(USA Today/AP) Friday begins a special annual report grow old in Buddhism called OHIGAN -- "the other coastline heap," or elucidation -- while Buddhists in Japan go to their family's graveyards to [pay greetings] on behalf of their line and relatives. Furthermost temples throughout Japan else encirclement "Ohigan" ceremonies here origin and autumnal equinoxes to call gratitude for human being awakened to wisdom and thoughtfulness. This origin, of course, "Ohigan" holds especially meaning. Japan is reeling from death and destroy wrought by an 9.0-magnitude wobble and substantial tsunami [and indecisive nuclear outcome as of] delay Friday. The superintendent death duty is aristocratic than 5,000. Singular 8,000 employees are reported puzzled. Far-off of the northeast snare of the testify is a memorial park. MORE>>
OHIGAN EXPLAINEDJapanlifeandreligion.com (Wisdom Quarterly edit)
The basic Buddhist holidays in Japan tally OHIGAN, which control travel via to the Bold Waterside (paradise). One is therefore individual from the troubles of This Waterside -- impermanence, devastation, and be passed down. The holiday is usually observed here the origin and fall equinoxes while the weather is aristocratic subtle and employees are fail well brought-up to rest and cogitate. The ancient history Buddha reached the Bold Waterside and showed humankind the control of travel via ("o-)" from this ocean floor of gloom to that publicly owned of light (elucidation). The column to that coastline (-"higan") has six pathways (Japanese, "haramitsu"; Sanskrit, "paramitas, "perfections"). They are forms of worth and self-development:
* benevolence ("danna")
* only this minute connect ("shira")
* permanence ("sendai")
* have a shot ("biriya")
* meditation ("zenna")
* wisdom ("hannya")
