b\u00fcy\u00fck vaadi, sosyal stat\u00fcs\u00fc, ya\u015f\u0131 veya ge\u00e7mi\u015fteki g\u00fcnahlar\u0131 ne olursa olsun, sadece ad\u0131n\u0131 zikreden (nenbutsu) herkesi kurtulu\u015fa erdirmek ve onlar\u0131 kendi “Saf \u00dclke”sinde yeniden do\u011furmakt\u0131r. Yani kar\u015f\u0131m\u0131zda duran bu heybetli fig\u00fcr, evrensel bir \u015fefkatin ve her ruhu kucaklayan sonsuz bir merhametin temsilcisidir.<\/p>\n

      Ancak \u015fairimiz Yosano Akiko, o me\u015fhur “yak\u0131\u015f\u0131kl\u0131 bir adam” betimlemesini yapt\u0131\u011f\u0131 \u015fiirinde ondan “Shaka-muni” olarak bahsetmi\u015ftir. Shakamuni (veya Shakyamuni), bu d\u00fcnyada ya\u015fam\u0131\u015f olan tarihi Buda\u2019y\u0131, yani Gautama Buddha\u2019y\u0131 temsil eder. \u015eairin bu se\u00e7imi, belki o anki estetik hayranl\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131n bir yans\u0131mas\u0131, belki de Buddha fig\u00fcr\u00fcn\u00fc daha insani ve tarihi bir derinlikle betimleme arzusudur. Ancak teknik ve dini a\u00e7\u0131dan bak\u0131ld\u0131\u011f\u0131nda, Kamakura\u2019n\u0131n bu B\u00fcy\u00fck Budas\u0131, tarih boyunca Shakamuni de\u011fil, Amida Nyorai olarak onurland\u0131r\u0131lm\u0131\u015ft\u0131r.<\/p>\n

      K\u0131sacas\u0131, \u015fiirdeki “Shakamuni” be\u015feri bir g\u00fczelli\u011fin ve tarihi bir bilgeli\u011fin izini s\u00fcrerken; bu bah\u00e7edeki hakikat olan “Amida Nyorai”, herkes i\u00e7in kurtulu\u015f vaat eden ilahi ve sonsuz bir \u0131\u015f\u0131\u011f\u0131 temsil eder. \u015eairin f\u0131r\u00e7as\u0131 ona bir insan\u0131n yak\u0131\u015f\u0131kl\u0131l\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131 atfetmi\u015f olsa da bu bronz dev, Jodo \u00f6\u011fretisinin o sars\u0131lmaz “Saf \u00dclke” inanc\u0131n\u0131n sessiz ama kudretli m\u00fchr\u00fcd\u00fcr.<\/p>\n

      \u015eimdi bu kadim y\u00fczdeki hafif tebess\u00fcme bakarken, ister bir \u015fairin hayranl\u0131k duydu\u011fu o yak\u0131\u015f\u0131kl\u0131 adam\u0131, ister milyonlarca ruhun s\u0131\u011f\u0131nd\u0131\u011f\u0131 o sonsuz \u0131\u015f\u0131\u011f\u0131 g\u00f6r\u00fcn; o her ikisini de ayn\u0131 s\u00fckunetle kucaklamaya devam edecektir.<\/p>\n

      Mudra:<\/strong><\/p>\n

      Aziz yolcular\u0131m, \u015fimdi bak\u0131\u015flar\u0131m\u0131z\u0131 bu bronz devin kuca\u011f\u0131na, o sessiz ama \u00e7ok \u015fey f\u0131s\u0131ldayan ellerine \u00e7evirelim.<\/p>\n

      Bu muazzam ellerin ald\u0131\u011f\u0131 kutsal duru\u015fa “dhyana mudra” denir; bu, Buddha\u2019n\u0131n biny\u0131llard\u0131r s\u00fcren o derin meditasyon halinin bir ni\u015fanesidir. E\u011fer dikkatle bakarsan\u0131z, her iki elin parmaklar\u0131n\u0131n kucak \u00fczerinde birle\u015fti\u011fini, ba\u015fparmaklar\u0131n ve i\u015faret parmaklar\u0131n\u0131n bir araya gelerek zarif bir oval olu\u015fturdu\u011funu g\u00f6receksiniz.<\/p>\n

