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The fire-walking training is being carried out in cooperation with the town of Kanzaki. We hope that this event will play a part in revitalizing the local area.
We hope that many people will come to the event, so we created a Facebook event page. We would be happy if you could share it and help make the fire walking training more exciting. Also, if you comment on the linked LINE, we will give you a goma wood for the day.
Fire walking training
To the event page
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I would be happy if you would share it!
"Firewalking" is a spiritual training to face oneself
The overwhelmingly powerful Daishibatogoma Kasei Samadhi!!!
This is a major traditional event at Kanzaki Temple that has continued for about 80 years.
The largest prayer event at this temple, the Saito Goma Kasho Sammai in the vast dojo, and the fire-walking training.Cross the fire to improve your luck, bring good fortune, and ward off evil.
Saitogoma is a goma ritual performed outdoors, and is a secret technique handed down in the Daigo school of Shingon Buddhism over 1,300 years of history.
This ritual involves crossing the goma fire to cleanse oneself of the sins and dirt that accumulate unknowingly in one's daily life, and it is a major prayer service in which people pray for the fulfillment of their wishes.
People who have had a bad luck recently People who are about to take on a challenge People who are trying hard at something People who are struggling with relationships People who are not doing well in life People who have a wish, etc.
Pray with all your heart, cross the purified fire, change the flow of your luck, and bring good fortune into your life.
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[Event Schedule]
April 29th (National Holiday)
13:00 Tone River riverside dojo (near Kanzaki Ohashi Bridge, Kanzaki slope)
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[Schedule]
11:00 Opening of food stalls and food trucks at the venue
11:30 Departure Goma ceremony at the main hall of Kanzaki Temple
12:00 The group of monks departs for a parade in the town
12:30 Visit to Kanzaki Shrine
13:00 Arrive at the riverbed of the Tone River
Saito Goma Fire Walking Training
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At the local venue, street stalls and food trucks will be open from 11:00 .
Every year, stores that we have a connection with will be participating, so please look forward to it!
There will also be a shop where you can enjoy tasting local sake from Kanzaki Town, known as the home of fermentation.
If you would like to set up a stall at the fire walking event, please contact us.
You can also enjoy a cruise on the Tone River on a sardine boat or a high-powered bass boat at the pier.
[Prayer application]
The fire walking training is made possible by donations from everyone.
We appreciate your application for the fire walking training prayer.
After the prayer tablet you applied for has been offered at the Saito Goma altar, the ascetic will carry it with him, with a prayer in his hand, across the goma fire.
Example of prayer:
Safety of the family, good health, recovery from illness, safe childbirth, success in love, success in marriage, success in finding a good match, road safety, good health and long life, fulfillment of one's heartfelt wishes, fulfillment of one wish, success in one's wishes, etc.
Donation:
5,000 yen, 10,000 yen, 20,000 yen, 30,000 yen, 50,000 yen, 100,000 yen
We expect the application process to be busy on the day, so we recommend applying in advance.
Please apply via the URL below.
Fire walking prayer card application
PC form URL
https://ws.formzu.net/fgen/S6375173/
Smartphone form URL
https://ws.formzu.net/sfgen/S6375173/
Applying for a Traffic Safety Charm
PC form URL
https://ws.formzu.net/fgen/S33267955/
Smartphone form URL
https://ws.formzu.net/sfgen/S33267955/
Application for Goma wood
PC form URL
https://ws.formzu.net/fgen/S34429559/
Smartphone form URL
https://ws.formzu.net/sfgen/S34429559/
If you are unable to attend the fire walking training, we will send you a prayer card by mail.
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In addition to the prayer stick goma wood you applied for above, you can make a prayer for a "goma wood that grants wishes" on-site. Write your wish on a large goma wood, make your wish, and throw it directly into the flames during the Saito Goma.
Also, before the fire-crossing at the site, we will distribute to you the "Bonten (sacred offerings)" that were placed on the Bonten mikoshi carried by the practitioners, so please carry it with you as a talisman for yourself and your family as you cross the fire.
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You can apply for prayer online here!
Saito Goma Fire Walking Training
The fire-walking training at this mountain was first carried out on the banks of the Tone River in 1951, and is a traditional event that has continued for over 70 years.
The fire-walking practice has its origins in the practice of ascetic monks (yamabushi) who would seclude themselves deep in the mountains to practice and endure cravings. In the outdoors, they would pile up firewood, practice the secret art of goma, and throw themselves into the fire in order to attain a state of being one with Acala, who is in the flames.
On the day of the fire-walking ceremony, the ascetics, Bonten and young monks undergo a ritual in front of the main deity, Acala, of Kanzaki-dera Temple, before setting off on a procession through the town. During the procession, the ascetics and Bonten chant loudly, beat drums and sound conch horns as they purify and exorcise the town of Kanzaki.
After a Buddhist service is held at Kanzaki Shrine, the local guardian shrine, the monks finally arrive at the training ground on the banks of the Otone River.
Finally, we arrive at the dojo's huge goma altar, set up on the banks of the Tone River.
The rituals for preparing the place for the gods and Buddha to descend are performed, the fire is transferred to the piled up firewood, the secret ritual of goma is performed, and both the ascetics and believers offer fervent prayers together.
Ascetics and believers pray wholeheartedly to the flames of the Saito Goma, which resemble a dragon rising to the heavens. Then, the mountain ascetics walk barefoot over the flames, which have become a "purifying fire."
This "purifying fire" burns away all evil and disasters.
All visitors are welcome to join in the "fire walking".
Bonten (sacred offerings) for the Bonten portable shrine will be distributed, and each person will hold one at the center of their body as they cross the "purifying fire," become one with the principal image of Fudo Myo-o, and receive the merits of Fudo Myo-o. They will then pray for the fulfillment of their wishes and receive the blessings of warding off misfortune, safety for their families, and personal safety, and then cross barefoot.
Those who complete the fire-walking will be given a talisman called "Hiwatari no Sho (Proof of Fire-Born Samadhi)."
When ordinary people cross, they must avoid the fire. Elderly and children are escorted by monks.
If you are in a wheelchair or have difficulty walking, please let the monks know and they will assist you across.
