Daigoji, a World Heritage Site in Kyoto, decided to launch an artificial satellite carrying a Buddha statue together with a venture company and proceed with a plan to create a "space temple", and on the 8th, a memorial service to pray for success was held.
In this plan, Daigoji Temple in Fushimi-ku, Kyoto City will proceed with the venture company "Teraspace" from Kyoto University to pray for world peace from a global perspective, and 15 people attended on the 8th. A memorial service was held to pray for success.
The plan is to launch a box-shaped artificial satellite about 20 to 30 cm in length and width, carrying a miniature of Dainichi Nyorai that will be transmitted to the temple two years later, and orbit it about 500 km away from the earth. It is called "Space Temple" and named "Jyotenin Kalpa Temple".
It is undecided about the rocket to be used for launch and securing funds, but on the 8th, the representatives of the temple and the company will send the received wishes as data to the artificial satellite and go around outer space, and the position information of the artificial satellite Introduced the ideal way of "space temple", such as distributing to smartphones etc. to make people feel closer to the temple of outer space.
Nobuhide Nakata, general manager of Daigoji Temple, said, "There are no borders or races in the world seen from space, and we want to make it a place where various people can draw their hearts."