      Peki, bu sessiz parmaklar ne anlat\u0131yor? Bu duru\u015f, Amida Nyorai\u2019nin “Sonsuz I\u015f\u0131k” vaadini temsil eder. Bu masals\u0131 el duru\u015fu, Buddha’n\u0131n kendisine inanan t\u00fcm ruhlar\u0131 ay\u0131rt etmeksizin kucaklayaca\u011f\u0131na ve onlar\u0131 sonsuz huzurun h\u00fck\u00fcm s\u00fcrd\u00fc\u011f\u00fc “Saf \u00dclke”ye (Pure Land) kabul edece\u011fine dair o y\u00fcce ve sars\u0131lmaz yeminini simgeler.<\/p>\n

      K\u0131sacas\u0131 bu mudra, sadece bir s\u00fck\u00fbnet pozu de\u011fil; sekiz as\u0131rd\u0131r bu bah\u00e7ede oturan devin, her gelene kurtulu\u015fun ve \u015fefkatin kap\u0131lar\u0131n\u0131n a\u00e7\u0131k oldu\u011funu f\u0131s\u0131ldayan sessiz m\u00fchr\u00fcd\u00fcr.<\/p>\n

      Alt\u0131n Varaklar:<\/strong><\/p>\n

      Bu devasa s\u00fckunetin arkas\u0131nda asl\u0131nda \u0131\u015f\u0131lt\u0131l\u0131 bir ge\u00e7mi\u015f gizlidir. Bug\u00fcn kar\u015f\u0131m\u0131zda do\u011fan\u0131n ve zaman\u0131n renklerine b\u00fcr\u00fcnm\u00fc\u015f bu ma\u011frur bronz dev, ilk do\u011fdu\u011fu zamanlarda ba\u015ftan a\u015fa\u011f\u0131 saf bir \u0131\u015f\u0131k gibi, yani alt\u0131n varaklarla kapl\u0131yd\u0131.<\/p>\n

      Zaman\u0131n r\u00fczgarlar\u0131 ve o me\u015fhur tsunami bu alt\u0131n z\u0131rh\u0131n b\u00fcy\u00fck k\u0131sm\u0131n\u0131 al\u0131p g\u00f6t\u00fcrm\u00fc\u015f olsa da, e\u011fer g\u00f6zlerinizi bir k\u00e2\u015fif dikkatiyle heykelin \u00fczerinde gezdirirseniz, o kadim par\u0131lt\u0131n\u0131n f\u0131s\u0131lt\u0131lar\u0131n\u0131 hala g\u00f6rebilirsiniz. Bu sakl\u0131 hazinenin en nadide izlerini, Buddha\u2019n\u0131n sa\u011f yana\u011f\u0131nda<\/strong> bulabilirsiniz. Ayr\u0131ca g\u00fcne\u015fin g\u00f6ky\u00fcz\u00fcnde al\u00e7ald\u0131\u011f\u0131 ve \u0131\u015f\u0131klar\u0131n yatay bir a\u00e7\u0131yla vurdu\u011fu o sihirli anlarda, kulaklar\u0131n\u0131n yak\u0131n\u0131ndaki<\/strong> k\u0131vr\u0131mlarda da o solgun alt\u0131n par\u0131lt\u0131lar\u0131n\u0131 fark etmeniz m\u00fcmk\u00fcnd\u00fcr.<\/p>\n

      \u015eimdi bu devasa bronz siluete bakarken zihninizde bir an i\u00e7in zaman\u0131 geriye alman\u0131z\u0131 istiyorum; zira bug\u00fcn kar\u015f\u0131m\u0131zda duran bu huzurlu ye\u015fil-bronz tonlar\u0131, asl\u0131nda Buddha\u2019n\u0131n ilk hali de\u011fildir. 1252 y\u0131l\u0131nda d\u00f6k\u00fcm\u00fc tamamland\u0131\u011f\u0131nda bu muazzam heykel, ba\u015ftan a\u015fa\u011f\u0131 saf bir g\u00fcne\u015f \u0131\u015f\u0131\u011f\u0131 gibi parlayan alt\u0131n varaklarla kapl\u0131yd\u0131.<\/p>\n

