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Sacred Items for Summer Prayer

[Summer Prayer] Yakushi Goma: Prayers for Safety by the Water, Relief from Summer Heat, and Good Health

Byodoji Temple will livestream this summer Yakushi Goma on Monday, July 20, 2026, at 8:00 p.m. JST. Byodoji is Temple 22 of the Shikoku Eighty-Eight Temple Pilgrimage and belongs to Koyasan Shingon Buddhism.

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Anyone may join the livestream. No application is required to watch. On the day, open the Live tab on the Byodoji YouTube channel.

▶ https://www.youtube.com/@byodoji/streams

If you would like your name and wish read aloud during the rite, select Summer Prayer on Byodoji Online. The prayer fee is ¥500 per wish.

▶ https://byodoji.online/app

Summer brings more opportunities to visit the sea and rivers, as well as heat that can tire the body and mind. On Japan's Marine Day, we pray before Yakushi Nyorai for safety by the water, relief from the afflictions of summer heat, freedom from illness and calamity, and good health.

Byodoji performs the Yakushi Goma according to the Chuin tradition. We kindle the sacred fire of wisdom on the goma altar, read aloud each applicant's name and wish, and place goma sticks into the flames in prayer. Please join us from wherever you are.

▼ Prayers for the summer season

• Safety by the water: May everyone return safely from the sea and rivers.

• Relief from summer heat: May we pass through the heat in health and safety.

• Freedom from illness and calamity: May body and mind find peace.

• Good health: May we care for the body and live each day in calm.

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Practical steps to protect life

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Prayer goes together with practical care. Drink water regularly, rest in a cool place, check the weather and water levels, and wear a properly fitted life jacket.

If someone cannot drink without help or is unconscious, call 119 immediately in Japan and request an ambulance. If you are receiving medical treatment, consult your doctor or pharmacist and do not stop treatment or medication on your own.

▶ Preventing heat illness, Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare

https://www.mhlw.go.jp/stf/seisakunitsuite/bunya/0000212502.html

▶ River safety, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism

https://www.mlit.go.jp/river/kankyo/play/anzenriyou.html

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📿 Apply to have your prayer read aloud

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The fee to have a name and wish read aloud during the rite is ¥500 per wish. You may choose an anonymous reading. Talismans and amulets can also be selected on the application page.

Applications remain open during the livestream until the prayer readings end.

▶ Rite: Summer Prayer

▶ Apply: https://byodoji.online/app

▶ Payment: Credit card, Apple Pay, Google Pay, or bank transfer

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📖 About Yakushi Nyorai

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Yakushi Ruriko Nyorai, also called the Great Medicine King Buddha, vowed that sentient beings might be freed from illness and find ease in body and mind. The Seventh Great Vow in Xuanzang's translation of the Sutra of the Original Vows and Merits of the Medicine Buddha of Lapis Lazuli Light also teaches freedom from illness and ease in body and mind.

【Formal name】Yakushi Ruriko Nyorai

【Sanskrit name】Bhaiṣajyaguru-vaiḍūrya-prabhā-rājā

【Pure land】Eastern Pure Land of Lapis Lazuli

【Attendants】Sunlight Bodhisattva, Moonlight Bodhisattva, and the Twelve Divine Generals

【Commemoration day】The 8th of every month

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🙏 Recite with us

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【Yakushi Nyorai mantra】

Om Kororo Sendari Matougi Sowaka

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🙏 Añjali

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A separate web app for anonymously offering a wish to the principal Buddha. It is not the application for a prayer to be read during this rite.

▶ https://byodoji.online/anjali

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🔗 Links

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▶ Byodoji Online: https://byodoji.online

▶ 24-hour livestream: https://byodoji.live/hd

▶ Ask the head priest: https://byodoji.online/qa

▶ Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@byodoji?sub_confirmation=1

▶ X: https://x.com/byodoji

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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
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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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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Amulets and talismansOffering
Four types of sticker prayer tags

Four types of sticker prayer tags

There are four types of sticker tags. The set includes water protection, impurity protection, fire protection, and demon protection.

2,500Yen
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Water safety sticker Suiten

Water safety sticker Suiten

This is a sticker tag to put around Suiten's water area. Please paste it in the kitchen or around water areas.

800Yen
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Demon gate sticker Bishamonten

Demon gate sticker Bishamonten

This is a sticker of Bishamonten, who protects the northeast direction called Kimon. Now you can rest assured, there is no longer a demon gate.

800Yen
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Seal tag to protect against impurity: Karasuban Sama Myoo

Seal tag to protect against impurity: Karasuban Sama Myoo

Buddha in the toilet, Karasuma Myoo. Burn away all impurity.

800Yen
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Fire prevention sticker tag/Kojin

Fire prevention sticker tag/Kojin

Sanbo Kojin, the god of fire prevention. He is the god of fire and furnaces, so please put it in your kitchen.

800Yen
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Auspicious Good Fortune Sticker 22

Auspicious Good Fortune Sticker 22

Strong magnetic sticker that can be attached to cars and other surfaces - 22. Auspicious Fortune. 120 x 120mm.

1,000Yen
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Ruyi Auspicious Sticker 25mm

Ruyi Auspicious Sticker 25mm

Auspicious seal. 25 x 25mm

200Yen
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Ruyi Auspicious Sticker 50mm

Ruyi Auspicious Sticker 50mm

Small sticker with auspicious wishes. 50 x 50mm

300Yen
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Five-color  bracelet 3mm

Five-color bracelet 3mm

This is a wrist protector made of five-colored vajra thread, blessed through a fire offering of eight thousand pieces. It comes in three thicknesses: 3mm, 4mm, and 5mm. You can adjust the length to your preference. This is the 3mm version.

2,000Yen
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Five Color Bracelet 4mm

Five Color Bracelet 4mm

This is a bracelet protector made of five-colored Kongō-sen, blessed through a fire offering of eight thousand sheets. It comes in three thicknesses: 3mm, 4mm, and 5mm. You can adjust the length yourself. This is the 4mm version.

2,000Yen
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Five-color bracelet 5mm

Five-color bracelet 5mm

This is a bracelet amulet made of five-color Kongō lines, blessed with a ritual of burning eight thousand sheets. It comes in three thicknesses: 3mm, 4mm, and 5mm. The length can be adjusted to your preference. This is the 5mm version.

2,000Yen
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