The Hoon-ko memorial service held at Higashi Hongan-ji Temple (head temple of the Shinshu Otani school) in Shimogyo Ward, Kyoto City, in memory of the founder of the sect, Shinran, will reach its final day on November 28, 2023, and the Bando-Bushi, a statement passed down only to the sect, will be held on November 28, 2023. was operated. While rocking his body back and forth and left and right in a unique manner, he repeated the nenbutsu and wasan chants.
There are various theories about the origin of Bando-Bushi, but one theory is that it began with a practice by Kakunyo, the third head of Hongan-ji Temple, during the Kamakura-Nanbokucho period. It is held every year on November 28th, the anniversary of Shinran's death.
The memorial service began at 10 a.m., and 51 monks performed Bando-Bushi while seated, moving their upper bodies so much that their heads almost touched the floor. Bando-Bushi is characterized by reading out two types of Japanese anthems, ''High Priest Wasan'' and ''Seizo Muse Wasan'', alternately each year. was turned on and echoed throughout the precincts.