      Bu \u0131\u015f\u0131lt\u0131l\u0131 kaplama, Amida Nyorai\u2019nin yani “Sonsuz I\u015f\u0131k Budas\u0131”n\u0131n ilahi nurunu ve herkes i\u00e7in kurtulu\u015f vaad eden o e\u015fsiz \u015fefkatini simgeliyordu. Ancak zaman\u0131n ac\u0131mas\u0131z r\u00fczgarlar\u0131, dinmeyen ya\u011fmurlar ve heykelin koruyucu salonunu yerle bir eden o me\u015fhur 1495 tsunamisi, bu alt\u0131n z\u0131rh\u0131 y\u00fczy\u0131llar i\u00e7inde yava\u015f yava\u015f a\u015f\u0131nd\u0131rd\u0131.<\/p>\n

      Yine de e\u011fer dikkatli g\u00f6zlerle bakarsan\u0131z, o kadim ihti\u015fam\u0131n f\u0131s\u0131lt\u0131lar\u0131n\u0131 hala g\u00f6rebilirsiniz. G\u00fcne\u015f \u0131\u015f\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131n yatay bir a\u00e7\u0131yla s\u00fcz\u00fcld\u00fc\u011f\u00fc anlarda, Buddha\u2019n\u0131n kulaklar\u0131n\u0131n yak\u0131n\u0131ndaki k\u0131vr\u0131mlarda o solgun alt\u0131n izleri kendisini ele verir. Hatta heykelin sa\u011f yana\u011f\u0131nda, zaman\u0131n elinden kurtulmay\u0131 ba\u015farm\u0131\u015f k\u00fc\u00e7\u00fck alt\u0131n varak kal\u0131nt\u0131lar\u0131 hala mevcuttur.<\/p>\n

      Bu k\u00fc\u00e7\u00fck par\u0131lt\u0131lar, Buddha’n\u0131n sekiz as\u0131rl\u0131k hikayesinde hem bir zamanlar sahip oldu\u011fu o g\u00f6rkemli ba\u015flang\u0131c\u0131 hem de do\u011fan\u0131n t\u00fcm ha\u015fmetine kar\u015f\u0131 a\u00e7\u0131k havada s\u00fcrd\u00fcrd\u00fc\u011f\u00fc o sars\u0131lmaz ve sessiz meditasyonu temsil eder.<\/p>\n

      Bu k\u00fc\u00e7\u00fck par\u0131lt\u0131lar, bize bir zamanlar bu kutsal sil\u00fcetin nas\u0131l bir g\u00fcne\u015f gibi parlad\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131 f\u0131s\u0131ldayan, zamana direnen son hat\u0131ralard\u0131r.<\/p>\n

      Nara\u2019daki Buda Heykeli ile K\u0131yaslama:<\/strong><\/p>\n

      Ruhumuzun s\u00fckunete erdi\u011fi bu kutsal bah\u00e7ede, Japonya’n\u0131n iki dev ruhu aras\u0131nda masals\u0131 bir yolculu\u011fa \u00e7\u0131kal\u0131m. Kamakura\u2019n\u0131n Amida Nyorai\u2019si ile Nara\u2019n\u0131n Vairocana\u2019s\u0131 (Kozmik Buda) aras\u0131ndaki farklar, sadece boyutlarda de\u011fil, temsil ettikleri derin manalarda da ba\u015flar. Nara\u2019daki a\u011fabeyi yakla\u015f\u0131k 250 tonluk bir heybetle yerinde dururken, bizim Kamakura Budam\u0131z 121 tonluk daha zarif bir a\u011f\u0131rl\u0131\u011fa sahiptir. Boy farklar\u0131na gelince; Nara\u2019n\u0131n devasa fig\u00fcr\u00fc 14.98 metreye (kaidesiyle 18.03 m) ula\u015f\u0131rken, Kamakura\u2019daki dostumuz 11.3 metre (kaidesiyle 13.35 m) boyundad\u0131r.<\/p>\n

