Graduation from Shingyo Dojo Movie Recorded 2008 – May 9, 2019

Graduation from Shingyo Dojo This is a short video of the final day and graduation from Shingyo Dojo. Shingyo Dojo is a 35 day intense training done at Mount Minobu the head temple of Nichiren Shu. The video was recorded by the parents of Kanjo Bassett and so the emphasis in the video is of their son. There are instances where you can hear my name being called and can see me in the video.…

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Celebrating the Founding of Nichiren Buddhism – May 5, 2019

Today we celebrated the Founding of Nichiren  Buddhism, commemorating the day, April 28, 1253, Nichiren proclaimed to the world the efficacy and suitability of chanting Odaimoku as the primary practice of Buddhism in the age in which we live.  Today celebrating this important occasion we had people from five countries present representing Czech Republic, Portugal, France, Belgium, and the United States.  Many portions of the service are read in English and French. I hope you…

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Hanamatsuri – Celebrating the Birth of the Buddha – April 7, 2019

Today we celebrated the birth of the Buddha by performing our Hanamatsuri service.  During the service it is traditional for all those present to bathe the baby Buddha statue with sweet tea. Because our Sangha is a virtual sangha it wasn’t possible for people to perform this ritual.  On behalf of those present and those who were absent I called out the names of each person and poured ladles of sweet tea over the statue…

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