Kiyomizu-dera Morning Lectures 2026

2026 Morning Lecture Announcement This is the 'North Hossō Sect Buddhist Culture Lecture,' which has continued for over 50 years since its establishment in 1966 (Showa 41) by Daishi Hōkyō Kōshō. Known as the Morning Lecture, it has been beloved by many. We would like to inform you of the schedule for the lecture on the fourth Sunday, which changes instructors every year, and the Dharma talk on the second Sunday by the monks of this temple. * There is also a recitation session of the Kannon Sutra in the main hall 30 minutes before each lecture. ■ Fourth Sunday Lecture 'Religion and Culture of Japan as Seen by

Westerners - From Xavier to the Edo Period' Instructor: Professor Frederick Crain, International Research Center for Japanese Culture. This lecture traces how Westerners understood and recorded Japanese religion and culture when they first encountered Japan. The first lecture will start with the letters of the Jesuit missionary Francisco Xavier, and the entire ten-part series will cover up to the Edo period. At this temple, we will explore together how Japanese religion, centered on Buddhism, was received and understood overseas. 【Lecture Dates and Themes】 2026 - January 25, 8:00 AM: The Shock of 1549 - The Encounter between Japanese Buddhism and Xavier's Letters - February 22, 8:00 AM: Deepening Dialogue - Villar and Japanese Buddhism - March 22, 8:00 AM: A Reversed World - The Mirror of the West and Japan as Depicted by Frois - April 26, 7:30 AM: Japan in the 'History of India' - The First Systematization of Japanese Buddhism by Maaffe - May 24, 7:30 AM: Dialogue or Confrontation - Valiyano's Strategy of Adaptation - June 28, 7:30 AM: The Merchant's Eye - The Authentic Japanese Buddhism Recorded by Caron - July 26, 7:30 AM: The Protestant Perspective - The Academic Analysis of Valeniūs - August 23, 7:30 AM: Japan Widely Spread in Europe - The Bestseller of Montanus - September 27, 7:30 AM: The Japanese Image in the Catholic World - The Comprehensive Understanding of Classe and Bazaar - October 25, 7:30 AM: The Observant Eye of the Scholar - The Religious Diversity of Japan Deciphered by Kenbāru - November 22, 8:00 AM: The Inquiry of the Enlightenment Age - The Curiosity of Titching - December 27, 8:00 AM: The Dawn of Modern Japanese Studies - The Religious Theories Left Behind by Siebold Location: Sōjōji Enkōdō / Free Admission ■ Second Sunday Lecture 'Dharma Talk on Consciousness' Mori Kiyonori and the monks of this temple will gently explain the teachings of 'Consciousness.' 【Lecture Schedule】 Every second Sunday - 2nd, 3rd, 11th, and 12th months: 8:00 AM - 4th to 10th months: 7:30 AM - No lecture in January For more information, please contact Sōjōji Temple Office (Phone: 075-551-1234).

Kiyomizu-dera Morning Lectures 2026

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