Temple-related questions part 1

1. Well, if parishioners gather at dozens or hundreds of houses, there will be many things. There are also obatarians who fight face to face and say “I'm sorry for always turning it into a street (for visiting graves),” and there are also houses where they kindly maintain flower beds on a regular basis even though it takes 2 hours one way. When I was a high school student and started helping people pray for the Obon festival, there weren't 1 or 2 women who shed tears and were delighted, saying, “Now the temple is safe.” Well, of course, there are a lot of people I have medium relationships with.

Standing conversations are welcome. I do it like every day. There are convenient schedules for full-scale visits, so I would appreciate it if you could make a reservation, but if you want to take a walk around the precincts or pray at the main hall for a while, you are free to visit almost any temple. There were not a few people older than the bubble generation who made it a daily routine to enter temples until evening (laughs)

The corner stands because they use words such as while visiting graves. First, put your hands together to greet the principal image in front of the main hall, then go to the entrance and say a brief greeting to the monk, and add a word like “I'll borrow a little tub and water,” no matter who sees it, he's a “young but splendid young man.”
Isn't he the head of the family? That is about whether or not to stand up for the head of the family, and I think it's a domestic issue.

Trying to take money... Unfortunately, there are temples like that, but the majority of monks also look at such temples with blank eyes. On the other hand, it can also be said that it is a stereotype common among the bubble generation. You probably won't know what Mr. Takemaru's family temple is until you meet him in person. Just as there is a temperature difference between Mr. Takemaru and his father, each person is different even at the same temple.

2. There is no point in listing them. In our denomination, we work every morning and recite sutras for Buddha, mentors from generation to generation, and devotees.
Next month is the month of the “Flower Festival” to celebrate the birth of Buddha, and a memorial service for the ancestors of the believers will always be held together with such a large memorial service. Spring equinoxes, Obon, and autumn equinoxes are events with a 100% ratio for believers.
Basically, temples in the genre of Mahayana Buddhism, not limited to chanting sutras, have the spirit of “truly hoping to be with sentient beings” no matter what they do. Even if they shave their hair, they are “would-be sentient beings.”

Please ask your questions.

1: As for relationships with disciples (in the Jodo Shinshu sect, parishioners are called followers), less than 20% of people come to the Dharma seat, 90% meet even once a year (there is a graveyard in the precincts, and you can bring protective expenses when visiting graves), and I think it's only during memorial services that I meet people who live far away from the prefecture.

2: All so-called temple duties are for disciples, but since memorial services are for applicable disciples, it can be said that the Dharma, Higan, Obon, Shushukai, Eitai Sutra, etc. are performed for unspecified followers.

3: There are regions where people visit to pray for the “moon” every month on the anniversary of death, and there are regions where there is no such custom. There are times when houses that haven't been done until now also begin with funerals. We appreciate such requests, so be sure to ask for them.

1. What kind of relationships do you have with parishioners at your temple?
Well, I can only say a lot of things depending on the parishioners. There are people who come and talk every so often, people who only meet during Obon, people who only hang out with at memorial services, and people who hang out like friends, so there are really a lot of things.
They won't rush in from here, so in that sense it's more than passive (> _ <)

2. Is there anything the family temple does for parishioners?
Not to mention daily family safety prayers and memorial services for ancestors, monthly events, monthly letters, prayers, and trouble consultations. After that, I wonder if yoga classes are like that too?
But apart from that, it's not just for parishioners.

3. Wouldn't they go around parishioners and do it in the Nichiren sect?
This is quite regional. It seems like Osaka and Hyogo are commonplace.
My place is like going to a place where people ask me to visit the moon! I often go to the temple every month to visit the reverse moon.

If you ask the family temple to visit the moon, I think they'll come!

I'm also waiting for part 2 (^_^)

① A relationship with a parishioner
Each one, isn't it?
People who participate in monthly nembutsu events
People who participate in a memorial service on a regular basis
People who come to their homes during the equinox and Obon days
People you'll never see again after the funeral,
There are many relationships.
I want people to feel free to come to the temple, but it seems like the threshold is quite high.
If you're visiting graves or just passing by, please don't hesitate to do so.
If it's Go, my mentors and monks will play against you.
There are times when I'm away, though.
You can donate as much as you can.
Greetings, smiles, and cleaning are all gifts.

② For parishioners
I'm not just a parishioner, but I work every day and work for everyone.
Also, every year, I participate in workshops with parishioners and take trips to visit temples.
I want to do something more.

③ Around the parishioners
The equinox and Obon seasons are going around.
The spring equinox tour has finally come to an end.
I feel relieved to see the parishioners doing well.

Please be sure to join the group of believers.