Do monks interact with each other?

Shakarabi-sama.
Thank you for the interesting question.

As you said, monks must stay in a temple.
This is because I don't know when people visiting graves will come or when people to consult will come.
Depending on the temple, there are places where there are keys that are hung from the inside, but there are no keys that can be hung from the outside.

So, as for monk exchanges, not to mention the same denomination, exchanges across denominations have also flourished recently. Monks from various denominations have also registered this hasunoha, and although there are few opportunities to actually meet them, they exchange opinions, etc.

One of the pioneers of interdenominational exchange is BBA (Bose Bee Ambitious).
http://www5.ocn.ne.jp/~seishoji/bouzbeframe.html

The “Future Chief Priest School,” where monks from various denominations learn, is also attracting attention from various fields.
http://www.oteranomirai.or.jp/juku/

As an event, there is the world's largest temple festival “Mukogen.”
http://kohgen.org

how is it?
I think it felt more active than I thought (^_^)

＜Additional Notes＞
There was also a meeting like this that I belong to.
“Association of Monks Facing Suicide and Suicide”
http://www.bouzsanga.org

> Hasegawa-san
Having participated in both the “Association of Monks Facing Suicide and Suicide”, the Future Chief Priest's School, and hasunoha, I would be quite a freak... I didn't know (^_^;)

Hello, Shakarabi.

We actively interact with each other in my denomination.
There are various meetings such as doctrinal study sessions, gagaku meetings, and young monks' meetings.
However, since it is free participation, with people who show up anywhere
There are also people who rarely leave the temple.

What I wrote above is an exchange within a denomination,
As Mr. Urakami introduced me,
In recent years, there have also been exchanges that transcend denominations.
However, this one still has a long way to go,
Hasunoha and the monks who will participate in the future chief priest's school
I think people are thought to be eccentric within the denomination.
I'm definitely one of them.

Excuse me, more than the content of your question

“I always have the image of a monk staying in a temple the whole time.”

I was curious.

The actual situation seems to vary quite a bit depending on the denomination and region. There may be many temples with cases like the one mentioned by Master Uragami mentioned above.

However, for example, it is unlikely that we will stay at the temple all day long. On weekdays, they say they pray for the moon, and they go to their disciples to pray for the anniversary of their death. Depending on the day, there may be 2 to 3 houses or 10 houses.

In addition to that month's memorial service, most weekends and holidays are held at the disciple's house for the New Year's memorial service. There are times when I work at a temple, but most of the time I work from home. Also, after the memorial service, there are many cases where there is a meal associated with the Buddhist ceremony called osai (otoki).

“I always have the image of a monk staying in a temple the whole time.”

That person certainly came, and when they suddenly visited the temple and their family told them that the chief priest was absent, they said, “Why??” There also seems to be a reaction like that.

Therefore, we post “Please let us know in advance when visiting the temple with a request for sutras recitation or various consultations” in the precincts and on our website.

I'm sorry for going off topic for so long (sweat).

So, as for the main subject, we interact with people from various denominations on the internet such as here and Facebook, but in reality, there are many within the same denomination, and that is also within the regional group (so), so I think it's a very small society.

Gassho

(When it comes to exchange, you may be imagining improving qualifications as a monk or exchanging information sessions, etc.) In the first place, “memorial services” and “funerals” are not something that can be done by a single monk, and as soon as that (program), they are always designed so that multiple people, or even dozens of people, do it. Therefore, a horizontal connection (there is actually a top and bottom) is essential. Funerals etc. are changing so that even one person can do it according to the trend of the times.

Even at many temples in the city where I live, memorial services such as the Osegakikai, Daihannya Tenryokai, Goma, etc. are worshipped by at least 5 people, and at most, around 20 monks.

Going back to the beginning, of course, study sessions and information exchange meetings are as frequent as other people have already answered. Most likely, it is up to each individual to decide whether or not to participate in them.

※I will add an additional version as a supplement.

Katsuyoshi Handy Memo No. 9: List of cross-sectarian groups, organized and re-presented (as of 2014.6.29)
http://blog.livedoor.jp/hidetoshi1/archives/52166846.html

Shakarabi-sama

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

Exactly, I've compiled information about gatherings related to cross-sects, so I'm sure there are still more additional notes coming out, but I'll write the ones so far.

This is currently the only group that crosses denominations alone. Of course, when it comes to exchanges, meetings, etc. within the same denomination, there will be even more.

“Katsuyoshi Handy Memo No. 9: Additional Notes on Non-denominational Independent Temples” (as of 2014.6.27)
http://blog.livedoor.jp/hidetoshi1/archives/52166628.html

Please refer to the pages above for each individual site.

List of interdenominational organizations (in no particular order)

All Japan Buddhist Church/Prefectural Municipal Buddhist Churches
All Japan Buddhist Youth Association
National Youth Indoctrination Council
Buddhist Missionary Foundation
BBA (Bose Bee Ambitious)
Kokusan Higan Temple
General Incorporated Association · Future of Temples · Future Chief Priest School
Association of Monks Facing Suicide and Suicide
Q&A service answered by the “Hasunoha” monk
NGO Monks Without Borders
Super Sangha (a group of monks and family members who pray and act for peace in Tibet across denominations)
Four Way Sangha
Temple net sanga
Freestyle monks
General Incorporated Association Metter
Terakoya Buddha
Listening to the Monks Association
International Buddhist Exchange Meeting/Sangeeti Meeting
Life Clinical Buddhist Association
Religious Disaster Relief Association
Religious Disaster Relief Network
Buddhism Information Center
INEB
Buddhist NGO Network
Ause Buddhism International Cooperation Network
Namu Association
KTSK (Association of Religious People Working on Listening)
Odianwon
The University of Tokyo Buddhist Youth Association
Toyo University Buddhist Youth Association
Waseda University Buddhist Youth Association
Kyushu University Buddhist Youth Association

Also, if you have seen this, and if there are any organizations that are missing out, please let me know.

Kawaguchi Hidetoshi Gassho

The monk of a Buddhist monk means a gathering, also called a sangha sanga.
They are also called wagō monks.
A monk is not a monk, but a ❝ seeker ❞ who seeks true wisdom, enlightenment, and peace that was preached by the Buddha, so Shakarabi is also part of the Wago Monk.
Wago monks are also the best form of human relationships.
Water and oil do not mix, but milk and water do.
Even if everyone is a drop of water, the large ocean is compatible without separation, so it becomes an ocean.
No matter what their position is, they are all excellent friends and friends seeking peace of mind.
Monks who understand this properly get along well with everyone without conflict or separation.
This Hasunoha is truly a place for monks to interact with each other.
Let's learn and practice Buddha's teachings together so that Shakarabi-san can be at peace with anyone like that.
Incidentally, I learned from an Indian curry shop nearby, and it seems that in India, the place where a river meets a river is called sangam. Hasunoha is a monk's curry shop with a wide variety of spices and sweetness.