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<title><![CDATA[ activity | an outline of the haguro dharma lineage ]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[ During this year’s Autumn-Peak Mountain-Entry, I was privileged to present the manuscripts for the annotated translation of the Outline of the Haguro Dharma Li ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 21 Sep 2025 01:17:48 EDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ activity | learning from master gakudō endō ]]></title>
<link>https://www.ubasoku.net/blog/post/learning-from-horagai-master-endo-zkakudo</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Master Gakudō Endō is an old timer from Haguro&#039;s Kotakuji Shozenin who has been active across multiple lineages in the worlds of Shugendo, Shinto and esoteric ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jun 2025 00:08:55 EDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ publication | tracing the origins of esoteric buddhism ]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[ This month, my complete translation of &#039;Tracing the Origins of Esoteric Buddhism&#039; was presented to its author, a dear friend and mentor of mine.&quot;Through insig ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2025 04:02:57 EDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ event | unravelling the processed self ]]></title>
<link>https://www.ubasoku.net/blog/post/event-unravelling-the-processed-self</link>
<description><![CDATA[ An event put on by friends. For those in Tokyo, there will be an exhibition on revival efforts concerning traditional yamabushi material culture, as well as a ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 12 Feb 2025 19:51:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ activity | fudō sūtra study group ]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[  This week marks the beginning of a year long exploration of the sūtras dedicated to Acalanātha Vidyārāja (不動明王; fudōmyōō) and their commentaries, beginning wi ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jan 2025 19:13:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ activity | horagai ryūra ]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[  As part of our ongoing exploration and transmission of the Dharma-conch methods of the lineage, an annotated English translation of Master Honma&#039;s seminal wor ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 17 Dec 2024 21:55:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ activity | report back ]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[  Alongside mountain entry (nyūbūshūgyō) and the abhiṣeka of karmic connection (kechienkanjō)、activities were succesfully carried out at head-temples Kotakuji-S ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 15 Oct 2024 08:53:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ publication | commentary on the kujō shakujō ]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[  As part of this month&#039;s activities I was able to distribute union-printed copies of the commentary on the nine verses,  corresponding to the theme of this ye ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 02 Jun 2024 19:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ activity | an annotated translation of the practice of &#039;establishing the day&#039; ]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[  An annotated translation of the 「 ritual etiquette of establishing the day in accordance with in and yō」has been completed alongside its commentaries. Here, t ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 17 Aug 2023 09:52:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ activity | mountain-entry &amp; abhiṣeka ]]></title>
<link>https://www.ubasoku.net/blog/post/activity-a-successful-nyubu-shugyo-kechien-kanjo</link>
<description><![CDATA[  Pictured is the hall where we gave participants an hour long induction on what to expect over the course of mountain entry (nyūbūshūgyō) and the abhiṣeka of k ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 03 Jun 2023 00:59:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ activity | a commentary on the shakujō ]]></title>
<link>https://www.ubasoku.net/blog/post/activity-a-commentary-on-the-shakujo</link>
<description><![CDATA[  Together with teachers, a translation of lectures and commentary on the Verses of the Shakujō has been completed, providing an overview of the three and nine ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 18 May 2023 07:57:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ announcement | release of the new book ]]></title>
<link>https://www.ubasoku.net/blog/post/announcement-release-of-the-new-book</link>
<description><![CDATA[ The book is finally ready for release, available via me through this website or via amazon. A colour version via amazon is available here and a black and white ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 05 May 2023 21:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ activity | the division of seasons and the star-festival ceremony ]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The public life of a Shugen temple revolves around a ritual cycle which includes public services dedicated to various principal images (gokaichō), the star cer ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2023 10:25:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ activity | winter training ]]></title>
