Rituals and Ceremonies

Children's Blessing
A special children's blessing service is usually held during the Buddha's Birthday celebration but can be requested through the temple.

Weddings

• Short ceremony at the temple, 25 minutes
• Full ceremony at the temple, 45 minutes; includes consultation with priest and one or two rehearsals
• Simple ceremony at the temple, about, about 10 minutes
• Reception in the temple social hall
• Ceremony outside the temple

Funeral Services

• In a funeral home
• Last service at the cemetary or gravesite
• In the temple (ashes and remains may be kept in the temple for the first three years)

49-Day Observance and Service

• First Day Service
• Forty-ninth Day Service
• Weekly Sutra Chanting
  
• One Hundredth Day Service
• Yearly Memorial Service
• Joint Memorial Service on Ancestor's Day (after three years)