Major EVENTS & RITUALS | ENGAKUJI　ZEN TEMPLE in Kamakura, Japan

Major EVENTS & RITUALS

Major EVENTS & RITUALS

Some events and rituals are open to visitors.

EVENTS

Date	Function	Place	Notes
Date Jan (2nd Monday of Jan)	Function Rutual for Coming of Age Day	Place Hojo	Notes - Celebrating service for coming of age - not held as to 2021
Date 01-03JAN early 3days MAY early 3days NOV as to 2022 (detail schedule undecided)	Function Naional Treasure [SHARI-DEN] open to the public	Place Shariden	Notes - around 9:00-15:30 - open to the public only on specific days
Date Jun 03 - Jun 5 in 2022	Function Summer Seminar (85th)	Place Hojo & Online	Notes - Popular Semminar since 1936 - details & entry as like as「第86回夏期講座」thru Peatix(in Japanese)
Date Nov 3 - 5 as to 2022	Function Treasure Exhibition	Place National Treasure SHARIDEN,etc	Notes (undecided in details)

RITUALS

Date	Function	Place	Notes
Date Jan 1 - 3	Function DaiHannya Prayer Meeting	Place Hojo	Notes - New Year Ceremony in early moring e.g. 6AM - Reading the Sutra Titles of six hundred volumes of the Prajua-Paramita Sutra aloud - (open to the public)
Date Jan 10	Function RINZAI zen master anniversary ritual	Place Butsuden	Notes - 6AM - Death Anniversary - (not open)
Date Jan 17	Function HYAKUJO zen master anniversary ritual	Place Butsuden	Notes - 6AM - Death Anniversary - (not open)
Date Feb 15	Function BUDHA anniversary ritual for the day passing away	Place Butsuden	Notes - 10AM - Nirvana Day - not open - (as to 2022)
Date Apr 4	Function HOJO TOKIMUNE (the Applicant) anniversary ritual	Place Kaiki-byo in Butsunichi-an	Notes - 6AM - Death Anniversary for the Applicant - (not open as to 2021)
Date Apr 8	Function BUDHA anniversary ritual for the birth	Place Butsuden	Notes - 10AM - Flower Festival - (not open as to 2022)
Date Jun 18	Function Kannon Sempo	Place Sanmon	Notes - 4PM - Confession to Kannon - (not open)
Date Aug 16	Function Sanmon Segaki	Place Hojo	Notes - 10AM - Buddhist service for the repose of all of the dead and living ; Thanksgiving Day - (not open)
Date Oct 3	Function Kaisan (MUGAKU SOGEN) zen master anniversary ritual	Place Shariden, Butsuden, etc	Notes - 10AM - Founder's Day ; memorial service for the death anniversary - (open to the public)
Date Oct 5	Function BODHIHARMA zen master anniversary ritual	Place Butsuden	Notes - 10AM - Death Anniversary - (open to the public)
Date Oct 14 - 15	Function Rakan memorial service & Shari memorial service	Place Hojo	Notes - (Oct14)2PM, (Oct15)10AM - Rakans are Buddha's disciples - Shari is Buddha's tooth held in Engakuji - (not open)
Date Nov 28	Function Sutra chanting for Benzaiten	Place Bentendo	Notes - 4PM - Benzaiten in Engakuji is worshiped as Guardian - (not open to the public as to 2021)
Date Dec 8	Function Jodo-e（SHAKYAMUNI's Enlightment Day)	Place Butsuden	Notes - 10AM - Memorial day service for Enlightment - (open to the public)
Date Dec 31	Function New Year's Eve chanting service (Joya Nenju)	Place Butsuden	Notes - 4PM - Joya Nenju is the Sutra chanting out the old year - (not open)
Date Dec 31	Function Joya no Kane (New Year's Eve ringing service)	Place	Notes
Date Dec 31	Function Joya no Kane (New Year's Eve ringing service)	Place Bentendo	Notes - 11:30PM - Joya no Kane is the bell ringing out the old year -(open to the public)