Konji-ji's Saito Goma fire ceremony The Gyoja Mondo , or “Practitioner Questions and Answers,” are performed at the start of Saito Goma...

He sits or stands on a boulder surrounded by an aureole of flame. His name, “Fudō,” simply means “Unmoved.” 

It'll be no secret to you that we live in tough economic times. So much of the discourse surrounding dāna or generosity centers on money,...

I initially came to Japan because I was interested in getting a firsthand experience of Japanese Buddhism. However, by a strange and...