Would you like to learn a little about Buddhism?
Buddhism has many denominations besides Zen. The most popular denomination of Buddhism, which has the largest following in Japan is True Pure Land Buddhism, what we call Jodo Shinshu which was founded by the the great Priest Shinran. I am a priest of Jodo Shinshu. I was born at a temple near Lake Biwa in Shiga Prefecture that has been continuing for more than 400 years. I am the 17th-generation head priest of that temple.
When I was 29 years old, I travelled throughout the Middle East and West for nearly two years. There I met many kinds of religions and I had the chance to think twice about Buddhism. Now I would like to introduce the style and philosophy of True Pure Land Buddhism as simply as possible to others. It has the largest number of adherents and is the most popular in Japan. Of course, I do not mean to convert you. This is just an introduction.
The purpose of this project is two-fold in that, besides giving you an introduction to my denomination of Buddhism, I will learn how people from other religions think about Buddhism. I also want to know what interests you in Buddhism.
I am looking forward to hearing from you.
E-mails and phone calls are welcome.
Tikyo Takeda, Chief Priest |
Format
- 1.
- Incense Burning.
Basic Instructions For Burning Incense.
- 2.
- Ten minutes of reading sacred Chinese Buddhistic canon.
- 3.
- Sermon in English.
Basic idea of Buddhism philosophy of True Pure Land Buddhist denomination.
- 4.
- Questions and answers following Japanese green tea breaktime.
The program is about two hours altogether.
ContactWe accept reservations up to 2 weeks in advance.
e-mail address : tikyo@asahi-net.email.ne.jp
phone number : 03-5604-2334
cell phone number : 090-2739-7141
Price : 2000 yen.