Lovely ceremony. Thank you all!
And welcome home.
Gassho,
Kyonin
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And welcome home.
Gassho,
Kyonin
Sat/LAH
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Hondō Kyōnin
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It is not my Kesa. It was a gift from dear Taigu.
It is made of old recommissioned Kimono materials in the Funzo-e way. Tomoe Katagiri writes:
A little more here (p 104)Do-gen Zenji says that the best material is called funzo [excrement wiping cloth]-.There are between four and ten different types of funzo: material that has been chewed by cattle, material that has been chewed by mice, material burned by fire, and material from the clothing or shrouds of the dead.These are perfect as okesa material. Indians throw this cloth in the streets and in the fields just as they do excreta. It is called pãmsula.
Monks pick up such cloth and wear it after having washed it and sewn the various pieces together. Although some of this cloth is cotton and some silk,no discrimination should be made between the two.We should deeply reflect on the meaning of pãmsula, funzo.
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... Senryu Kamatani Roshi says the following in his book, Teisho-Kesakudoku: “The true meaning of funzo is ‘sweepings.’ Funzo-e is the okesa made from cast-off rags that were collected from garbage and from the streets.The unusable part was sorted away and the usable parts kept, washed and dyed into a darkish color, then sewn together into the rice-field pattern.You might feel it is dirty because the funzo-e was made entirely from material picked up from the garbage, but it is not; it is completely free from attachments such as love and hate. Nobody can create passion toward it, because there is no value or quality to measure. If people had any attachment to it, they would not have discarded it as garbage.”5
It is difficult to determine what is good and what is evil. Laymen say it is good to wear luxurious silks, embroidered garments,and brocades;and bad to wear tattered and discarded rags. But in Buddhism it is the opposite: tattered robes are good and pure, richly embroidered garments are evil and soiled. The same applies to all other things as well. ...
Gassho, Jundo
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Jundo,
I wondered if Taigu was involved. And I suspect he made it. It is quite lovely. I especially loved the crane panel in the mid back.
Thank you for the information.
I had read that the Buddha had his followers gather discarded cloth from the charnel grounds to make their robes. To disinfect them they were washed in saffron. Nothing special. Similar story.
Gassho
Anne
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Congratulations Shinshi, Geika and Washin. Thank you for your practice
Happy Birthday Jundo
Tairin
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What a privilege it was to be able to be part of this ceremony thanks to the Sangha Jundo created, nurtured and welcomed me into. A huge congratulations and warmest of hugs to Shinshi, Geika and Washin. I look forward to learning from you all as I continue on my journey.
Gassho
Anna.
Sat today穏 On (Calm)
火 Ka (Fires)
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To our newest Unsui, Geika, Shinshi and Washin, congratulations on your Shukke Tokudo and thank you for sharing this beautiful ceremony with the rest of the Sangha.
Oh and Happy Birthday Roshi.
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Seishin
精 Sei - Meticulous
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Congratulations to the new Unsui! I wish I could have watched live, however I was travelling! I am looking forward to learning from each of you!
Gassho,
Junkyo
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Doshin
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Congratulations!
Nenka
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Great, congratulations and thanks to everyone, and a belated Happy Birthday to Jundo
Gassho
Souchi
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Congrats Geika, Shinshi and Washin!
(And belated birthday wishes to Jundo!)
Gassho,
Daitetsu
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Best wishes for the new unsui. I was traveling and so finally was able to participate this day.
Shinzan SekibuComment
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I am finally catching up! Congratulations and best wishes to Geika, Shinshi, and Washin. You are wonderful additions to our Unsui.
Gassho,
Kelly/Jinmei
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I have finally caught up and watched this after my holidays.
Congratulations to Geika, Shinshi and Washin.
Thank you everyone for your service to the sangha.
Gassho,
Neil
P.S - I had to draft a contract for a peacock today, it's perhaps some of my finest work.Comment
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Thank you, everyone, for your good wishes!
Gassho, sat today, lah求道芸化 Kyūdō Geika
I am just a priest-in-training, please do not take anything I say as a teaching.Comment
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