      En b\u00fcy\u00fck fark ise onlar\u0131n “yuvalar\u0131d\u0131r”; Nara Budas\u0131 d\u00fcnyan\u0131n en b\u00fcy\u00fck ah\u015fap yap\u0131lar\u0131ndan biri olan g\u00f6rkemli bir salonun i\u00e7inde korunurken, Kamakura Budas\u0131 15. y\u00fczy\u0131l sonundaki tsunamiden beri \u00e7at\u0131s\u0131 sadece g\u00f6ky\u00fcz\u00fc olan a\u00e7\u0131k havada, mevsimlerin kollar\u0131 aras\u0131nda meditasyon yapmaktad\u0131r. Kamakura\u2019da Jodo mezhebinin \u00f6\u011fretisi olan “Sonsuz I\u015f\u0131k” yani Amida Nyorai tasvir edilirken, Nara\u2019daki heykel t\u00fcm evreni temsil eden Vairocana\u2019d\u0131r. Bir di\u011fer gizemli fark ise heykelin i\u00e7ine girip giremeyece\u011finizdir; Kamakura Budas\u0131\u2019n\u0131n bronz kalbine k\u00fc\u00e7\u00fck bir \u00fccretle yolculuk yapabilirken, Nara\u2019da bu e\u015fsiz tecr\u00fcbeye izin verilmez.<\/p>\n

      Detaylara merakl\u0131lar i\u00e7in bir ipucu daha vereyim; Nara Budas\u0131\u2019n\u0131n ba\u015f\u0131nda 492 adet k\u0131v\u0131rc\u0131k sa\u00e7 buklesi varken, Kamakura\u2019daki heykelt\u0131ra\u015flar tam 656 bukle i\u015flemi\u015ftir. Kamakura Budas\u0131, hafif \u00f6ne e\u011fik boynu ve estetik oranlar\u0131yla halka daha yak\u0131n, daha ger\u00e7ek\u00e7i bir Kamakura d\u00f6nemi sil\u00fceti sergilerken; Nara Budas\u0131 752 y\u0131l\u0131nda tamamlanan \u00e7ok daha eski bir tarihin ve devlet g\u00fcc\u00fcn\u00fcn sembol\u00fcd\u00fcr. Bir Japon \u015fairesinin “yak\u0131\u015f\u0131kl\u0131 bir adam” olarak betimledi\u011fi Kamakura Budas\u0131, Nara’daki karde\u015fine g\u00f6re daha insani ve \u015fefkatli bir ifadeye sahip kabul edilir.<\/p>\n

      Buda\u2019n\u0131n Bukleleri:<\/strong><\/p>\n

      \u0130ki dev Buda\u2019n\u0131n ba\u015f\u0131ndaki o sarmal buklelerin, yani “rahotsu”lar\u0131n hikayesi, asl\u0131nda sadece say\u0131lardan ibaret de\u011fil; her biri birer d\u00f6nemin estetik anlay\u0131\u015f\u0131n\u0131 ve ruhunu f\u0131s\u0131ldar. Nara\u2019daki muazzam Vairocana\u2019n\u0131n ba\u015f\u0131nda 492 adet bukle bulunurken, burada \u00f6n\u00fcnde durdu\u011fumuz Kamakura Buda\u2019s\u0131 tam 656 adet bukleyle ta\u00e7land\u0131r\u0131lm\u0131\u015ft\u0131r.<\/p>\n

      Bu fark\u0131n arkas\u0131ndaki s\u0131r, asl\u0131nda zaman\u0131n ve sanat\u0131n de\u011fi\u015fen y\u00fcz\u00fcnde gizlidir. Nara Buda’s\u0131 752 y\u0131l\u0131nda tamamlanan, devletin kudretini ve idealize edilmi\u015f bir kutsall\u0131\u011f\u0131 simgeleyen bir 8. y\u00fczy\u0131l \u015faheseridir. Buna kar\u015f\u0131n bizim Kamakura Buda’m\u0131z, 13. y\u00fczy\u0131l\u0131n (1252) zanaatkarlar\u0131 taraf\u0131ndan, halka daha yak\u0131n ve daha “ger\u00e7ek\u00e7i” bir \u00fcslupla in\u015fa edilmi\u015ftir. Kamakura d\u00f6nemi sanat\u00e7\u0131lar\u0131, Buddha’n\u0131n \u015fefkatini ve ba\u011fl\u0131l\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131 daha derin hissettirmek i\u00e7in “ger\u00e7ek\u00e7ilik ve duygusal yak\u0131nl\u0131k” pe\u015finden ko\u015fmu\u015flard\u0131r.<\/p>\n

