He is the deputy chief priest of the Soto sect.
How do you do eye opening ceremonies at home graves?
In particular, I would like you to tell me the turn of the eye opening ceremony.
Thank you so much for your guidance from the temple.
Good evening. I'm a member of the Jodo sect, so I haven't looked at any specific details.
If you search for “Soto Sect Kaekoshu,” it seems that there is a book called “Soto Sect Kaekoshu.”
Why don't you look for this one, even if it's really hard to offer it? There also seems to be an item called the “Statue Tower Eye Opening Memorial Service.”
First of all, I think that being a deputy chief priest means that there is a chief priest.
As you know, the Soto sect has a way of thinking that oral tradition is also important, and the Garan Dharma handed down in temples is also important.
Frankly speaking, I think it's a good idea to ask the chief priest.
When there are circumstances such as illness, etc., and it doesn't come true, wouldn't it be a good idea to have a nearby reliable chief priest tell you while doing research with “Onkochiyo = Motoyama Chiku Dormitory)” etc. ❓
There are not only sutras, but also manners, so it may be difficult to accurately convey them by email or phone.
Personally, I think it would be ideal to declare what merits (what kind of good deeds) have been performed to what (for whom) in an easy-to-understand manner for the client.
Erecting graves, pagodas, and Buddha statues is also a good act, so it probably has merit.
If it's difficult to express it by turning, I think it's okay to express it with a confession (oath sentence at the beginning of the memorial service).
Also, in addition to turning to one's own family, I think it's Buddhist to turn around for sentient beings.
Thank you for your hard work, Shun-san. If you have a mentor or a temple nearby, ask for instructions there. But they didn't teach me anything. Or they didn't tell me. Or there weren't any familiar temples around.
Neither I nor anyone told me anything. If you say you learned from that person when something went wrong, it's probably because you can't take responsibility. That's why I bought “Irrigation, Eye Drops, and Repellent Manners” published by Aoyamasha. If it's the Soto sect, it might be sent to every temple... I don't know.
Aoyama Shrine has quite a few different memorial service practices, so be sure to order this company's catalog. That's all for me.