Buddha Post - Volume 5, Issue 34


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August 24, 2024

Volume 5, Issue 34

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Our Next Shin Buddhist Service

Sunday, September 15

Sunday, September 15

9:45 AM: Zen Shin Sangha: Give yourself a moment of contemplation and self-reflection by quiet sitting, guided meditation, and sutra recitations. We sit to calm our mind and body in order to focus on the present moment revealing our profound connection to all beings. All levels, including beginners/families welcome.

10:30 AM: Cleveland Buddhist Temple:

Shin Buddhist Service: Rev. Anita Tokuzen Kazarian

Shin Buddhist Sangha Gathering and Service
Ohigan – Autumn Equinox
September Memorial Service to express gratitude to ancestors who passed away in the month of September

Following the Service:

Following coffee and our September birthday cake we will discuss a short reading from Down With The System, A Memoir (Of Sorts) - Handouts of text provided.

Dhammapada
Dhammapada, a collection of verses of Shakyamuni Buddha

Bodhisattva Female torso, 1000s Northern India Pala dynasty (730-1197) The Metropolitan Museum of Art

XVII: Anger 223

Conquer anger

with lack of anger;

bad, with good;

stinginess, with generosity;

a liar, with truth.

Nishi Hongwanji Campus

The Hongwanji Shoin consists of chambers richly decorated with wall and screen paintings of exceptional quality, those of which architectural and art style mostly dating from the late 16th century. The Shoin complex is roughly divided into two parts: Taimensho or Main Audience Hall, and Shiro Shoin or Suite of three decorative chambers. Located to the west of the Main Audience Hall are several auxiliary chambers, such as the Chamber of Sparrows, Wild Geese Chamber, and Chrysanthemum Chamber. It is not ordinarily open to the public.

Hongwanji has two outdoor Noh stages. The North stage, located in the courtyard north to the Shiro Shoin, is the oldest surviving Noh stage in Japan and has been designated as a National Treasure. On the other hand, an Important Cultural Asset, the South stage facing the south end of the Main Audience Hall is the venue of Noh plays performed annually to celebrate the birthday of the Jodo Shinshu founder, Shinran Shonin. Neither is ordinarily open to the public.

This three-story building is praised as one of the three noted pavilions in Kyoto along with Kinkaku or Golden Pavilion, and Ginkaku or Silver Pavilion. It is not ordinarily open to the public.

This four-pillared gate protected by a cypress-thatched Chinese-style gable is known as the "All day gate," saying that one could lose track of time and spend an entire day admiring its lavishly decorative carvings. It was made applying characteristics from late 16th century Japanese architecture.

On the occasion of the Amidado restoration that was carried out over the several years in the late 1980s, partial rethatching and repair work of metal parts and gold leafing of the Amidadomon were also conducted. During the latest Goeido restoration (1999-2009), along with the Tsuijibei wall, minor restoration of the Amidadomon was also made.

Built in 1678, contains the entire collection of the Tenkai Edition of the Daizokyo Buddhist texts. The collection is named after Tenkai, a monk of the Tendai sect who compiled the texts over a period of 12 years beginning in 1635. The following year, Hongwanji purchased the whole set of scriptures in 1648 from the Tokugawa government for approximately 100 kilograms of silver during the tenure of Hongwanji's 13th Head Priest, Ryonyo.

In Closing, This Week’s Visit Meditation…

As the sun shines upon the earth, awakening into growth the seeds that lie dormant in the soil, may the Light of Wisdom shine into our minds and truly awaken us to our ignorance and by this insight stir us to strive for a life of deeper understanding and enlightenment.

Namo Amida Butsu

Rev. Anita

¹Shin Buddhist Service Book, Buddhist Churches of America. 1994

Spiritual Awareness

Spiritual awareness refers to finding contentment wholly within the realm of the spirit. A person with spiritual awareness does not become a victim of distress or frustration caused by his pursuit of things or people. Although he may pursue external objectives, he does not do so out of a sense of lack. How could a spiritually awakened person feel discontent? He finds contentment in the Infinite, not in the finite, limited realm of things and people.

(Excerpt in gratitude from: Putting Spirituality First. Interview with Rev. Ken Yamada by Frederick M. Ranalloo-Higgins. Tricycle, Spring 2024)

Photo by Anne Nygård on Unsplash

Supervising Minister: Rev. Ron Miyamura

Resident Tokudo Minister: Rev. Anita Tokuzen Kazarian

rev.anita.cbt@outlook.com

Buddha Post is published by the Cleveland Buddhist Temple, 21600 Shaker Blvd, Shaker Heights, OH 44122

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