Reminder for Myosenji Buddhists - tomorrow is the 1st year Memorial for High Priest Nikken Shonin. You can participate via our Live Streams - web and Facebook Live.

Also Sunday, September 20th is the Fall Higan-e Ceremony. The Higan-e Ceremony, a very significant memorial ceremony for the deceased, is conducted only twice a year at Nichiren Shoshu Temples, in March and September.

In the Gosho, On the Enlightenment of Plants and Trees (Gosho – p. 522), the Daishonin states:
“When our fellow human beings pass on, it is essential to perform a Toba service. By so doing, the deceased will attain enlightenment as well as plants and trees.”

When we sincerely practice True Buddhism, we can purify our lives, eradicate our negative karma and experience enlightenment. Those who are unable to practice True Buddhism, however, such as the deceased, as well as plants, trees and other insentient life forms, must rely on the merit of the Gohonzon and on the faith and practice of others to attain enlightenment.

To read more about the Higan-e ceremony, https://bit.ly/3hIZpyD