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| Offerings of sweet water, delicacies and tea |
Rev. Ejo McMullen of Buddha Eye Temple in Eugene, Oregon officiated the ceremony.
In a sense the ceremony consistented of offerings - we began with a Dharma Verse offered by Rev. Ejo (below) then continued with other offerings, including offering incense and chanting and flowers.
With miraculuously few black flies we processed up to the cemetery single file to offer flowers at Taihaku Roshi's white crystal rock and to bow at the Jakuen Stone.
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| Rev. Kenzan reading the honoring proclamation |
(next blog entry includes the "gifts" of the Taihaku Memorial!)
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| Incense offering during chanting |
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| Receiving flowers to offer Taihaku-Roshi |
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| Procession to Cemetery with flowers and chanting |
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| Offering flowers |
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| Offering flowers |
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| Closing circle |
Incense Words for
Taihaku Nishiren Daiosho Founding Abbot of Shao Shan’s Third Year Memorial
Doshi: Ejo McMullen Abbot of Buddha Eye Temple
Green Treasure Mountain Hides Nothing:
There is a whole
life
There is a whole
death
Crabapple red
jiggling in jelly
Black crystal
flies
Jewell pillar
rhubarb crisp
Wind that carries smoke beyond
narrow channels of rock
carry water
to the fire
of our bellies
Facing Great White North Star
in the heart of
Sun Birthing Mountain
RO…..
The emerald shoots
are the
Fragrant spring
