Oeshiki festival
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The Oeshiki festival is a Japanese Buddhist observance commemorating the death of Nichiren, marked by nighttime processions of elaborately decorated lantern floats and chanting devotees.
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist festival
ⓘ
Japanese religious observance ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Ikegami Oeshiki
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nichiren sect temples NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commemorates | death of Nichiren ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| culturalContext |
Japanese Buddhism
ⓘ
Japanese festival culture ⓘ |
| genre |
Buddhist memorial service
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religious procession ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
elaborately decorated lanterns
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held at night ⓘ large crowds of devotees ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
commemoration of a founder
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devotional chanting ⓘ |
| language | Japanese ⓘ |
| majorLocation |
Ikegami Honmon-ji
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Minobu-san Kuon-ji NERFINISHED ⓘ Tokyo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| observedBy |
Japanese Buddhists
ⓘ
followers of Nichiren Buddhism ⓘ |
| observedIn | Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousFigureHonored | Nichiren NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Nichiren Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typicalActivity |
chanting of sutras
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nighttime processions ⓘ parading lantern floats ⓘ |
| uses |
cherry-blossom-style decorations
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lantern floats ⓘ mando lanterns ⓘ |
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