Sokoji, Soto Mission of San Francisco

Online Tendoku Daihannya prayer service for the early containment of COVID-19 -- This is an announcement regarding the Online Tendok...u Daihannya prayer service for the early containment of COVID-19 held at Zenshuji Soto Mission in Los Angeles on Sunday, August 23rd from 5pm (PST). As Covid-19 continues to spread all over the world affecting many people's lives, we are holding a prayer service wishing for the early containment of the virus as well as the early recovery of those infected by observing Tendoku Daihannya ceremony and extending the merit of the six hundred volumes of the Great Perfection of Wisdom Sutras. Some priests from North America are also joining the service remotely online. The service will be live streamed on Facebook. Although we are not able to meet in person, we hope that we can offer our prayer together online for the early containment of the COVID-19. https://www.facebook.com/SotoZenBuddhismNorthAmerica/ 82358249-- 600Facebook Live 1 Facebook

Zen is? What is Zen for you? From all over the world, priests, members and people who sit Zazen say Zen and describe their own Zen. You can feel... that our SOTOZEN is spreading to the world. https://youtu.be/oTfTV6rReUU SOTOZEN

Sokoji has uploaded a New Video "Toro Nagashi". Please watch it!!

We will broadcast Toro Nagashi on Saturday, July 25th at 7pm.(PST) Here is the link https://youtu.be/r4mG441mcG0... Please watch it!

Floating Lantern (Toro Nagashi) Toro Nagashi takes place at the end of the Obon period in late July or late August. It is said that our ancestors come back... to this world to visit us every year around this time. We clean family graves and decorate the alters in our home with special symbolic animals to wish them a safe journey here and then light a path for them to return safely by lighting and launching the toros. Sokoji will create and launch a toro to represent all of the lives lost due to the COVID19 pandemic this year. Please check Sokoji website more detail. http://www.sokoji.org/ YouTube Live Address: 1691 Laguna St. San Francisco, CA 94115 U.S.A. Phone: 1-415-346-7540 Fax: 1-213-624-8650 Mail: [email protected] Web: http://www.sokoji.org/ See more

Toro nagashi is a Japanese tradition where floating, candle-lit lanterns are set into rivers to guide the spirits of ancestors during the Obon season. This year..., Sokoji, Soto Mission of San Francisco will conduct its second annual Toro Nagashi ceremony virtually. Although you won’t be able to create and launch your own toro this year, you can purchase lanterns from the Mission and Rev. Kurotaki will inscribe your passed family members names and launch them into the pond on your behalf. Mail-in requests must be received by July 18! More details on their website here: http://www.sokoji.org/

The deadline to receive mail-in registrations for next week’s virtual Toro Nagashi ceremony is this Saturday, July 18th! Print out and mail your registration to...day and Rev. Kurotaki of the Sokoji, Soto Mission of San Francisco will inscribe a lantern with the names of your passed ancestors and set it floating into the temple pond. Click the link for more information and a registration form. http://www.sokoji.org/

