Burning prayer sticks
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Prayer sticks are burned at a ceremony at Hosenji Temple in Nakano.
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TokyoHustla
cuz they didn't work, or what?
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Noripinhead
What if one of the prayers was to reduce air pollution in the Nakano area?
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kwatt
They believe that all prayer sticks/papers must be burned at temple, if not, bad luck comes. I think it is religious ritual.
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Sidwarwick
Holy Smoke: Not good for the environment.
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some14some
Eco friendly suggestion: save wood and use incense. An awesome Picture!
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Goals0
What's that one by Kikuchi Ai? That my precious jewel of a daughter may escape the evil clutches of GoalsO. That's not nice.
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Triple888
Why are "fortune" stick burned?
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Seiharinokaze
Triple888
Goma (護摩) is transliterated from a Sanskrit word, "homa" which refers to any ritual in which making offerings into a consecrated fire is the primary action. Refer to: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homa_(ritual)
Shingon (esoteric) Buddhism is 80 percent Hinduism and 20 percent Buddhism. I don't know why Japan still keeps this kind of ritual which was introduced from China where it's long since extinct.
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