Seattle Koyasan
Shingon Buddhist Temple
Services every Sunday at noon.
Guided meditations:
Monday at 6PM
Wednesdays at 1PM and 6PM
Saturdays at 9AM
In-person and online
Temple Hours:
Monday - 1-7 PM
Tuesday - Closed
Wednesday - 10 AM – 7 PM
Thursday & Friday - 10 AM - 5 PM
Saturday - 9 AM – 5 PM
Sunday - 10 AM – 3 PM
Announcements
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Monthly Mantra Transmission Webinar
Shingon (真言)literally means “True Words” that means mantra. The core practice of Shingon Esoteric Buddhism is to chant mantras. Kobo Daishi wrote, “Mantra is beyond your thoughts. If you appreciate and chant it, the stubbornly stained ignorance can be removed” in Hannya Shingyo Hiken (the Secret Key to the Heart Sutra).
We will launch the Mantra Transmission Webinar on the monthly basis. The purpose is:
1. To transmit each mantra to our practitioners in a respectful manner to our lineage continuing more than 1200 years.
2. To illustrate the visualization while chanting mantra.
3. To introduce the characteristic of a Buddha, a Bodhisattva, or a Myoo of the month.
4. To practice chanting the mantra of the month under the guidance of Head Priest.
Chanting mantra is a way to transform yourself to be someone like a Buddha, a Bodhisattva, or a Myoo in your heart. Why do we have so many deities in the pantheon of Shingon Vajrayana? Because one of them can be the corridor for you to be reunited with Dainichi Nyorai. Why don’t you go out on a journey to encounter your “spiritual best friend” in mandala.
マントラ伝授ウェビナー
真言とは文字通りには「真の言葉」、すなわちマントラです。真言密教の中心となるプラクティスは、マントラの読誦に他なりません。弘法大師は、著書『般若心経秘鍵』の中で、「真言は不思議なり。観誦(かんじゅ)すれば無明を除く」と、真言の功徳を説いています。無明とは、我われ一人ひとりの生存欲がつくる闇。貪り、怒り、愚かしさを生み出し続ける逆ブラックホールです。
このたび、月に一回のペースでマントラを丁寧にお授けするウェビナーを始めます。目的は以下の通りです。
1200年間続く法流に敬意をもって一つひとつの真言を正確に伝える
真言を唱える時の観想を解説
月ごとに対象となる仏、菩薩、明王の「人となり」を紹介
導師にならって参加者一同で真言読誦の練習をする
マントラを唱えることは、あなたが心に抱く仏、菩薩、明王に変身することです。心が変われば現実が変わります。なぜ密教世界には、あれほどたくさんの神仏がおわすのでしょうか?なぜなら、その中であなたが近しく感じる一尊が、大日如来とひとつになるための渡り廊下の役割を果たしてくれるからです。曼荼羅の中の「親友」を見つける旅に出ませんか?
12:00 pm (Noon), Sat. Dec. 7, Pacific Time - Register here!
Upcoming Events
All events are held both in person and online. Please click the event link below to register:
Meditations
Monday 12/02/2024 @ 6 PM PT - Moon Meditation (Cancelled)
Wednesday 12/04/2024 @ 1 PM PT - Ah-Breathing Meditation (Cancelled)
Wednesday 12/04/2024 @ 6 PM PT - Moon Meditation (Cancelled)
Saturday 12/07/2024 @ 9 AM PT - Ajikan Meditation (Cancelled)
Monday 12/09/2024 @ 6 PM PT - Moon Meditation (Cancelled)
Wednesday 12/11/2024 @ 1 PM PT - Ah-Breathing Meditation (Cancelled)
Wednesday 12/25/2024 @ 6 PM PT - ONLINE ONLY Moon Meditation
Year-End/New Year Goma Services