2005 Federation of Dharma School
Teacher's League Conference

Workshop 2

Workshop 2 was designed around a series of exercises and icebreaker type of activities. These activities included an exercise on chosing your Bodhisattva Name. This exercise was held based on the Dharmakara (Hozo Bosatsu) story where the King renounced his Kingdom and throne to pursue the Buddhist Path. In the story, the King chose the name Dharmakara (lit. Dharma Storehouse) before embarking upon his path towards Enlightenment and eventually becoming the Buddha Amida.

Following this exercise the group went over some of the terms that were described in the animated video “Okina Negai.” A short glossary of terms was passed out. We then discussed some of the rituals we perform and the meaning of some of the rituals and the objects used in those rituals. Finally, we participated in a quiz about some of the Buddhist Holidays we observe.

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