An Exhibition of Winning Photos: The 11th Photo Contest ofA Wise Saying A Day Calendar“The Heart of Buddha”

Sponsorship: Bukkyo Dendo Kyokai

Supporting Organizations: KOSAIDO GROUP, NIHON SHASHIN KIKAKU

●Date: May 29th － September 7th, 2025

9:00 AM-4:45 PM

●Location : Byodoin Temple

116 Uji Renge,

Uji-shi, Kyoto 611-0021

● Admission free

※You must pay admission fee to enter the Byodoin Temple.

Bukkyo Dendo Kyokai held the 11th Photo Contest of A Wise Saying A Day Calendar last year under the auspices of the judges, Mr. Masanori Marubayashi, Mr. Yasushi Sugimata, Ms. Michiko Kaneko, and Mr. Shuuji Umemura. The 32 winning photos will be exhibited with sayings from Buddhist sutras or the founders of various Japanese Buddhist denominations.

We will use these photos in 2026 calendar and in an exhibition to honor the winners and to create an opportunity for people to learn about the spirit of Buddhism.

On June 27th, 2025, at 11:00 AM and at 1:00 PM, the ceremony will be held at the exhibition space. Mr. Mohri Suzuki, a calligrapher who wrote the sayings for the calendar, will conduct a calligraphy performance.

Please join the performance.

Wisdom - Recognizing the Truth -

The snow clears and spring comes to the heavens and earth.

Always maintain a peaceful mind.

Stand in the Middle Way.

Life is filled with limitations.

For more detail, please visit our website from URL as below.

https://www.bdk.or.jp/event-2/photo_event.html