This year’s annual Ceremony to Pray for World Peace and Reconciliation was especially poignant since those veterans, both Japanese and British, who first gave birth to the reconciliation movement, have sadly now all passed away.…continue reading
The 145th London Eza was held at Three Wheels on 30th June. The focus of this Eza was a talk by Professor John White on the haiku poet and Buddhist, Matsuo Basho. The month of June is…continue reading
On the occasion of the April 2019 London Eza, which was also Shinran Shonin’s monthly memorial day, Rev. Kenshin Ishii gave a talk on the theme of ‘Meeting Amida’s Buddha’s Light in the Sangha’. As…continue reading
A gentle and peaceful light embraced the proceedings of the 23rd Shokai and was remarked upon by many of the participants. I cannot help but believe that it was the samādhi of Shakyamuni’s disciple Good…continue reading
The 143rd London Eza was held on 24th February. Everything went smoothly in spite of the fact that Rev. Sato and Mrs Hiroko Sato were both absent from the Eza for the first time. Dharma…continue reading
On the morning of 15th December 2018, a large number of people gathered to pay their respects to Mrs Hiroko Sato, who had sadly passed away a few days earlier. In fact so many people…continue reading
Dear Dharma friends, Thank you very much indeed for attending the funeral ceremony for the late Mrs Hiroko Sato, wife of Rev. Prof. Kemmyo Taira Sato, on Saturday 15th December and sending beautiful flowers and…continue reading
Mrs Hiroko Sato (1944 - 2018), Dharma mother of the Three Wheels sangha and wife to Rev. Prof. Kemmyo Taira Sato, Director of Three Wheels, died very peacefully at 5.40am on Saturday 8th December after…continue reading
It is with our deepest sorrow that we have to announce the death of Mrs Hiroko Sato who passed away peacefully following a short but terminal illness in the early hours of Saturday 8th December…continue reading
Following the close of the 22nd Shokai retreat the participants gathered, along with around ten additional guests, to pay respects to Shinran Shonin through the annual Hoonko Otorikoshi ceremony. Although the gathering was relatively small…continue reading
