After the morning service, we hold a Goma fire ritual every morning.
The Goma (Homa) Ritual of consecrated fire is unique to Vajrayana and Esoteric Buddhism. It is performed for the benefit of individuals, the state or all sentient beings in general. The consecrated fire is believed to have a powerful cleansing effect spiritually and psychologically. The fire symbolizes the wisdom of the Buddha and the wood sticks symbolize human desires (the root of suffering). the Buddha burns away the root of our suffering as we pray for our wishes to come true. Flames can sometimes reach a few meters high.
You could pray for the well-being of your family, recovery from illness, traffic safety, prosperity to the business and school success in the fire ritual.
It is free of charge to attend morning ceremony and fire ritual for those who stay at Ekoin unless you require to make a wish in the fire ritual.
We only accept the guests who stay at Ekoin to attend our morning ceremony and fire ritual, since we have many guests staying and the capacity of the hall is limited.
We would like to respect those who stay at Ekoin and ask other guests who are not staying at Ekoin to refrain from attending our morning ceremony and Goma fire ritual.
※Goma fire ritual in private is also available apart from the one from 7:30 am.
Private Goma fire ritual is available for both who stay at Ekoin and who don’t stay at Ekoin.
Please ask us the details from the inquiry.
| For 1 day | 3,000yen （18cm of wooden amulet） |
|---|---|
| For 3 days | 5,000yen （24cm of wooden amulet） |
| For 1 week | 10,000yen （30cm of wooden amulet） |
| For 1 month | 30,000yen （36cm of wooden amulet） |
| For 1 year | 200,000yen （36cm of wooden amulet） |
| Private | 100,000yen |
About Atari-Boshi
Every person is born with the spirit of the year.
At our temple, we enshrine the star that is derived from the year of birth during the Setsubun Festival in February, and pray to avoid misfortunes and disasters during bad years, and for fortunes to become even better during good years.
Please contact us for more information.
