11 July - 12 October 2015

Location: P3 Project Space, Tochoji Zen Temple

Tochoji Temple is holding an exhibit and supplementary programs to explore the idea of eko at the project space of P3 art and environment for three months from July 11th 2015. In them, eko will be examined and experienced from the six aspects of relaying, tying, weaving, resonating, connecting, and continuing through contemporary art, talks, live music and workshops.

Eko is a Buddhist concept, especially within the Mahayana tradition, about transferring merit that one has accumulated to others so that they might also benefit. A cyclical worldview, the very foundation upon which Tochoji is based, permeates the exhibit and the events around it.

Tochoji has been a pioneer in exploring new roles for Buddhist temples. One example is its unique system of providing and managing graves in which it conducts regular memorial services for individuals who wish to have their own grave independent from traditional family graves or family temple base graves.

Organized by: Tochoji Zen Temple
Planned and Produced by: P3 art and environment

［Reception］
11 July 

［First Chapter: Relaying］
Ingo Gunther ‘Seeing Beyond the Buddha’

［Second Chapter: Tying］
‘Eko Accelerating Device’

Daisuke Yamashiro, ECHO, 2015

Shigeomi Ohashi (bamboo artist)+Masaya Ike (bamboo artist),Bunyukaku model,2015
bamboo scale1/90
Ben Matsuno (architect), Tsutomu Mizutani (architect), Tochoji model, 2015
japanese paper (Kamisuki-Shikoushitsu Takaharu Maeda), plywood Scale1/100

［Chapter Three: Weaving］ 
A Series of Talks ‘A Story of Memories’

12 July
Succession of Memories by Cai Guo Qiang

29 August
Journey of Fragrance – A 500-year Tradition of the Exclusive Transmission of the Teaching from Father to a Single Son by Sohitsu Hachiya (21st generation of the Shino School of Kodo)

18 September
Origin of Humans by Naohiro Takanashi (Director of Tenpura – Astronomy Promotion Project / Specially Appointed Associate Professor of the University of Tokyo)

2 October
Memories of Wisdom by Naoki Ishikawa (Photographer)

［Chapter Four: Resonating］ 
A Series of musical events ‘Resonating Mind, Resonating Voice’

23 August
Takuji Aoyagi 
http://takujiofficial.jimdo.com

27 September
evala

9 October
rotsutenoyako（Bali Gamelan),＋Reijiro Tsumura（Kanze School Noh Performer)＋Mitsuo Yasufuku（Taiko)

［Chapter Five: Connecting］ 
A Series of workshops ‘An Art of Connecting the Past and Future’

21 August
Memory of Handicraft by Shigeomi Ohashi (Beppu Bamboo Craft Maker, Japanese Traditional Craftsman)

3 October
Memory of a Place by Kimiko Sugiura (Writer, Photographer)

［Chapter Six: Continuing］
Yoko Ono ‘Wish Tree’

Bunyukaku Guide Tour
29 August, 26 September

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