Jodoshu North America Buddhist Mission

An Introduction to our Religious Activities, Regular Services, Memorial Services and Prayers

We wish to introduce our religious activities as follows:

Regular Services during a year (observed at the temple)

• January : Gyoki (Memorial Service for Honen Shonin, the Founder of Jodoshu)
• March : Spring Higan Service (Service for the Vernal Equinox)
• July : Bon /Segaki Service (Annual Service for the Dead)
• September : Autumn Higan Service (Service for the Autumnal Equinox)
• November : Juya Service (Service for the Special Nembutsu Period)

Prayers and Memorial Service (observed at the temple and/or home)

Prayer for...

• Safe Delivery of Babies
• Blessing for Children
• Shichi go san (Special Blessing for Children at the age of 3, 5 and 7)
• Success in Scholastic Performance
• Prosperity for Family
• House Blessing
• Blessing for Traffic Safety

Services and Rituals for ...

• Buddhist Wedding Ceremony
• Kikyou-shiki (Initiation Ceremony for Embracing Buddhism)
• Mizuko Kuyo (Memorial Service for Unborn/Newborn/Early Deceased Children)
• Graveside Service
• Emshrinement Service (Buddha Statuette, Family Altar and Memorial Tablet of Ancestors)
• Monthly Home Service (Daily Practice and Memorial Services)
• Ancestor Worship (Anniveresary and Monthly Memorial Services)
• Jobon Kuyo (Ritual of Symbolic Cremation of old religious items)