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Reflections on Leaving Japan: Part 2

This will be published as I am in flight back to the States. Japan Standard Time is 13 hours ahead of Eastern Daylight Time. One of the oddities of traveling from Japan to the East coast of the States is that I’m leaving Japan at 4 PM on June 14 and arriving in . . . → Read More: Reflections on Leaving Japan: Part 2

Japan 8th Part 2 Tamonin Amidha-do

In the previous blog I wrote about the Bishamonten-do. Today I’ll discuss the Amidha-do.

Amidha-do is the Kengyo (exoteric) hall and larger of the two buildings. The honzon in this hall is Amidha Nyorai, as the name implies, and it also houses, the lecture hall and the living quarters. It is about . . . → Read More: Japan 8th Part 2 Tamonin Amidha-do

Japan 7th – Tamonin Part 1 – Bishamonten-do

Tamonin Part 1 – Bishamonten-do

One of the readers asked if I could write more about Tamonin. It is a good day to do so, danka (sangha members) started showing up yesterday morning about 7:30 for a clean-up / work day. It’s funny that sangha members at Tendai Buddhist Institute are doing the . . . → Read More: Japan 7th – Tamonin Part 1 – Bishamonten-do