https://youtu.be/SSQRBRXK-G4 Be Together, Sutra Gathering (Japanese final Ver) Hello, Dharma Friends... This is our project called Be Together, Sutra Gathering. We have new 62 Soto Zen Priest from all over the world. Let's chant together! Anytime, Anyplace, We are Connected. Special Thanks for 108 Soto Zen Priests Rev. Gengo Akiba Director of the Soto Zen Buddhism North America office Hawaii Rev. Jiko Nakade from Daifukuji Soto Mission, Kona Rev. Shuji Komagata from Soto Mission of Aiea, Taiheiji. Rev. Ryokei Ishii from Soto Zen Temple Taiyoji, Waipahu Rev. Masataka Hoshino from Soto Mission of Hawaii, honolulu Rev. Shinsho Hata from Taishoji Soto Mission, Hilo Rev. Shoryu Fukagawa from Ryusenji Soto Mission, Wahiawa Rev. Jigaku Takenouchi from Taishoji Soto Mission, Hilo North America Rev. Ejo McMullen from Buddha Eye Temple, Oregon Rev. Koun Franz from Zen Nova Scosia, Nova Scocia, Canada Rev. Shumyo Kojima from Zenshuji Soto Mission, California Rev. Ryoko Miyazaki from Zenshuji Soto Mission, California Rev. Gyokei Yokoyama from Long Beach Buddhist Church, California Rev. Koshi Kurotaki from Sokoji, California Rev. Shinshu Roberts from Ocean Gate Zen Center, California Rev. Doyo Kinst from Ocean Gate Zen Center, California Rev. Chozen Bays from Great Vow Zen Monastery, Oregon Rev. Dokan Kojima from Soto Zen Buddhism North America Office, California Rev. Taiga Ito from Soto Zen Buddhism International Center, California Rev. Honshu Wender from Green Gulch Farm, California Rev. Doshin Schroeder from Green Gulch Farm, California Rev. Seigaku Amato from Long Beach Buddhist Church, California Rev. Gigen Austin from San Francisco Zen Center, California Rev. Shuraku Stuard from Montebello Sozenji Buddhist Temple, California Rev. Genmyo Zeedyk from Anchorage Zen Community, Alaska Rev. Josho Cabarga from Chapel Hill Zen Center, North Carolina Rev. Daigaku Rumme from Confluence Zen Center, Missouri Rev. Daiki Toho from Zenshuji Soto Mission, California Rev. Zuiko Redding from Ceder Rapids Zen Center, Iowa Rev. Shoken Winecoff from Ryumonji Zen Monastery, Iowa Rev. Ryuki Hawkins from Kojinan-Zendo, California Rev. Shushin Peterson from Montebello Sozenji Buddhist Temple, California Rev. Eido Espe from Des Moines Zen Center, Iowa Rev. Sozan Miglioli from San Francisco Zen Center, California South America Rev. Mokugen Sobrinho from Templo Zen das Alterosas Kogakuzenji, Brazil Rev. Coen Souza from Comunidade Zen Budista Zendo Brasil Templo Tenzuizenji, Brazil Rev. Densho Quintero from Comunidad Soto Zen de Colombia Templo Daishinji, Colombia Rev. Joho Simazaki from Templo buddista Takuonji, Paraguay Rev. Jisen Oshiro from Comunidad Soto Zen Perú - Jionji / Zuihoji, Peru Rev. Isshin Havens from Comunidade Zendo Sul - Jisuizenji, Brazil Rev. Gensho Passos Chalegre from Comunidade Zen Budista Daissenji, Brazil Rev. Senpo Oshiro from Comunidad Zen del Sur-Asociación Civil Nanzenji, Argentina Rev. Jishun Morioka from Associao Budista Soto Zenshu Dokozan Bushinji de Rolandia, Brazil Rev. Ryoju Tahara from Comunidade Budista Soto Zenshu da América do SulTemplo Busshinji, Brazil Rev. Genpo Portela from Comunidad Soto Zen de San Luis, Argentina Rev. Heishin Gandra from Comunidade Zen Budista Zendo Brasil - Templo Tenzuizenji, Brazil Rev. Kokai Eckert from Zen Vale dos Sinos, Brazil