Yamanashi Prefecture in the County's most venerable old Buddhist temple in Nara period(0/719)And are reported to and was founded by gyoki. Sainenji Temple and Mt. Fuji faith and relationships are deep, Edo period, 富士講 people purified themselves in sainenji Temple West Temple, then Fuji worship the grain had been conducted.

Funeral

For funeral information
About the ritual long āgama is telling that reportedly turned in the third Buddha's remains cremated chakravartin burial according to won rice King Nirvana Sutra, the Buddha himself censer picked up and moved in front of the remains of pure land Buddhism. As the primary burial and Confucianism in the Crown of marriage representatives and the enthronement ceremony in China.

Had such as immolation-style burials since ancient times as that made in Japan along with Buddhism was made cremation. Have a crematory in the Heian period, called Samadhi place.(Cremation is about 1200 matsumaedō, Souzu wills as made was to start)About the funeral, and changes over time, since the Meiji era, each school takes each and every ritual.(Excerpt from Jishu sect Buddhist scriptures)

Sainenji Temple of funeral
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Under Tokimune to mourn the deceased is sainenji temple's funeral. All these steps are. The following is from the funeral until the ninth each criminal.
In this case Head North West(Can be in this position during the death of śākyamuni generally dead lay lay to be)

* Area to lay for the first time, after the 枕経 in the part of the Fuji-Yoshida, customs. Place water, flowers, incense, pillow rice, glass bedside, they attend the deathbed(The transition to dedicate postmortem was originally dedicated to the verge of death in)And provide a tool to raise the dead water and water purification(The disposable chopsticks made in cotton wool)
Often putting pillow ball and offering in addition to the bedside there.

May day until the funeral the day before to formal vigil.

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In this case referred to as "raising dispute criminal".(7 eye corresponds to the dispute, including the day)

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* May be omitted above are due to change in order.