Guide to Conduct and Ceremony
Part3. Rites and Rituals of the Order
Chapter 10. Celebration
Section 6. Ceremony for Occasional Celebration
1. Since it is customary to celebrate the temple completion ceremony and the ceremony of enshrining the Buddha (Rites and Rituals of the Order, Chapter 2) together, the temple completion ceremony shall be performed with additions to the ceremony of enshrining the Buddha’s order, such as the report of the temple’s development before the dharma discourse, and congratulatory and valedictory address and commendation of the person(s) of merit after the dharma discourse.
2. It is customary to celebrate the founding or the expansion of an institution of work, or the completion of a special project launched by the Order together with a reverential announcement ceremony (Rites and Rituals for the Order, Chapter 8), which shall be performed with additions to the reverential announcement ceremony’s order, such as the report on the institution’s development, dharma discourse, hymn, and shouting “hooray,” three times after the mental affirmation.
3. A joint sixtieth‐birthday celebration for persons of merit shall follow the order prescribed for the same celebration in a household (Formalities within the Family, Chapter 5), with appropriate modifications. The Song of the Order shall be added after meditation, and congratulatory greetings from the representatives of the Order and presentation of a wreath shall be added after the dharma discourse.
4. A ceremony to congratulate the awarding of an Order of Dharma Merit, such as the Order of Cardinal Masters, the Order of Great Servants, the Order of Great Protectors, the Order of Great Bestowers, the Order of the Lotus, the Order of Celibate Males, or the Order of Celibate Females shall be held in the order prescribed for the grade advancement ceremony with appropriate modifications (Rites and Rituals for the Order, Chapter 6). The words “explanation of the articles for advancement of dharma status” shall be modified to the “explanation of the articles for awarding the Order of
Guide to Conduct and Ceremony
Part3. Rites and Rituals of the Order
Chapter 10. Celebration
Section 6. Ceremony for Occasional Celebration
1. Since it is customary to celebrate the temple completion ceremony and the ceremony of enshrining the Buddha (Rites and Rituals of the Order, Chapter 2) together, the temple completion ceremony shall be performed with additions to the ceremony of enshrining the Buddha’s order, such as the report of the temple’s development before the dharma discourse, and congratulatory and valedictory address and commendation of the person(s) of merit after the dharma discourse.-br-2. It is customary to celebrate the founding or the expansion of an institution of work, or the completion of a special project launched by the Order together with a reverential announcement ceremony (Rites and Rituals for the Order, Chapter 8), which shall be performed with additions to the reverential announcement ceremony’s order, such as the report on the institution’s development, dharma discourse, hymn, and shouting “hooray,” three times after the mental affirmation.-br-3. A joint sixtieth‐birthday celebration for persons of merit shall follow the order prescribed for the same celebration in a household (Formalities within the Family, Chapter 5), with appropriate modifications. The Song of the Order shall be added after meditation, and congratulatory greetings from the representatives of the Order and presentation of a wreath shall be added after the dharma discourse.-br-4. A ceremony to congratulate the awarding of an Order of Dharma Merit, such as the Order of Cardinal Masters, the Order of Great Servants, the Order of Great Protectors, the Order of Great Bestowers, the Order of the Lotus, the Order of Celibate Males, or the Order of Celibate Females shall be held in the order prescribed for the grade advancement ceremony with appropriate modifications (Rites and Rituals for the Order, Chapter 6). The words “explanation of the articles for advancement of dharma status” shall be modified to the “explanation of the articles for awarding the Order of
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