Should we stick to the denomination?
I'm indebted to you.
My father passed away last month.
My father's parents' house is a parishioner of the Shingon sect temple, but my father is not the eldest son, and he also lives within an airplane distance, so he has almost no relationship with the temple.
Therefore, I decided to search for graves around where I live now.
My mother, my sister, my sister's family, and I visited private cemeteries and temple cemeteries (Jodo sect) nearby.
We had a good impression of temples and cemeteries, so we decided on that one.
However, the chief priest of the administrative temple recommended that “there is no need to be impatient,” and no contract has been reached.
After all, Chumo thought about future memorial services, and began to worry that temples and cemeteries that are not part of the Shingon sect should be stopped.
Incidentally, my mother's parents' house was a parishioner of the Jodo Shinshu sect, so I'm not very enthusiastic, but they say “Namu Amida Buddha” will settle down.
It was said that temples and cemeteries are of any denomination, and there is no need to become a parishioner, but when performing memorial services etc. at a temple, other denominations do not do it.
This is the situation, so I think temples and cemeteries are good, but when I think about my mother's feelings, I don't think it's good to overcome them.
However, my father never recited sutras during his lifetime and only visited temples for the first time pilgrimage or festivals, so he didn't seem to be particular about religion or denomination. (I asked once, and the answer was that they weren't particular.)
Therefore, I also feel that I can't follow my mother's intention to stick to the Shingon sect and turn it into a private cemetery.
Should we stick to the Shingon sect?
You don't need to worry about it?
If possible, please ask for guidance on how to have a heart.
