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In April 6th and 7th there
held a ceremony for placing new high priest Nichinyo and
also held tozan for the occasion during 8th to 14th. In
Taiseki-ji, however, former high priest Nikken still show
his presence around Nichinyo and seated right next to
Nichinyo at the ceremony.
Soka Shimpo (April 19, 2006) During two days in March
25 and 26th, Spring Tozan and Hokkeko Association’s
general meeting was held at Taiseki-ji. This was the first
meeting under the new high priest Nichinyo. They tried
to bring together some 30,000 members. Yet, “the
actual participants were said to be around 27,000 to 28,000.”
Soka Shimpo (April 19th) The graduation ceremony for the
school of Taiseki-ji, Fuji Gakurin Daigaku-ka (Hokyo-in)
was held in March 8th. The school is rather private in
nature created by former high priest Nikken and has no
accreditation from the Ministry of Education of Japan.
This year, 16 students were graduated. Soka Shimpo, (April
19th )
On April 22nd, ceremony for newly built and moved main
building and priest's quarters was conducted at Myoei-ji
temple in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka prefecture with high priest
Nichinyo. The chief priest of the temple is Giei Hayase
who is from same Hayase family. According to the anonymous
witness in the Nichiren Shoshu priesthood, since the day
before the ceremony, Nichinyo had stayed top class suit
room in one luxury hotel near Hamamatsu station and they
had enjoyed sumptuous dinner (a couple hundred dollar
dinner per person). The participants for the ceremony
received commemorative gifts based upon their amount of
monetary donations. Those who donated higher amount received
water cup with cap, prayer beads holder, gongyo book,
and Shikishi paper in which Nichinyo wrote “Shojin”
(Devote oneself, in Japanese). Those who were in the old
building and tent received only prayer beads holder. Discrimination
based on donations are strict as usual and higher donor
had a chance to take commemorative picture with Nichinyo.
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