<link>https://www.ubasoku.net/blog/post/activity-winter-training</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Between December and March, I was once again fortunate enough to spend a few months with teachers in person rather than on Zoom for the first time since the pan ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2023 18:55:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ activity | saitō daigoma-ku ]]></title>
<link>https://www.ubasoku.net/blog/post/activity-saito-daigoma-ku-watashiki</link>
<description><![CDATA[  An annotated translation of the Record for the Ritual Procedures of the Great Saitō Goma (saitō daigoma-ku watashiki) has been completed, including its assoc ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2023 00:09:10 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ announcement | a new book on shugendō ]]></title>
<link>https://www.ubasoku.net/blog/post/shugendo-rebirth-through-nature</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Following some delays due to the pandemic, the new book project is currently in the final stages of editing and translation by yours truly. This is all very DI ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2022 06:58:37 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ event | dewa sanzan special exhibition ]]></title>
<link>https://www.ubasoku.net/blog/post/event-dewa-sanzan-special-exhibition</link>
<description><![CDATA[   November 2022 - April 2023: The Three Mountains of Dewa (Dewa-Sanzan): Exhibition of Works by Female Artists @ Ideha Cultural Museum. &quot;The three mountains o ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2022 20:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ activity | 2023 kechien-kanjō &amp; nyūbū-shūgyō ]]></title>
<link>https://www.ubasoku.net/blog/post/mountain-entry-nyubu-2023</link>
<description><![CDATA[  2023 Mountain-Entry (nyūbū-shūgyō):The annual mountain-entry of Shugen views the mountain- as-mother and thus the training itself is framed in terms of &#039;prac ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jul 2022 20:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ activity | shūgen hōmon. ]]></title>
<link>https://www.ubasoku.net/blog/post/activity-shugen-shugen-homon</link>
<description><![CDATA[  Learning from the dharma-gate of shugen (shūgen hōmon).With the guidance of my teachers I have completed a translation and commentary on foundational aspect ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jun 2022 19:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ activity | book launch: stray dog ]]></title>
<link>https://www.ubasoku.net/blog/post/book-launch-stray-dog</link>
<description><![CDATA[  Book Launch: Stray Dog An early mentor of mine, Sennyō (仙如) is a priest with a connection to Shugen who now oversees Biwa Temple (Biwa-no-Tera), a space ded ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jun 2022 20:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ activity | horagai ryūra-sahō: shugen&#039;s dharma-conch ]]></title>
<link>https://www.ubasoku.net/blog/post/activity-horagai-ryura-saho-working-group</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Horagai training at ShozeninThe Dharma-conch (horagai) is the most emblematic implement in Shugen. I recently completed a translation of the ryūra-himaki, ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 31 May 2022 19:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ activity | doctrine and praxis ]]></title>
<link>https://www.ubasoku.net/blog/post/activity-doctrine-and-praxis</link>
<description><![CDATA[ A translation of key sections of the so-called Five Books of Shugen has been completed, including commentary on the Thirty-Three Sections. This will serve as a ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 21 Feb 2022 06:25:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ chaplaincy | end of life care summit ]]></title>
<link>https://www.ubasoku.net/blog/post/chaplaincy-end-of-life-care</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Today, alongside other Buddhist chaplains from the Queensland Sangha Association (QSA), I participated in the IPEPA conference on Culturally Responsive Care to ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 13 Feb 2022 00:12:23 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ activity | a basic foundation in buddhadharma ]]></title>
<link>https://www.ubasoku.net/blog/post/a-basic-foundation-in-buddhism</link>
<description><![CDATA[   Approaching Shugen Doctrine &quot;Not turning away from the experience of suffering, practitioners will naturally arrive at the fruits of realisation.&quot; Early Sh ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 06 Dec 2021 20:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ activity | shūgen senpō working group ]]></title>
<link>https://www.ubasoku.net/blog/post/activity-shugen-senpo-working-group</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Readers may be interested to know that the observation of the lunar calendar,  the sexagenary cycle, as well as astrological considerations still hold importan ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 04 Dec 2021 21:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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