The formal installation ceremony of Shodo Harada Roshi as Abbot, Daichi Zenni as Assistant Abbot and Dairin Zenji as Assistant Abbot took place at Tahoma-san Sogenji Zen Monastery on Whidbey Island, Washington on June 14, 2011. This video shows Roshi arriving at the Monastery and leading the procession toward the meditation hall. The ceremony is known as Shinzan Shiki in Japanese, or "Mountain Gate Ceremony".
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ycw326 3 months ago
Thank you Shuho Kiki Giet & Meriko Yoshin Kawashima for the video ! [Note: our wild & wooly Taigen Shodo Harada Roshi started everything spontaneously an hour early... keeping us on our toes!]
gentlebrenda 5 months ago