December 11, 2013, 1:35 am ~ by ShoE in news
This year`s Rohatsu Osesshin in Sogenji was practiced with (left to right)
Daishu (Germany) Jobul (Poland) Dimitry (Russia) Sochu (Holland) Bodhiprajna (India) Sozen (Belgium) Doho (Spain) Sozui (germany) Dairin (USA) Daiko (Denmark) Kozan (poland) Ekei (Germany) Gensatsu (Denmark) Shunko (USA) Jeff (USA) ShoE (Germany) Shogan (Poland) Ninsei (Poland) Harada Roshi (Japan) Seishin (Russia) Jiko (Poland) Genyu (Poland) Peter (Hungary) May (USA) Amos (Israel) Doan (USA) Domyo (France) Judith (USA) Dogen (France) Rob (Holland) Xaro (Spain) Agata (Poland) Masako (Japan) Pavel (Sweden) Sokun (Taiwan) Darius (Lithuania) Gensei (Japan) Ramona (Germany) Jessica (Poland) Ichido (Japan) Sojun (Japan) Sogen (Japan) and Daichi (USA)
"Shakyamuni Buddha descending the mountain and attaining enlightenment"
This scroll is being hung during the memorial ceremony for the Buddha`s Enlightenment in the Hondo central sutra building.
The poem given by Harada Roshi this morning (translation see above):
遥拝出山眞仏陀
今朝成道已干戈
方来大衆慕芳躅
南北東西須唱和