Pamela Manson
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah - For almost 100 years, Buddhism has been a part of Utah life. And on [7/11/09], the Salt Lake Buddhist Temple commemorated followers who have gone before with its annual Obon festival.
The temple, a Jodo Shinshu sect affiliated with the Buddhist Churches of America, displayed a small plaque for each member who had died in the past year. Flowers decorated the altar and incense was burned as an offering. The festival also included a Taiko drum performance, dancing, and food. The teachings of the sect, whose main temple is in Japan, are designed to help practitioners achieve enlightenment... More>>
Obon named plaques of the deceased displayed in a place of reverence near the "Onaijin" during the period of praying for the repose of the spirits of one's ancestors, 7/11/09 (Scott Sommerdorf/The Salt Lake Tribune).
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