Tell me about the charitable activities of Buddhist organizations

Shingo-sama.
My name is Tetsuya Urakami from Nagomi-an, thank you for your support.

I agree that organizations and religion have nothing to do with saving the poor and those in need.
Also, Buddhists are doing a wide variety of charitable activities, which probably surprised Shingo.

I think this hasunoha can also be called a charitable activity.
Also, I think there are many other registered monks who are working on something else.

Incidentally, I have participated in the following meetings formed by non-denominational monks. However, only monks are active here.
http://www.bouzsanga.org

There are countless others, but I'll listen to the people at the meeting and introduce about 2 things that impressed me.
Hitosaji no Kai http://hitosaji.jp
Koyasan footbath team http://marici.jp/ashiyu.html

Postscript of See Thank You
There was a saying, “Don't do anything about your own country.”
For example, now, when money is raised to UNICEF, it seems almost always used overseas. However, after the Pacific War, Japan received significant support from UNICEF.
http://www.unicef.or.jp/kodomo/k_net/mag08/05.html

The feeling of “I want to do something for the suffering people in Japan” is also precious, but if you look at it with a big eye, people in Africa are the same earthlings. I admire it for not being hypocritical; it's a splendid act.

　I think it's a good idea to ask this question to Mr. Osho at the family temple who is visiting the moon or for memorial services before going through Hasunoha. If I were in the position of Osho at the family temple, I feel a little lonely.

My name is Yamaguchi, Butler of Tanjin-in, Kashima City, Saga Prefecture.
In general, when you think of a heart with good intentions, you imagine “money,” but I think there are many other things that individuals can do.
As one method, I will introduce the “Good Heart Project” carried out by our hospital and the nursery school we manage.

○ In the case of donations
・Donation boxes are placed at the entrance of the main hall and nursery school
・Temple officers, nursery school officers, staff, and parents collect 100 yen a month and donate it as a donation to the East Japan Earthquake. (However, there is also information that currently has not been delivered to disaster victims, so our hospital is sending it directly to children at nursery schools in disaster-stricken areas.)
・We are donating the “1 yen donation” to UNICEF, where people donate 1 yen that is hidden in drawers etc.

〇Donations other than money
・We collect old stamps and donate them to insurance companies
・Collect pull tabs and give wheelchairs to children with physical disabilities
・In order to save children who have not reached their first birthday and are dying, we are collecting PET bottle lids and donating vaccines
・Garbage from nursery schools is treated with garbage disposal machines and sold, and proceeds are donated to UNICEF, etc.

I think the pull tab and PET bottle lid are good intentions that anyone can do right away. Thanks to that, companies, stores, convenience stores, etc. close to our hospital agreed and received cooperation.
If this were the case, I think I would be able to express my feelings without being bound by religion, group, or other opinions.
If you have any questions, please let us know.

Shingo-sama

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

There are acts of altruism and mercy that are important in the practice of Buddhism.

Therefore, people involved in Buddhism, starting with monks, originally have the temperament to do volunteer/service activities, and NPO/NGO activities regardless of size, from community associations and regions to the world, so I think they are more aware than the general public, and are often proactive.

However, in Buddhism, there has long been a way of thinking about “yin virtue” (doing very good deeds, acts of virtue are secretly hidden so that the target person and others do not know), and there may be some cases where people stand out too clearly and avoid doing activities in public.

This is also important in order not to be arrogant by arousing a heart that asks for rewards or rewards for actions, a heart that expects honor or fame, etc.

Therefore, even if there are many such Buddhist organizations and activities, they may not stand out much like Christian volunteer/service groups or NPO/NGO groups, but of course there is nothing you can't do without looking for them.

For example, there is also a network of Buddhist NGO organizations such as the one below.

Buddhist NGO Network
http://www.bnn.ne.jp/
List of member organizations
http://bnn.ne.jp/member/

Also, as a support organization for NGOs,

Ayus Buddhism International Cooperation Network
http://ngo-ayus.jp/

It is also famous.

After that, after looking at actual activities, reports, and results, I think it would be good to be able to determine their significance, purpose, credibility, etc., and decide whether or not to support or cooperate.

In Buddhism, there is the word “zuiki,” and it is essential to rejoice in other acts of good virtue, and furthermore, to encourage good deeds yourself.

I would like to continue to advance altruism and acts of mercy that we can confirm together little by little. Let's keep up the good work.

Kawaguchi Hidetoshi Gassho