Please tell me if there are any recommendations in the booklet distributed to the first Bon parishioners!

Namutaro-sama

Oh, isn't this your first time asking a question from a monk!?
My name is Tetsuya Urakami from the Takada school of Shinshu, and thank you for your support.

Not limited to Obon, there are quite a few differences depending on the region, such as the customs and manners of Buddhist rituals.
Of course, there are differences between denominations, and even if the sects and regions are the same, I think there may be differences depending on the temple.

What I've been thinking about recently is maybe I'll make my own temple first bon leaflet.” With this, I can tell the parishioners what is in line with the thoughts of each chief priest.

It's a bit difficult at first, but once you make it, you can use it every year.
I wasn't able to make it in time for this year (since it's the July Bon region), but I'm thinking about thinking about next year.

Incidentally, I made my own leaflet for the wake funeral and had it printed by a printing company.
We asked about the expected number of relatives and condolences, and on the day of the wake, they went to the venue early and had them leave it at the reception desk.

I'm sorry for not being a direct answer m (_ _) m

hello!
If it's a big sect like the Jodo sect, aren't there any sectarian publications?
Various publishing companies related to Buddhism also publish various things, but to be honest, there are many things that I feel are difficult about.

I don't know how much the budget is, but if it's okay if it's expensive, how about a commercially available picture book or the like.
“We Can Meet Anytime” Kikuta Mariko Gakken
・If you think about it, you can always meet someone who died!
“Grandpa's Kuraku Gokuraku” Hasegawa Yoshifumi Suzuki Publishing
・If it's the Jodo sect, how about this one? The word Gokuraku reminds me of my grandpa

There are many other picture books dealing with “Farewell Due to Death,” so why not choose one that matches what Namutaro wants to convey.

It's also a great chance, so why not make something like a leaflet yourself. At our temple, people gather at each Shinbon house at the end of July, and while handing out materials made by themselves, they spend about 90 minutes doing the origin of Obon, how to decorate and their meaning, pick up and drop off, etc. & puja, and memorial services. Decorations have their own characteristics depending on the region, so I think you should make your own materials even more.

※The second half overlapped with Mr. Urakami (^^;) I think it would be nice if it was revised little by little every year. It took me close to 10 years to come up with what I'm distributing now...

August Obon is coming soon (although there are probably regions with July Obon).

I am a member of the Jodo Shinshu Honganji school, and every year the publishing company makes a booklet for followers for 100 yen. I have a feeling that even in the Jodo sect, there is something like that, right?
With reference to such booklets and materials, Obon letters are written and distributed.
There are times when I buy booklets and hand them out, and there are times when I write my own special feature on Obon in temple newspapers.
The ones that are short, easy to read, and easy to understand are the best, aren't they? (*^^*)

Let's do our best to get through the hot summer!

Namutaro-sama

This is Kawaguchi Hidetoshi. This is a humble answer to the question.

Shemoto... I'm always worried about what I'm going to distribute to everyone as a law enforcement. Each of them is also presented on the internet (you can view the contents if you search for the title), but considering those who cannot or don't watch the internet, I think it is still necessary to hand over the sample book as a paper medium.

At the time of the memorial service, we give them a copy of our own creation along with the commercially available one, the Temple News (1 A4 sheet, front and back), but commercially available ones are usually procured at Tenposha, and occasionally we also procure those from the Bon Project.

Tenbosha
http://members3.jcom.home.ne.jp/tenbou/
Bon Kikaku
http://www.bonplan.co.jp/

In my case, until now, we have published the following as a self-made sample series. At first, I was able to create it at my own expense, but although it was approved by the board meeting over time and it was decided to take it out of the temple, the initial manuscript was expensive, about 300,000 to 400,000 yen for 500 copies in terms of budget.

Shiben “Buddha's Path”
Sample book “Buddhism - Thinking from a single sheet of paper”
Shiben “Buddhism: Understanding the Sky”
Shiben “Buddhism: Learning from Understanding the Sky”
Shiben “Learning from Understanding Buddhism and Fortune”

Recently, things that are too expensive are still putting pressure on expenses, so they are created separately, those created as materials to distribute essays with self-made photocopiers, and those that ask a printer to adjust it in a simple form to stop staples when there is a certain amount of writing volume, and around 50,000 to 70,000 yen in 500 copies in terms of budget.

As for recent essays and self-made copies,

“Sky and Fortune” ~Katsuyoshi Bodaishin and Katsuyoshi Convenience~
“Sky and Fortune” ~Buddhist Ontology~
“Thinking about the Great East Japan Earthquake”

As something that can be adjusted as a simple form,

“Nyorai and Bodhisattvas who preside over the 13 Buddha chasing memorial services”
“Bodhi Mind Theory”
“The Wish of the Bodhisattvas Who Turned Themselves into Lights” ~Thinking about the Tibetan Issue/Self-Immolation Protests ~

There are things like that.

When it comes to law enforcement, we don't just rely on commercially available ones; after all, I would like to add my own script along with the Dharma, and continue to work hard on law enforcement.

Kawaguchi Hidetoshi Gassho