Regular meetings known as London Eza are planned to take place every two months.
Every October London Eza is held as the most important ceremony of the year in Shin Buddhism, Hoonko-Otorikoshi, to express our deepest gratitude to what has been done by Shinran Shonin, the founder of Shin Buddhism.
Evening Service is not held on the day.
Invitation to the 172nd London Eza incorporating the Ho-on-ko ceremony
Namu Amida Butsu
It seems that Autumn has now arrived! I hope you are keeping well as the temperature drops day-by-day.
I am glad to invite you to Ho-on-ko ceremony which is coming next month. As you may know, Ho-on-ko is the most important ceremony, of the year for Shin Buddhists when we express our gratitude to our founder, Shinran Shonin, for what he has done for us.
For this Ho-on-ko ceremony, Professor Masahiro Shimoda—a rare and highly respected practitioner-scholar in the field of Mahayana Buddhism—is generously coming once again from Tokyo to give a Dharma talk, as he did last year.
On Sunday 3rd November, there will be an annual meeting, Remembering John, one of the founders of Three Wheels and the designer of the Three Wheels Zen Garden.
The detail of Remembering John will be sent via email in October.
Also at the end of the year, on Sunday 8th December, there will be a special event to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the establishment of Three Wheels, incorporating the 7th memorial of the late Mrs Hiroko Sato, for which the new Head priest of Shogyoji Temple Venerable Keimei Takehara and his wife, Mrs Sanae Takehara, are coming to Three Wheels, together with some other priests of Shogyoji.
Please reserve the date of this very special occasion in your diaries.
I feel that the Ho-on-ko in October is a great opportunity for us to deepen the spiritual question of how we should welcome the memorial events in December and to find our own heartfelt expressions of gratitude for what has been done for us by the Three Treasures: Buddha, Dharma, and Sangha.
I would like to welcome these important events with all of you in one heart and sincerely look forward to your participation.
Kind Regards,
Rev. Kenshin Ishii
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Date and time: Sunday, the 20th October, from 13:00 to 15:00
Venue: Three Wheels, 55 Carbery Avenue, London, W3 9AB
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