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 May 1 - 5 in 2021	Function Naional Treasure [SHARI-DEN] open to the public	Place Shariden	Notes - around 9:00-15:30 (15:00 as to 5/5) - open to the public only on specific days
Date May 29 - Jun 1 in 2021	Function Summer Seminar (85th)	Place Hojo & Online	Notes - Popular Semminar since 1936 - details & entry as like as「第85回夏期講座」thru Peatix(in Japanese)
Date Nov 5 - 7 as to 2021	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 - (open to the public)
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)
Date Apr 8	Function BUDHA anniversary ritual for the birth	Place Butsuden	Notes - 10AM - Flower Festival - (open to the public)
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 - (open to the public)
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 Shouzoku-in (Shariden)	Notes - 11:30PM - Joya no Kane is the bell ringing out the old year -(open to the public ; 432 people join the ringing)
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)