Victoria in Tokyo · @victoria_srj
16 followers · 79 posts · Server mastodon.social
Temples that practise #Shingon #Buddhism, one of the few surviving #Vajrayana lineages in East Asia, perform #goma fire rituals (derived from #Hinduism's #homa) to destroy harmful thoughts and desires, and to seek blessings and the fulfilment of prayers.
#ByodoJi is part of the oldest and largest Shingon sect in #Japan and is a stop on the #Shikoku Pilgrimage trail. Byodo-ji streams its #NewYear goma ritual from midnight:
#Shingon #buddhism #vajrayana #goma #hinduism #homa #byodoji #japan #shikoku #newyear #お正月 #新春護摩 #護摩 #平等寺 #esotericbuddhism #yagya
Victoria in Tokyo · @victoria_srj
9 followers · 43 posts · Server mastodon.socialTemples that practise #Shingon #Buddhism, one of the few surviving #Vajrayana lineages in East Asia, perform #goma fire rituals (derived from #Hinduism's #homa) to destroy harmful thoughts and desires, and to seek blessings and the fulfilment of prayers.
#ByodoJi is part of the oldest and largest Shingon sect in #Japan and is a stop on the #Shikoku Pilgrimage trail. Byodo-ji streams its #NewYear goma ritual from midnight:
#Shingon #buddhism #vajrayana #goma #hinduism #homa #byodoji #japan #shikoku #newyear #お正月 #新春護摩 #護摩 #平等寺 #esotericbuddhism #yagya