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The Komatsubara Houan-e Service is a Buddhist memorial service in the Nichiren tradition commemorating the Komatsubara Persecution (Komatsubara-hōnan) of November 11, 1264.
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Background of the Event
The Incident: While traveling through Komatsubara (in modern-day Chiba Prefecture, Japan) to visit a follower named Kudō Yoshitaka, Nichiren Shōnin and his small group were ambushed by Tōjō Kagenobu and his armed men.
Casualties & Injuries: Nichiren sustained a sword cut to his forehead and a broken left hand. His follower Kyōnin-bō and the lord Kudō Yoshitaka were killed defending him.
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Purpose of the Service
Honoring Faith and Sacrifice: The memorial service honors the disciples and followers who lost their lives or shed blood to protect Nichiren and the Lotus Sutra.
Traditions: In some Nichiren temples (such as Myōken-ji), a symbolic cotton hat is placed on statues of Nichiren from November 11 through April 28 to represent and heal the forehead injury he received during the attack.
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The Komatsubara Service is a Buddhist memorial ceremony in the Nichiren tradition that commemorates the Komatsubara Persecution of November 11, 1264, when the Buddhist teacher Nichiren Shōnin and his followers were ambushed by an armed rival in modern-day Chiba Prefecture, Japan. The service honors the profound faith and sacrifice of his disciples, including Kudō Yoshitaka and Kyōnin-bō, who were killed defending Nichiren while he sustained a severe sword wound to his forehead and a broken hand. As part of this commemorative tradition, many Nichiren temples place a symbolic cotton cap on statues of Nichiren from November 11 until April 28 to conceptually protect and heal the head injury he suffered during the assault.
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