Annual events of the Eigenji temple |
Jan./01 |
Parishioners pay a visit to the Eigenji on New Year's Day |
Priests pray parishioners' safety e.t.c in the morning (`3) |
Jan./04 |
Priests greet representatives in their houses |
Jan./11 |
The cutting and eating of a round rice cake,
which is served to the Buddhist on New Year's. |
Feb./01 |
Memorial service in honor of Buddha's death in the evening (`14) |
Feb./08 |
Seshin (Zazen practice in honor of Buddha's death `14) |
Feb./15 |
Nehan-e (mass memorial sevice in honor of the Buddha's death) |
Mar./18 |
The vernal equinoctial week (`24) |
Mar. |
Large Baika's chorus meeting (Baika means Soto sect's songs) |
Apr./15 |
Major meeting for the Godness of Mercy |
May./08 |
The Flower Festival (Buddha's birthday festival) |
May./30 |
Representative's meeting |
Jun. |
Yoka primary school students visit Eigenji |
Jul./07 |
Parishioners visit the priest's new living quarters. |
Jul./23 |
Zazen meeting for primary school students |
Aug./01 |
Segaki-e
(memorial service for ghouls and parishioners' ancestors in the night `6) |
Aug./08 |
Tanagyo (Sutra recitation in each parishioner's houses `13) |
Aug./15 |
Mass Segaki-e
(memorial service for ghouls and the dead peaple in the latest year) |
Aug./24 |
Jizoh-e (Memorial service for Jizoh, guardian deity of water children) |
Aug./28 |
Memorial service for Dogen
(who made the Japanese Soto sect in the early 13th century) |
Sep./20 |
The autumnal equinoctial week (`26) |
Oct./05 |
Memorial service for Bodai Dharma (who made the Zen sect) |
Oct./09 |
Memorial service for Tokugai Sodou
(who is the first chief priest of the Eigenji) |
Dec./01 |
Seshin (Zazen practice `08) |
Dec./08 |
Johdoh-e (memorial service for Buddha's reaching of enlightenment) |
Dec./20 |
Building's cleaning, preparation of the New Year, Making rice cakes (`30) |
Dec./31 |
Sutra recitation in the end of the year |
The tolling of the temple bells 108 times on New Year's Eve |