Nice to meet you
I like Buddhism, and I read books by Buddhist scholars and books written by my grandfather.
It's different from my parents' denomination, but I like the Jodo sect and admire Honen Shonin.
I would like to ask you a question, are there still high priests today?
It does not mean someone who is at the highest or highest level of the sect.
I look forward to working with you.
It's not at the level of knowing a little bit or reading a book; in fact, after being in a close relationship for ten years, only one person can say that he is a high priest.
This is Kakue Kanki (the chief priest of Junshoji Temple in Hikone City, Shiga Prefecture) from the same Jodo Shinshu Honganji school (Nishi Honganji Temple; in Tokyo, the sect of Tsukiji Honganji Temple).
There are other people like that, but there are no people who think it's OK to publicly reveal their names because they have a short relationship or the like. This one should definitely not be the only one, but I won't be able to do anything stupid, so I'll leave it alone.
One of my mentors is Mr. Hidezane Kitsuno.
I am the director of Otani Senshu Gakuin, a school of the Shinshu Otani school.
I think the term “high priest” is appropriate.
Mr. Kotsuno also has a mentor named Nobukuni Jun-sensei.
If you go back in this way, it continues uninterrupted until Shinran Shonin and Honen Shonin.
He has already passed away, but it's Benmasa Shiio.
I think his idea of symbiosis (tomoiki) is a good idea that transcends the boundaries of the Jodo sect.
There are pros and cons, but I respect them.
I think many of the people called high priests are great people who played a major role in the history of Buddhism.
For example, I brought back teachings from overseas that were unknown in Japan at the time, such as Kukai-san and Saicho.
In that sense, I think Elder Albomulle Sumanasara of the Japan Terawada Buddhist Association is exactly like that.
I am a Sri Lankan monk of Theravada Buddhism (Theravada Buddhism), but I have lived in Japan for many years, taught sermons and meditations in Japanese, and have written many books.
In sermons and works, explanations are made using Buddhist terms with kanji, so it is easy for Japanese Buddhists to understand.
I think an elder who is a Sri Lankan monk who is fluent in Japanese and is familiar with Buddhist terms with Chinese characters can be called a rare high priest in history.
For Japanese people, I think he is comparable to the Three Treasures.