      \u0130\u015fte bu estetik aray\u0131\u015f\u0131n bir par\u00e7as\u0131 olarak, heykelt\u0131ra\u015flar Kamakura Buda\u2019s\u0131n\u0131n ba\u015f\u0131n\u0131 kasten daha b\u00fcy\u00fck tasarlam\u0131\u015f ve boynunu hafif\u00e7e \u00f6ne e\u011fmi\u015flerdir. Bu “kedi s\u0131rt\u0131” denilen duru\u015f ve devasa ba\u015f yap\u0131s\u0131, tam \u00f6n\u00fcnde duran biz fanilerin g\u00f6z\u00fcnde heykelin orant\u0131l\u0131 ve kusursuz g\u00f6r\u00fcnmesi i\u00e7in yap\u0131lm\u0131\u015f dahiyane bir perspektif hilesidir. Bu geni\u015fletilmi\u015f ve \u00f6ne e\u011fik ba\u015f yap\u0131s\u0131, beraberinde daha fazla detay\u0131, yani daha fazla bukle say\u0131s\u0131n\u0131 da getirmi\u015ftir. K\u0131sacas\u0131 Nara’n\u0131n bukleleri antik bir idealizmi temsil ederken, Kamakura’n\u0131n 656 buklesi, her birimizin g\u00f6z hizas\u0131na inmeye \u00e7al\u0131\u015fan bir \u015fefkatin ve ustal\u0131\u011f\u0131n meyvesidir.<\/p>\n

      Dev Has\u0131r Sandaletler:<\/strong><\/p>\n

      De\u011ferli misafirlerim, \u015fimdi bak\u0131\u015flar\u0131m\u0131z\u0131 o devasa bronz siluetin hemen yan\u0131na, i\u00e7 kap\u0131n\u0131n duvar\u0131na as\u0131lm\u0131\u015f olan, masals\u0131 bir detay gibi duran dev pabu\u00e7lara \u00e7evirelim.<\/p>\n

      Orada as\u0131l\u0131 duran, yakla\u015f\u0131k 1.8 metre uzunlu\u011funda, 0.9 metre geni\u015fli\u011finde ve tam 45 kilogram a\u011f\u0131rl\u0131\u011f\u0131ndaki bu devasa has\u0131r sandaletler, yani “waraji”ler, asl\u0131nda \u00e7ocuk kalplerinden kopan umut dolu bir vasiyetin sembol\u00fcd\u00fcr. Bu zarif gelenek, Japonya\u2019n\u0131n \u0130kinci D\u00fcnya Sava\u015f\u0131\u2019n\u0131n yaralar\u0131n\u0131 sarmaya \u00e7al\u0131\u015ft\u0131\u011f\u0131 o zorlu g\u00fcnlerde, 1951 y\u0131l\u0131nda Ibaraki Prefekt\u00f6rl\u00fc\u011f\u00fc\u2019ndeki Hitachi-Ota \u015fehrinden gelen \u00e7ocuklar\u0131n saf bir dile\u011fiyle filizlenmi\u015ftir.<\/p>\n

      Matsuzaka \u00c7ocuk Kul\u00fcb\u00fc’ndeki o k\u00fc\u00e7\u00fck eller, sandaletleri dokurken i\u00e7lerinden \u015fu duay\u0131 ge\u00e7irmi\u015flerdi: “B\u00fcy\u00fck Buda bu sandaletleri giysin ve t\u00fcm Japonya’y\u0131 bir u\u00e7tan bir uca dola\u015farak insanlara mutluluk, bar\u0131\u015f ve esenlik g\u00f6t\u00fcrs\u00fcn”. 1956 y\u0131l\u0131ndan beri her \u00fc\u00e7 y\u0131lda bir b\u00fcy\u00fck bir sadakatle yeniden \u00f6r\u00fclen bu devasa sandaletler, o g\u00fcnden bug\u00fcne Buddha\u2019n\u0131n manevi y\u00fcr\u00fcy\u00fc\u015f\u00fcne e\u015flik etmektedir.<\/p>\n

      Bu has\u0131r mucizeler sadece Buddha\u2019n\u0131n hayali ad\u0131mlar\u0131 i\u00e7in de\u011fil, ayn\u0131 zamanda siz de\u011ferli yolcular i\u00e7in de bir anlam ta\u015f\u0131r; bu sandaletlerin hem onlar\u0131 \u00f6ren \u00e7ocuklar\u0131n hem de buray\u0131 ziyaret eden misafirlerin bacaklar\u0131n\u0131n g\u00fc\u00e7l\u00fc kalmas\u0131n\u0131 ve yolculuklar\u0131n\u0131n emniyetle ge\u00e7mesini simgeledi\u011fine inan\u0131l\u0131r. Bir dahaki sefere onlara bakt\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131zda, 121 tonluk bir devin bar\u0131\u015f u\u011fruna t\u00fcm \u00fclkeyi ar\u015f\u0131nlad\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131 hayal etmeyi unutmay\u0131n.<\/p>\n