Rev. Kojun Almeida from Zendo Brasil Ribeirao Preto, Brazil Rev. Seigen Viana from Sangha Flor de Lotus, Brazil Rev. Dokan Saint Clair from Comunidade Zen Budista Zendo Brasil Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Rev. Yakusan Silva from Comunidade Zen Budista Zendo Brasil Templo Tenzuizenji, Brazil Rev. Tenkai Sanchez Hidalgo from Comunidad Budista Soto Zen Peru- Cusco, Peru Rev. Taigaku Arenas Rios from Zendo Mu Shin, Colombia Rev. Ryushin Fernando from Comunidade Zendo Sul - Jisuizenji, Brazil Rev. Jinke Laureano De Souza from Centro Zen Hishiryo, Brazil Rev. Suei Mori from Comunidade Budista Soto Zenshu da America do Sul - Templo Busshinji, Brazil Rev. Ryugen Ferraz from Comunidade Budista Soto Zenshu da America do Sul - Templo Busshinji, Brazil Rev. Shusei Cecilio from Comunidade Budista Soto Zenshu da America do Sul - Templo Busshinji, Brazil Europe Rev. Shoten Minegishi Director of the Soto Zen Buddhism Europeoffice Rev. Tenkei Coppens from Zen River, Zensenji, Netherlands Rev. Myoho Gabrysch from Zen River, Zensenji, Netherlands Rev. Hojun Szpunar from Zengakuan, Poland Rev. Togen Moss from Jakujoan, France Rev. Doko Bukala from Bukkoin, Poland Rev. Seigaku Higuchi from UndoBerlin, Germany Rev. Chigen Horiguchi from Fudenji, Italy Rev. Doryu Cappelli from Centro Zen Anshin, Italy Rev. Gyoestu Epifania from Centro Zen Anshin, Italy Rev. Shinnyo Marradi from Centro Zen Firenze Shinnyoji, Italy Rev. Keishu Kataoka from Centre Europe du Buddhisme Soto Zen, France Rev. Myoko Agnoli from Fudenji, Italy Rev. Anshu Ferro from Fudenji, Italy Rev. Taien Antonicelli from Fudenji, Italy Rev. Shuichi Antonicelli from Fudenji, Italy Rev. Taigen Ferretjans from Fudenji, Italy Rev. Myosen Rovesti from Sanshinkai Community, Italy Rev. Jokei Lambert from La Demeure sans Limites, Hokaiji, France Rev. Toen Avila from La Demeure sans Limites, Hokaiji, France Rev. Gyosei Overbeek from Zen River, Zensenji, Netherlands Rev. Doin Van de Roer from Zen River, Zensenji, Netherlands Rev. Reigen Wang-Genh from Ryumonji Zen Monastery, France Rev. Yuno Rech from Gyobutsuji, France, France Rev. Seiho Woller from Zen-Dojo Mokusho-Do Munster, Germany Japan Rev. Gido Sambe from Shorinji, Yamagata Rev. Sensho Watanabe from Toryuji, Niigata Rev. Shokan Maruta from Tokoji, Saga Rev. Kenshu Sugawara from Associate Professor of Aichi Gakuin University, Aichi Rev. Yuji Ito from Ganjoji, Kochi Rev. Kiko Tatedera from Enmanji, Miyagi Rev. Kenji Oyama from Seiryuji, Yamagata Rev. Genyu Kojima from Chokokuji, Gifu Rev. Shingen Takemura from Chofukuji, Nagano Rev. Fujo Asai from Ryuhoin, Shizuoka Rev. Ejun Hirano from Kaitoji, Ymanashi Rev. Sekiho Shimizu from Ryusenji, Hokkaido Rev. Koshi Yonezawa from Eishunji, Kyoto Rev. Shinei Kikuchi from Kozenji, Kanagawa Rev. Koshin Ikeda from Koshinin, Gunma Rev. Tesshin Narita from Ryukokuji from Aichi Rev. Takken Yasuyoshi from Kaizoji, Tottori Rev. Senyu Matsumoto from Jiunji, Kyoto Rev. Shutoku Koeda from Kokubunniji, Miyagi Rev. Joken Fernandes from Soto Institute for Bududdhist Studies, Tokyo Rev. Manei Hattori from Jogenji, Shizuoka Rev. Seigai Kuki from Chorakuji, Aichi Rev. Shutetsu Takakura, Ibaraki Rev. Ryodo Fukazawa, Tokyo Australia Rev. Ekai Korematsu from Jikishoan, Australia Edit by Soto Zen Buddhism International Center 62 (108)

