October 2009

Rissho Kosei-kai Dedicates Hoza Center in Mongolia

On October 3, Rissho Kosei-kai of Mongolia held a dedication ceremony, enshrining an image of the Eternal Buddha, for its new hoza center in Sukhbaatar, near the national capital of Ulaanbaatar. Some 70 local members attended.

Rissho Kosei-kai's Tokyo headquarters was represented by Rev. Yukimasa Hagiwara, deputy director of Rissho Kosei-kai International.

The ceremony began with four young women members offering flowers and fruit before the image of the Eternal Buddha, and chanting of the Lotus Sutra led by Rev. Hagiwara.

Mr. Tsog Aldar, a board member of Rissho Kosei-kai of Mongolia, made a congratulatory address, and eight members of the hoza center, including Mr. Oyungerel Sodnompiljee, its head, made religious vows.

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