A JAPANESE TRADITION.
Segitera Temple, in the province of Ise, Japan, is tho scene at a certain period in each year of a peculiar rite dedicated to the worship of Acalanatha, the faithful servant of Buddha. The rito is known as a “goma”—a corruption of Sanskrit “lioma”—or “burning.” Buddah taught that the cause of suffering is desire, and therefore the priests of the Shingo, a Japanese sect of Buddism, kindle a fire to consume all human desires, at tho same time offering prayers to Acalanatha. In one matter the rite may be said to defeat its own ends, for it attracts a crowd of farmers full of desire to obtain embers or ashes from the fire which is supposed to have consumed all desires. The tradition is that the possession of an ember or ashes from the sacred fire ensures a farmer good crops.
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Waipa Post, Volume VIII, Issue 347, 8 September 1914, Page 3
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144A JAPANESE TRADITION. Waipa Post, Volume VIII, Issue 347, 8 September 1914, Page 3
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