Oswin Hollenbeck, Rev. Master

Generosity, compassion, love, and merit—all aspects of the Bodhisattva Mind-Heart—are the distinctive attributes, or seals, of the Feeding of the Hungry Ghosts Ceremony (Segaki).

I want to explore here the many ways these qualities are expressed in the ceremony: first, the spirit of this offering; next, their appearance in the preparations; and then some aspects of compassion or love in the festival itself.

Issue: only available as part of Journal, Autumn 2017 pdf to download

Published as part of the Journal of the OBC. Please ask permission to reprint. OBC Copyright Policy