Services

Annual Events

Date Service Date Service Date Service
1/1 Jogyodo Hall New Year's Service 2/20 Jogyodo  Hall Service 8/20 Jogyodo
  Hall Service
1/2 Kimpusen New Year's Service
Tenmangu Shrine  New Year's Service
3/8 Yakushi Service 9/3 Yasuhira Memorial Service
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Tenno Shrine

  New Year's Service

3/19 Motohira Memorial Service 9/8 Yakushi Service
1/4 Fudodo Hall New Year's Service 3/20 Jogyodo  Hall Service 9/8 Festival of Epidemic Deity
1/5 Senjudo Hall New Year's Service Varies Spring Higan Service 9/17 Shinzando Hall Festival
1/6 Gikeido New Year's Service 4/8 Yakushi Service Buddha's Birthday Service 9/20 Jogyodo  Hall Service
1/7 Hakusan Shine New Year's Service 4/8 Festival of Epidemic Deity Varies Autumn Higan Service
1/8 Hondo (Main Hall) Service 4/20 Jogyodo  Hall Service 9/29 Kifune Fudodo Hall Festival
1/14 Kaisan Service 4/28 Yoshitsune Memorial Service 10/8 Yakushi Service
1/14 Jogyodo Sutra Reading 5/8 Yakushi Service 10/20 Jogyodo  Hall Service
1/15 Jogyodo Sutra Reading 5/20 Jogyodo  Hall Service 11/8 Yakushi Service
1/16 Jogyodo Sutra Reading 6/4 Saicho Memorial 11/20 Jogyodo  Hall Service
1/17 Gohonzoroe 6/8 Yakushi Service 11/24 Tendai Service
1/18 Jogyodo Sutra Reading 6/20 Jogyodo  Hall Service 12/8 Yakushi Service
1/19 Gohonzoroe 7/8 Yakushi Service 12/20 Jogyodo  Hall Service
1/20 Hatsukayasai Festival 7/17 Kiyohira Memorial Service 12/28 Hidehira Memorial Service
1/29 Kifune Fudodo Hall Festival 7/20 Jogyodo  Hall Service 12/31 New Year's Eve Service
2/8 Yakushi Service 8/8 Yakushi Service    
2/15 Buddha's Death  Anniversary Service   8/20 Daisegaki Service      

Prayer

We perform prayers for personal health, traffic safety, expulsion of bad luck, home safety, and success in business.
We pray to the Yakushi statue that is Motsuji's main deity. Yakushi is known as the healing Buddha and is particularly effective at ensuring personal health.

Sutra Transcription

Sutra transcription

The transcription of sutras (the Buddhist canon) is a meritorious act that has been performed for millennia. At Motsuji, we offer you the opportunity to transcribe the Heart Sutra.
Wash away your doubts and impurities, and write with a pure, calm mind.

Dates Daily Group Size 10-50
Time 90min Fee 1,000yen/person

Sitting Zen Meditation

Sitting Zen meditation

Through sitting Zen, you can calm your mind and increase your powers of focus and concentration.
Come away from the bustle of everyday life and sit quietly in Zen meditation.

Dates Daily Group Size 10-200
Time 60min Fee 200yen/person

Buddhist Sermons

 

Learn about Buddhism and the history of Motsuji Temple.

Dates Daily Group Size 10-200
Time Consultation Fee By donation

Weddings

 

Please contact us about performing your wedding ceremony in front of Motsuji's statue of Yakushi, the healing Buddha.

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