Buddha’s Birthday.

I did sesshin last weekend to celebrate, which was more challenging than usual. I’m glad I did it and I’m thankful for my sangha’s supportive accommodations which allowed me to participate at all.

#BuddhasBirthday #Hanamatsuri #Zen

#Bales2025FilmChallenge of April 8: Buddhism

ビルマの竪琴 [Biruma no tategoto / The Burmese Harp] (Kon Ichikawa, 1956)
While stationed in Burma, Mizushima disguises himself as a dhutanga, a wandering Buddhist monk, burying the remains of his fellow Japanese soldiers.

https://write.underworld.fr/settima/section-class-boxinfo-markdown-1-537l

#HanaMatsuri #KonIchikawa #MichioTakeyama #RentarōMikuni #ShōjiYasui #cinemastodon #film

This is a big day at Daifukuji Zen temple in Kona: Happy #Hanamatsuri!

#Buddhism #Hawaii

🙏BUDDHA'S BIRTHDAY🎂

anointing the heads
of children too...
Buddha's birthday tea
子どもらも天窓に浴る甘茶哉
-Kobayashi Issa (小林一茶), 1818.
Trans. David Lanoue.

On April 8th Buddha's Birthday, known as 'Kanbutsu-e' (灌仏会) or 'Hana-matsuri' (花祭り 'Flower Festival'), is celebrated at many temples.

#Nara #Japan #BuddhasBirthday #灌仏会 #花祭り#HanaMatsuri #奈良 #FlowerFestival #Kanbutsue #deer

April 8th is the Japanese-Buddhist observance also known as #hanamatsuri (花祭り, “flower festival”). This day commemorates the birth of the historical founder of #Buddhism, Shakyamuni Buddha.

A peaceful and joyous day to you all. 🖖🏼

Next week, according to the solar calendar, is the Buddha's birthday. Many communities observe this holiday using the lunar calendar, and different communities use different lunar calendars, so the dates will vary quite a bit. I use the Japanese-Buddhist calendar which in turn uses the Western calendar since the 19th century, thus April 8th.1 But I digress. How does one celebrate the Buddha’s birthday? #buddhism #hanamatsuri

http://nembutsu.cc/2024/04/05/celebrating-the-buddhas-birthday/

Hanamatsuri

This is from a series called Nun's Seasonal Calendar. Following the lives of two nuns and a helper at a small mountain temple in Nara prefecture.
Mostly it seems to be about food!

This month is preparations for the Buddha’s birthday on April 8th.

https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/ondemand/video/6124008/

#japan #nhk #hanamatsuri