Heating up

Buddhist priests perform a fire ritual

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Shingon Buddhist monks from Japan performed a fire ritual yesterday at the Shingon Shu Temple on Sheridan Street, celebrating the temple's 90th anniversary. It was only the second time such a ritual had been performed in Hawaii. The full moon was rising above the temple.

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Temple director Reyn Tsuru ran across burning coals.

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To open the ceremony, monks entered the temple and blew conch shells in front of the altar.

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One of the visiting monks threw prayer tablets onto the flames.