Treeleaf 'Shukke Tokudo' Ordination Ceremony: May 23rd-24th

[Taigu]

Re: Treeleaf 'Shukke Tokudo' Ordination Ceremony: May 23rd-24th

A beautiful ceremony.
Sanpai to all,
Welcome Shinkai and Dosho. Welcome.

Taigu

[Hoyu]

Re: Treeleaf 'Shukke Tokudo' Ordination Ceremony: May 23rd-24th

Big congratulations Tsudo(sp?) Dosho and Taido Shinkai!!!
Thank you for a wonderful ceremony Rev. Jundo. Also, thanks to Dokan for helping out in Tsukuba(in spite of some serrious jetlag I would imagine!) and to all the ancestors(who we could feel right there with us!)
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[Mp]

Re: Treeleaf 'Shukke Tokudo' Ordination Ceremony: May 23rd-24th

Congratulations Shihai and Dosho, I am very happy for you both! Beautiful ceremony Jundo ... very inspiring. And fantastic support Dokan.

Gassho,
Michael

[Dosho]

Re: Treeleaf 'Shukke Tokudo' Ordination Ceremony: May 23rd-24th

Big congratulations Tsudo(sp?) Dosho and Taido Shinkai!!!

I was wondering that too Hoyu! I looked up the chracter on my lineage papers and it says Shu, but I thought it sounded like Su during the ceremony...so I'm not sure if it's Shu or Su or maybe even Tsu. But I'm tsure Jundo will let us know for shure.

Gassho,
Dosho

[ZenHarmony]

Re: Treeleaf 'Shukke Tokudo' Ordination Ceremony: May 23rd-24th

Congratulations, Dosho and Shinkai!

What a beautiful ceremony... so honoured to be able to witness it. : )

I agree, Ekai - Jundo's robe was quite beautiful... is there a story behind it?

Gassho,

Lisa

[Al]

Re: Treeleaf 'Shukke Tokudo' Ordination Ceremony: May 23rd-24th

Deepest gratitude to you all - thank you.

[Mp]

Re: Treeleaf 'Shukke Tokudo' Ordination Ceremony: May 23rd-24th

You are very welcome Shinkai.

Gassho,
Michael

[pinoybuddhist]

Re: Treeleaf 'Shukke Tokudo' Ordination Ceremony: May 23rd-24th

Bows to Dosho, Shinkai, and Myozan. Congrats guys. I was watching the live video this morning. 8)

[Jundo]

Re: Treeleaf 'Shukke Tokudo' Ordination Ceremony: May 23rd-24th

I agree, Ekai - Jundo's robe was quite beautiful... is there a story behind it?

Thank you all for attending. We will have a post of the ceremony soon. Right now, taking Dokan out for a bit of a tour.

Yes, the robes are, of course, dear Taigu's handiwork ... a 7 panel robe for more formal times. Rags made into the universe, a thing of beauty.

Gassho, J

[Taigu]

Re: Treeleaf 'Shukke Tokudo' Ordination Ceremony: May 23rd-24th

Hi all,

The name of such a robe is funzoe, clothing of shity rags, made of rags ( here furoshiki, cloth for wrapping in Japan). This robe is generally for just sitting, begging ang special occasions ( ceremonies,rituals). In our Soto sangha you have to receive a special authorisation to sew it and wear it. The basic reason is that we don t really want to end up with a rainbow like fashion show and competion between sitters, we want to keep it low key with muted colours, darkish hues. I made this okesa for the winter retreat in Belgium and, talking about fashion, it suits Jundo better than the stupid old fool. I am gathering old scraps and kimono fabric to make another one which I might keep( might... Because it is an old habit of mine to give okesa away, jundo already has one rakusu and two kesa that i have sewn).


Gassho


Taigu


PS : if you have old beautiful japanese fabric, donations are accepted, i will turn them into nyohoe robes.R

[Hans]

Re: Treeleaf 'Shukke Tokudo' Ordination Ceremony: May 23rd-24th

Congratulations and welcome among the Unsui!

Thank you sooo much for your commitment.


Deep bows and gassho,

Hans Chudo Mongen

[Myozan Kodo]

Re: Treeleaf 'Shukke Tokudo' Ordination Ceremony: May 23rd-24th

Congratulations to my fellow unsui! Look forward to seeing the ceremony.
Deep bows to you all.
Myozan

[andyZ]

Re: Treeleaf 'Shukke Tokudo' Ordination Ceremony: May 23rd-24th

Congratulations to the newly ordained unsui! Thank you for your commitment and dedication.

[Rich]

Re: Treeleaf 'Shukke Tokudo' Ordination Ceremony: May 23rd-24th

Congratulations honored novice priests. Watched most of the ceremony on my cell phone. Everything about this is amazing. The buddha way is inconceivable.

[Jinyo]

Re: Treeleaf 'Shukke Tokudo' Ordination Ceremony: May 23rd-24th

Congratulations to all!

Looking forward to watching the recording.

Gassho

Willow