Buddhist initiation ritual

The lay Buddhist ordination (Chinese: 受戒; pinyin: shòu jiè, Japanese: Jukai (受戒), Korean: sugye (수계) refers to the public ordination ceremony wherein a lay student of Buddhism receives certain Buddhist precepts. The particulars of the ceremony differ widely by country and by school of Buddhism.

Japan

In Japan, the ritual is called jukai.

Sōtō school

In the Sōtō school students take refuge in the Three Jewels (or Three Refuges), the Three Pure Precepts ("to do no evil, to do good, and to do good for others") and the Ten Grave Precepts. Students must undergo a period of study for their Jukai ceremony, which in most Sōtō Zen traditions is at least two years.

According to the late Houn Jiyu-Kennett, founder of Shasta Abbey, "This is the most important set of ceremonies in the life of a [Zen Buddhist] layman, and no person may become a [monastic] trainee unless he has undergone the week of training that these ceremonies occupy, either before his ordination or within a year of entering a training temple."

Jyukai (band)

Jyukai (樹海, Jukai) is a pop and soft rock duo from Japan.

Members

Manami (愛未) was born Watanabe Manami (渡辺 愛未) on December 28, 1986 in Osaka, Japan. She is responsible for vocals and songwriting. She debuted as a solo artist in 2008 under the stage name "Aimmy". Her debut single, Blue Vibration / Kaze no Kioku ~To the End of the World~ (ブルー・バイブレーション / 風の記憶 ～to the end of the world～), reached #186 on the Oricon charts.

Yoshiaki Dewa (出羽 良彰), born in Osaka on February 26, 1984, handles programming, composition and arrangement.

Discography

Maxi singles

Albums

Anime series

Their song Anata ga Ita Mori, first track of their album Wild Flower is the ending song of episodes 01 to 13 and 15 to 23 of the anime adaptation of the Type-Moon visual novel Fate/Stay night. The third track, Hikari, is the ending of the 14th episode of the same series. The second track of the same album, Koibito Doushi, is the ending song of the episodes 12 to 24 of Aa Megami-sama: Sorezore no Tsubasa (Ah! My Goddess: Flights of fancy). Also, the seventh track, Hoshi Akari, is the ending song of the anime series Busou Renkin.