      Restorasyon:<\/strong><\/p>\n

      Zaman\u0131n r\u00fczgarlar\u0131 her ne kadar Buddha’n\u0131n sars\u0131lmaz s\u00fckunetine hayran olsa da, be\u015f y\u00fcz y\u0131l\u0131 a\u015fk\u0131n s\u00fcredir a\u00e7\u0131k havada s\u00fcren o devasa meditasyon, bronz bedende baz\u0131 yorgunluk izleri b\u0131rakm\u0131\u015ft\u0131. 2016 y\u0131l\u0131, 1959’daki me\u015fhur “\u015eova Restorasyonu”ndan tam 57 y\u0131l sonra, bu kutsal \u00e7ehrenin yeniden ar\u0131nma ve muayene y\u0131l\u0131 oldu.<\/p>\n

      13 Ocak’tan 10 Mart’a kadar, tam 58 g\u00fcn boyunca Buddha, modern zaman\u0131n \u015fifac\u0131lar\u0131 taraf\u0131ndan adeta demir iskelelerden bir koza i\u00e7ine al\u0131nd\u0131. \u0130\u015fte o hummal\u0131 \u00e7al\u0131\u015fman\u0131n i\u00e7inde ger\u00e7ekle\u015fen mucizeler:<\/p>\n

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      • Derin Bir Ar\u0131nma:<\/strong> G\u00f6ky\u00fcz\u00fcne en yak\u0131n olan ba\u015f k\u0131sm\u0131na, normalde periyodik temizliklerde ula\u015f\u0131lam\u0131yordu. Bu b\u00fcy\u00fck restorasyonda kurulan iskeleler sayesinde, en tepedeki sa\u00e7 buklelerinden kulak k\u0131vr\u0131mlar\u0131na kadar her nokta; biriken tozlardan ve ku\u015flar\u0131n b\u0131rakt\u0131\u011f\u0131 izlerden tek tek temizlendi.<\/li>\n
      • Okyanusun Tuzundan Kurtulu\u015f:<\/strong> Okyanustan esen sert r\u00fczgarlar, beraberinde g\u00f6r\u00fcnmez bir d\u00fc\u015fman olan “deniz tuzu”nu ta\u015f\u0131yordu. Bronz metalini i\u00e7ten i\u00e7e kemiren bu tuz kristalleri, \u00f6zel bir titizlikle y\u0131kanarak bedenden uzakla\u015ft\u0131r\u0131ld\u0131.<\/li>\n
      • Gizli Bir Muayene:<\/strong> Bilim insanlar\u0131, Buddha’n\u0131n huzurunu bozmadan onun metal kalbine bakt\u0131lar. “X-\u0131\u015f\u0131n\u0131” gibi sihirli dokunu\u015flarla yap\u0131lan analizler sayesinde, bronzun durumu ve gelecekte nas\u0131l korunmas\u0131 gerekti\u011fi hakk\u0131nda \u00e7ok k\u0131ymetli veriler elde edildi.<\/li>\n
      • Yerin Sars\u0131nt\u0131s\u0131na Kar\u015f\u0131 Koruma:<\/strong> Sadece y\u00fczey de\u011fil, Buddha’y\u0131 ayakta tutan o gizli g\u00fc\u00e7, yani deprem izolat\u00f6rleri ve sismik koruma sistemleri de bu s\u00fcre\u00e7te tek tek g\u00f6zden ge\u00e7irildi.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

        K\u0131sacas\u0131 o 58 g\u00fcn\u00fcn sonunda Buddha, sadece temizlenmi\u015f bir heykel olarak de\u011fil; g\u00f6ky\u00fcz\u00fcn\u00fcn alt\u0131nda daha nice y\u00fczy\u0131llar boyunca sars\u0131lmadan meditasyon yapabilece\u011fi onaylanm\u0131\u015f, taze bir ruhla aram\u0131za d\u00f6nd\u00fc.<\/p>\n