Hi All,
Buddhism has many countless local traditions and customs in Asia, and I just saw this today. It is just a little local tradition that happens to be from this area of Japan, here in Ibaraki not very far from Tsukuba. It is one of the myriad ways that people have turned to Buddhism and our Bodhisattvas to deal with illness and the other happenings of life.
However, my advice is not to try this indoors at home
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A short video of the ritual here:
Gassho, J
STLah
Sorry to run long
Buddhism has many countless local traditions and customs in Asia, and I just saw this today. It is just a little local tradition that happens to be from this area of Japan, here in Ibaraki not very far from Tsukuba. It is one of the myriad ways that people have turned to Buddhism and our Bodhisattvas to deal with illness and the other happenings of life.
However, my advice is not to try this indoors at home
:~~~~~~
Ibaraki News: Health Wishes, Converge with Covid - "Candle Jizo" in Ibaraki
The "Takano Candle Jizo-son Festival," known as a rather exotic festival, was held on the 23rd at Koya Jizo-son Shrine in Koga, Koga City, Ibaraki Prefecture. The worshipers joined hands in hopes of the extinction of the new coronavirus and the health of their families. It will be held on the 24th as well.
It is traditional local event that has continued since 1719, held August 23rd and 24th every year. It is said that if you put a candle on the same part as the bad part of your body and pray with fire, it will be cured. When the wax melted with heat and the fire spread, the whole body of Jizo is wrapped in flames.
On this day, in order to prevent infection of the new corona, the holding time until 9:30 pm was shortened to 6 pm, same as last year. The local residents who visited were enthusiastically worshiping Jizo. Miku Okubo (17), in the second year of Koga Daiichi High School, who visited with three family members, said, "I wanted my family to be healthy so that I can do my studies. I want the new corona to be under control quickly."
The "Takano Candle Jizo-son Festival," known as a rather exotic festival, was held on the 23rd at Koya Jizo-son Shrine in Koga, Koga City, Ibaraki Prefecture. The worshipers joined hands in hopes of the extinction of the new coronavirus and the health of their families. It will be held on the 24th as well.
It is traditional local event that has continued since 1719, held August 23rd and 24th every year. It is said that if you put a candle on the same part as the bad part of your body and pray with fire, it will be cured. When the wax melted with heat and the fire spread, the whole body of Jizo is wrapped in flames.
On this day, in order to prevent infection of the new corona, the holding time until 9:30 pm was shortened to 6 pm, same as last year. The local residents who visited were enthusiastically worshiping Jizo. Miku Okubo (17), in the second year of Koga Daiichi High School, who visited with three family members, said, "I wanted my family to be healthy so that I can do my studies. I want the new corona to be under control quickly."
A short video of the ritual here:
Gassho, J
STLah
Sorry to run long
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