About the eye opening memorial service

If there is a chief priest at the family temple, please ask the chief priest of the family temple.
Isn't the new chief priest nice?
You'll probably be nervous, so please treat them warmly while growing up.
Thank you for your support.

It's called the Honson's eye opening memorial service
Because it's a relationship that completely changed my mind
To the new chief priest of the family temple
I think it's a good idea to do it.

I read your consultation.

Which monk is better to have the Open Eyes memorial service performed by? The question is, why are you at a loss as to which monk to choose? I don't think there is an essential solution unless the reason is clarified.

If a veteran monk has miracles and is at a loss from the question that a monk with no experience would be thankful for, I think that is far from the original teachings of Buddhism either way.

Of course, ideas differ depending on the denomination, so I think it is important to have the chief priest of the family temple perform the memorial service and confirm the significance of the memorial service together.

Ask more and more questions about things you don't understand, such as the meaning of memorial services or the teachings of Buddhism. Even if they want to smoke, it will nurture the chief priest.

Note that in the Jodo Shinshu sect, there is no such thing as an open eye memorial service. Buddha statues are just Buddha statues, and since Buddhism does not worship idols, there is no such thing as a mysterious power in a Buddha statue or being hit by a bee if you don't perform a memorial service.

The important thing is to use the Buddha statue as the “principal image (= place where I live),” which opens my eyes. The teachings of Buddhism awaken me to the truth, don't they? The principal image is a symbol of that.
Originally, it is a truth that goes beyond form, but there is no way for us to grasp it, so the Buddha's compassionate figure, who dared to express form, is expressed as a Buddha statue.

> Which one is better?
As long as you go to the family temple properly, there is no problem and there is no difference. It just so happens that the people who do it differ depending on the season.
In short, it is not a human issue; the law (Buddhism) that is explained is important and honorable.
Therefore, at the memorial service, no matter who goes to it, the same law is preached, so the answer is that no matter which person goes to it, it is the same without any difference in terms of Buddhism, and the answer is that either person is fine.
After that, everyone's convenience, dates, personal preferences and mood issues as humans, and “is this better?” arising from common human standards and worries It's just the comparison part. In terms of Buddhism, both are fine.
Gassho