Sacred Items for a Service

Sacred Items for Obon Night Goma

The Obon season has come again this year. Obon is the time of year when our ancestors come to enjoy time at home once a year. Families come together to welcome their ancestors on August 13, treat them well, and see them off on the 16th (the date may vary depending on local customs). This event used to be held all over Japan. Today, as the nature of the family and home has changed, the nature of Obon has naturally changed as well.

Especially in recent years, the threat of Covid-19, a new coronavirus infection, has made it difficult to travel. We receive many comments at the temple, such as, "I can't go back to my parents' house," "I really want to visit the graves, but I can't," and so on.

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Therefore, since 2020, Byodoji Temple has been conducting remote memorial services for our ancestors. Through the screen, we can share the time of prayer. If you would like to pray for, make offerings to, or worship your ancestors in this way, please apply for this service.

The period of the memorial service is one week, starting with the morning service on August 10, followed by the daily morning service at 6:00 a.m., evening service at 4:00 p.m., and the reading of the prayers at the Shigataki-e at 8:00 p.m. until August 16.

Depending on the ritual

Online prayer application

1. How to apply

You can apply from your smartphone or computer from the following page.

https://byodoji.online/en/app

2. Offering

21 readings per week: 2,500 yen

3. How to pay

Online payment (credit card, Apple Pay, Google Pay) or bank transfer

4. Precautions

The denomination does not matter.

We pray in the way of the Koyasan Shingon Buddhism.

Añjali

1. What is Añjali?

It is a web application for praying online developed by the chief priest of Byodoji. While ensuring anonymity, we will visualize your wishes and deliver them to the principal buddha. There is also a money offering function. It is a new form of prayer.

2. How to apply

You can apply from your smartphone or computer from the following page.

https://byodoji.online/en/anjali

3. Offering

Free. It is also possible to send an offering as a gift.

4. How to pay the offer

Online payment (credit card, Apple Pay, Google Pay)

Q & A

1. What is Q & A?

The chief priest values the question and answers session with the worshipers and the sutra chanting. If you have any questions about Buddhism or everyday events, ask questions.

2. How to ask a question

You can ask questions from your smartphone or computer on the following page.

https://byodoji.online/en/qa

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Catalog

List of grants

Only the sacred items you can receive with this service are listed here. If an item interests you, see its details page for its origin and offering.

Amulets and talismansOffering
Kaji Dosha (Sand Blessed with the Mantra of Light)

Kaji Dosha (Sand Blessed with the Mantra of Light)

Kaji dosha is sand that has been blessed (kaji) through the recitation of the Mantra of Light (Kōmyō Shingon). The Mantra of the Light of Great Consecration of Amoghapāśa Vairocana Buddha (Taishō No. 1002) teaches that sand blessed 108 times with this mantra should be scattered at the resting place of the deceased. It says that wherever the deceased may be, even in the realms of hell, hungry ghosts, asuras, or animals, the power of the blessed sand lets the light reach them, removes the karmic consequences of their wrongdoing, and brings them to rebirth in the Pure Land of Bliss in the west. In the Kamakura period, the monk Myōe Shōnin wrote the Kōmyō Shingon Dosha Kanshinki (1228) and spread devotion to the blessed sand. He taught that its merit reaches not only the departed in their next life but also the living in this present life. The kaji dosha of Byodoji is blessed during the Dosha Kaji ceremony performed in the main hall. Please use it as a memorial offering for your loved one, placing it in the coffin at a funeral or scattering it on the grave. It may also be kept as an omamori (protective charm), carried with you or kept close at hand.

3,000Yen
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Amulet-fivecolor

Amulet-fivecolor

This is an amulet for establishing a bond with Yakushi Nyorai, the principal deity of Byōdō Temple. We pray for the healing of illnesses and the fulfillment of wishes and harmony.

1,000Yen
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Healthy Legs and Back Amulet

Healthy Legs and Back Amulet

An amulet offered in prayer for healthy and strong legs, hips, and lower back.

1,000Yen
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Omamori-Cure Cancer

Omamori-Cure Cancer

Heihei-ji is popular among pilgrims all over the country as a temple with healthy legs and cancer. This amulet wishes for cancer control and healing.

1,000Yen
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Healthy legs and lower back straw sandal amulet

Healthy legs and lower back straw sandal amulet

This is a small straw sandal-shaped amulet made from rice straw harvested by monks who personally plant and harvest rice by hand.

3,000Yen
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Eighty-eight amulets

Eighty-eight amulets

The "Hachijuhachi Mamori" is a blessed item made by combining eight straw knots shaped like the number 8. It was named in honor of those who make the pilgrimage to the 88 temples of Shikoku, wishing for their strong legs and safe driving. We pray for healthy legs and hips, and traffic safety.

3,000Yen
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Amulet - Dispelling Misfortunes - Blue

Amulet - Dispelling Misfortunes - Blue

Apotropaic magic, profit increase and life extension

1,000Yen
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Amulet - Lifetime Great Fortune - Sky Blue

Amulet - Lifetime Great Fortune - Sky Blue

Amulet Daikichi for a lifetime Light blue

1,000Yen
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Amulet - Lifetime Great Fortune - Mustard Color

Amulet - Lifetime Great Fortune - Mustard Color

This is a mustard-colored "Lifetime Great Luck" amulet.

1,000Yen
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Amulet - Lifetime Great Fortune - Red

Amulet - Lifetime Great Fortune - Red

This is a red "Isshō Daikichi" amulet.

1,000Yen
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Amulet - Lifetime Great Fortune - Pink

Amulet - Lifetime Great Fortune - Pink

This is a pink "Ichishō Daikichi" charm.

1,000Yen
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Amulet – Healing from Illness – Sky Blue

Amulet – Healing from Illness – Sky Blue

The chief priest prays for your healing of your illness and peace of mind and body.

1,000Yen
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Amulet - Healing from Illness - Pink

Amulet - Healing from Illness - Pink

This is a pink amulet for healing from illness and maintaining peace of mind and body.

1,000Yen
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Amulet – Great Fortune for Life – Blue

Amulet – Great Fortune for Life – Blue

This is a blue "Ikkō Daikichi" amulet.

1,000Yen
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