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Welcome to the Goma Ceremony

Upcoming Events

  • Good health goma memorial service (prayers and memorial services)
    Good health goma memorial service (prayers and memorial services)
    Multiple Dates
    Mon, 21 Oct
    Sanda City
    21 Oct 2024, 09:30 – 11:30
    Sanda City, Japan, 〒669-1522 749 Shimodanaka, Sanda City, Hyogo Prefecture
    21 Oct 2024, 09:30 – 11:30
    Sanda City, Japan, 〒669-1522 749 Shimodanaka, Sanda City, Hyogo Prefecture
    On the 21st of every month, we hold a solemn goma ritual in the main hall as part of our annual festival. This is a Koyasan Shingon sect temple that straddles Kobe City's Kita Ward and Sanda City and has been carefully protected by believers. If you would like, please come and worship, pray, and make offerings. Anyone can enter the temple and attend. If you wish, we will provide goma sticks (for prayers and offerings) for 100 yen each. We also welcome those who can help with preparations, cleaning, and other tasks (there is also a kuri). We look forward to seeing you.
  • Horagai (Conch shell) Guidance
    Horagai (Conch shell) Guidance
    The date and time of the event has yet to be decided.
    Sanda City
    The date and time of the event has yet to be decided.
    Sanda City, Japan, 〒669-1522 749 Shimodanaka, Sanda City, Hyogo Prefecture
    The date and time of the event has yet to be decided.
    Sanda City, Japan, 〒669-1522 749 Shimodanaka, Sanda City, Hyogo Prefecture
    Among the ritual implements used in esoteric Buddhism and Shugendo, the Horagai (conch shell) has a strong presence. We will teach those who want to try blowing the conch shell or become able to do so.
  • Sutra copying experience
    Sutra copying experience
    The date and time of the event has yet to be decided.
    Sanda City
    The date and time of the event has yet to be decided.
    Sanda City, Japan, 〒669-1522 749 Shimodanaka, Sanda City, Hyogo Prefecture
    The date and time of the event has yet to be decided.
    Sanda City, Japan, 〒669-1522 749 Shimodanaka, Sanda City, Hyogo Prefecture
    Would you like to try copying sutras? You can copy sutras such as the Heart Sutra and the Kannon Sutra with a calligraphy brush. Copying every word of the sutra with all your heart will purify your body and mind.
  • Temple experience training (mini-fasting) 1 night 2 days
    Temple experience training (mini-fasting) 1 night 2 days
    The date and time of the event has yet to be decided.
    Henmyoin Temple Yamazaki Daishi
    The date and time of the event has yet to be decided.
    Henmyoin Temple Yamazaki Daishi, Japan, 〒669-1522 749 Shimodanaka, Sanda City, Hyogo Prefecture
    The date and time of the event has yet to be decided.
    Henmyoin Temple Yamazaki Daishi, Japan, 〒669-1522 749 Shimodanaka, Sanda City, Hyogo Prefecture
    Why not try some hands-on training at a secluded temple in Sanda, Hyogo, where it seems as if time has stopped? Why not escape from the hustle and bustle of everyday life for a while, experience temple life in a quiet temple, and refresh your mind and body?
  • One-day mini-training (fasting) experience
    One-day mini-training (fasting) experience
    The date and time of the event has yet to be decided.
    Henmyo-in Temple Yamazaki Daishi
    The date and time of the event has yet to be decided.
    Henmyo-in Temple Yamazaki Daishi, Japan, 〒669-1522 749 Shimodanaka, Sanda City, Hyogo Prefecture
    The date and time of the event has yet to be decided.
    Henmyo-in Temple Yamazaki Daishi, Japan, 〒669-1522 749 Shimodanaka, Sanda City, Hyogo Prefecture
    Why not try a little training at a secluded temple in Sanda, Hyogo, where it seems as if time has stopped? Why not take a break from the hustle and bustle of everyday life and refresh your mind and body in a quiet temple?
  • Thousand volumes of sutras
    Thousand volumes of sutras
    The date and time of the event has yet to be decided.
    Sanda City
    The date and time of the event has yet to be decided.
    Sanda City, Japan, 〒669-1522 749 Shimodanaka, Sanda City, Hyogo Prefecture
    The date and time of the event has yet to be decided.
    Sanda City, Japan, 〒669-1522 749 Shimodanaka, Sanda City, Hyogo Prefecture
    This is a training method in which you simply recite or chant 1,000 volumes of the Heart Sutra, mantras, dharanis, etc. However, since it is extremely difficult in terms of time and patience to actually recite 1,000 volumes of the Heart Sutra, it is more realistic to practice 21, 33, 54, or 108 volumes. By chanting 100% of your consciousness, your brain waves will enter an altered state of consciousness, and a transformation in consciousness will begin. At times, you will experience a mystical experience in which you will see or hear invisible figures. The rhythm of the drums and the sound of the shakujo will spur on the transformation in consciousness. The experiences vary widely, so it is difficult to describe unless you have experienced it. We hope you will be captivated by the mysterious world of the 1,000-volume training.
  • Meditation
    Meditation
    The date and time of the event has yet to be decided.
    Sanda City
    The date and time of the event has yet to be decided.
    Sanda City, Japan, 〒669-1522 749 Shimodanaka, Sanda City, Hyogo Prefecture
    The date and time of the event has yet to be decided.
    Sanda City, Japan, 〒669-1522 749 Shimodanaka, Sanda City, Hyogo Prefecture
    Would you like to meditate at a temple? There are various names for this, such as meditation, contemplation, zazen, and meditation, but you will experience a meditation method called Kanpo, which is used in Shingon Buddhism. There are various levels, such as regulating the breath, counting the breath, A-shu, moon wheel, and A-ji, etc. You can also experience Tibetan overtone meditation, Chakradhyana, a meditation method that uses voices to align the body's chakras (entrances and exits of chi), and simple mantra yoga. Participation fee: 1,500 yen

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Horagai (Conch shell) Guidance
Horagai (Conch shell) Guidance
When
The date and time of the event has yet to be decided.
Where
Sanda City,
Japan, 〒669-1522 749 Shimodanaka, Sanda City, Hyogo Prefecture
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