At our temple, we hold a solemn spring memorial service called the "Great Prayer Meeting."

The Great Prajnaparamita Sutra was translated into Chinese by the Chinese monk Xuanzang, who brought the sutra back from India (Tenjiku) over 1,300 years ago.

The Great Prajnaparamita Sutra itself is a highly valued and sacred sutra, but its enormous length of 600 volumes makes it difficult to recite the entire text in one go. To address this, a dozen or so monks read the title aloud in unison, fanning out the sutra and folding it while reciting the text. The resulting wind is called the "Prajna Wind," and this wind bestows the merit of the sutra. At the end, a monk loudly proclaims, "Subjugating all great demons will be most supremely accomplished." This is followed by prayers for national peace, the elimination of disasters, good health, the elimination of disease, the fulfillment of wishes, and the fulfillment of individual wishes.