Talk:Isshin-ji

Dying & Weddings

I did a copyedit for readability, but have the following two concerns about the section on the Sanzen Butsudō of 2002:

• About the mural, it said that Amida & Co. appeared to "welcome the dying". I was unclear on the meaning; could it be one person who's dead, the (numerous) souls of the dead, the spirit of a dying (but not yet dead) person, etc. Please revert or change accordingly if I altered the meaning.
• It says the Sanzen Butsudo is used for "services", which in polite Japanese, usually refers to funeral services, though in colloquial American English, the term can refer to "regular worship service", used especially in connection with Christian worship on Sundays. I specified as "funeral", but if this is an error, please correct it.
• Last, it says that the Sanzen Butsudo was used for weddings. I checked the web-page and couldn't find mention of weddings, which I thought were unheard of in Japanese Buddhism, and it would seem to be anathema to hold a wedding in a temple so associated with death. Can the primary editor confirm that weddings are held there?

Otherwise, pretty decent article on a really interesting sounding temple. Is it too late to run this as a DYK article? Boneyard90 (talk) 08:37, 3 March 2012 (UTC)

Thanks for your corrections and comments (and a DYK nomination is underway); re your queries:

• Per the Graham book cited, "a traditional subject (Yamagoshi Amida), features Amida and his attendant bodhisattvas, Kannon and Seishi, appearing above the mountains to welcome dying believers". Think raigo is a correct link and that its dying as much as deceased.
• Per same, "This unconventional structure, used for traditional Buddhist services, meetings, and weddings, also includes, on its basement level, a state-of-the art public theatre space for the staging of experimental productions by a neighbourhood theatre troupe." (So not specific on the type of services.)
• Re weddings see above - sounds a little odd, but that's what it says...

Will make a couple of changes to yours per the above, but thanks, Maculosae tegmine lyncis (talk) 10:25, 3 March 2012 (UTC)

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