Experience of Shingon Buddhism with Shinko Suzuki⁩

This retreat-style workshop offers an experience of the spirituality of Japanese Shingon Buddhism, founded by Kūkai in the 9th century, through meditation, dharma talk, fire rituals, and other traditional offering services.
It will include—
 1.⁠ ⁠Talk and Shingon Ajikan Meditation
 2.⁠ ⁠⁠Shingon Abhisek Experience
 3.⁠ ⁠⁠Goma Fire Ritual
 4.⁠ ⁠⁠Shinobue Flute Concert
The workshop will include an experience of Japanese Buddhist Calligraphy.

This is being offered as a 5-day residential workshop/retreat for an immersive experience of the Shingon tradition. However, it is also open to local commuters. It is encouraged, but not mandatory to attend all the sessions.

Free Workshop | By Donation | Stay and Meals at actuals |

Shingon is one of the major schools of Buddhism in Japan and one of the few surviving Vajrayana lineages in East Asian Buddhism. It is sometimes also called Japanese Esoteric Buddhism, or Eastern Esotericism. The Japanese word shingon Japanese is a translation of the Sanskrit word mantra.
The practice of the Shingon school stresses that one is able to attain “buddhahood in this very body” (sokushin jōbutsu) through its practices, especially those which make use of the “three mysteries” of mudra, mantra and mandala.

For queries and to register, please email us at info@buddhapada.in or Call or WhatsApp on +91 8927243259

About the Teacher—
Shinko (Nobuyuki) Suzuki is a Buddhist priest, ordained in the 1200-year-old Koyasan Shingon tradition of Japanese Buddhism. In March 2020, he performed the fire ritual (goma) at the inauguration ceremony of Buddha Pāda Institute in Kalimpong, India. He is a PhD candidate in South Asian Studies at Leiden University in the Netherlands, conducting a research on Mahāyāna Buddhist sūtras.
Alongside his religious and academic career, he is a teacher of history and geography at Japanese Saturday School Amsterdam since April 2021.
In addition, he has an active interest in traditional Japanese music. He specializes in two types of Japanese flutes: the Shinobue and the Nohkan. He has performed in several countries around the world, including Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands, India, and Saudi Arabia.

Tentative Schedule—
Day 1
Morning
Talk and Goma Fire Ritual
Shingon Meditation
Afternoon
Shingon Service for Vajradhātu Mandala
Shingon Meditation
Evening
Shinobue Flute Concert

Day 2
Morning
Goma Fire Ritual
Shingon Meditation
Afternoon
Shingon Service for Garbhadhātu Mandala
Shingon Meditation
Evening
Shinobue Flute Concert

Day 3
Morning
Goma Fire Ritual
Shingon Meditation
Afternoon
Shingon Service for Fudo Acalanatha
Shingon Meditation
Evening
Shinobue Flute Concert

Day 4
Morning
Goma Fire Ritual
Shingon Meditation
Afternoon
Shingon Service for Kobodaishi Kūkai
Shingon Meditation
Evening
Shinobue Flute Concert

Day 5
Morning
Goma Fire Ritual
Shingon Meditation
Afternoon
Shingon Service for All Beings (segaki)
Shingon Meditation
Evening
Shinobue Flute Concert