https://youtu.be/Eez8V8QG0vM Be Together, Sutra Gathering (Japanese 2nd Ver)... Hello, Dharma Friends This is our project called Be Together, Sutra Gathering. We have new 29 Soto Zen Priest from all over the world. Let's chant together! Anytime, Anyplace, We are Connected. Special Thanks for 46 Soto Zen Priests Rev. Gengo Akiba Director of Soto Zen Buddhism in North America -Hawaii- Rev. Shuji Komagata from Soto Mission of Aiea, Taiheiji. Rev. Shinsho Hata from Taishoji Soto Mission, Hilo Rev. Jigaku Takenouchi from Taishoji Soto Mission, Hilo Rev. Ryokei Ishii from Soto Zen Temple Taiyoji, Waipahu -North America- Rev. Ejo McMullen from Buddha Eye Temple, Oregon Rev. Koun Franz from Zen Nova Scosia, Nova Scocia, Canada Rev. Shumyo Kojima from Zenshuji Soto Mission, California Rev. Ryoko Miyazaki fromZenshuji Soto Mission, California Rev. Gyokei Yokoyama from Long Beach Buddhist Church, California Rev. Koshi Kurotaki from Sokoji, California Rev. Shinshu Roberts from Ocean Gate Zen Center, California Rev. Doyo Kinst from Ocean Gate Zen Center, California Rev. Chozen Bays from Great Vow Zen Monastery, Oregon Rev. Dokan Kojima from Soto Zen Buddhism North America Office, California Rev. Taiga Ito from Soto Zen Buddhism International Center, California -South America- Rev. Mokugen Sobrinho from Templo Zen das Alterosas Kogakuzenji, Brazil Rev. Coen Souza from Comunidade Zen Budista Zendo Brasil Templo Tenzuizenji, Brazil Rev. Densho Quintero from Comunidad Soto Zen de Colombia Templo Daishinji, Colombia Rev. Joho Simazaki from Templo buddista Takuonji, Paraguay Rev. Jisen Oshiro from Comunidad Soto Zen Perú - Jionji / Zuihoji, Peru Rev. Isshin Havens from Comunidade Zendo Sul - Jisuizenji, Brazil Rev. Gensho Passos Chalegre from Comunidade Zen Budista Daissenji, Brazil Rev. Senpo Oshiro from Comunidad Zen del Sur-Asociación Civil Nanzenji, Argentina Rev. Ryoju Tahara from Comunidade Budista Soto Zenshu Rev. Heishin Gandra from Comunidade Zen Budista Zendo Brasil - Templo Tenzuizenji, Brazil Rev. Kokai Eckert from Zen Vale dos Sinos, Brazil Rev. Dokan Saint Clair from Comunidade Zen Budista Zendo Brasil Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Rev. Yakusan Silva from Comunidade Zen Budista Zendo Brasil Templo Tenzuizenji, Brazil -Europe- Rev. Shoten Minegishi Director of Soto Zen Buddhism in Europe Rev. Tenkei Coppens from Zen River, Zensenji, Netherlands Rev. Myoho Gabrysch from Zen River, Zensenji, Netherlands Rev. Hojun Szpunar from Zengakuan, Poland Rev. Togen Moss from Jakujoan, France Rev. Doko Bukala from Bukkoin, Poland Rev. Seigaku Higuchi from UndoBerlin, Germany Rev. Chigen Horiguchi from Fudenji, Italy Rev. Doryu Cappelli from Centro Zen Anshin, Italy Rev. Gyoestu Epifania from Centro Zen Anshin, Italy Rev. Shinnyo Marradi from Centro Zen Firenze Shinnyoji, Italy -Japan- Rev. Gido Sambe from Shorinji, Yamagata Rev. Sensho Watanabe from Toryuji, Niigata Rev. Syokan Maruta from Tokoji, Saga Rev. Kiko Tatedera from Enmanji, Miyagi Rev. Genyu Kojima from Chokokuji, Gifu Rev. Shingen Takemura from Chofukuji, Nagano 2 29 (46) -- -- -- -- --

Sokoji has uploaded a new video. Please watch it!

Sokoji has uploaded a new video, Please watch it!

Sokoji has uploaded a New Video on YouTube! Please watch it!