The award-winning work of the temple bulletin board award, which competes for the uniqueness of the words written on the temple bulletin board, was announced on the 5th.



The Grand Prize was given to a poem written by an elementary school boy when he was 10 years old following Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

"Shine! Temple bulletin board grand prize"

The bulletin boards at temples are called "posting evangelism," and are said to have existed for more than 100 years as a place to spread teachings by writing various words freely.



The Temple Bulletin Board Award has been held by the Buddhist Mission Association for four years (2018), and this year there were 4093 entries, the highest number ever, during the three-month recruitment period.

A work written by an elementary school student wins the grand prize

The Grand Prize was awarded to Ensei-kun (11), the eldest son of the chief priest of Ryuganji Temple in Kyoto, "Let's throw away our weapons and hold a rosary."



Along with the words, soldiers and tanks throw away their weapons and hold prayer beads.

Ikeguchi said, "I wrote this in March, right after the military invasion began. As human beings, we can use our hands for whatever we want, but rather than wielding weapons or getting into fights, we should take care of each other." It contains the message that we should live with a feeling of caring and loving."



It is said that Ikeguchi watched over how he wrote on the bulletin board while sending advice to Ensei.

If I speak to myself... even the words of admonition

In addition, one of the main awards was Myokei-in Temple in Hiroshima City.

The chief priest, Masanobu Kayo, said, ``I wrote this with a warning that I want you to think once more that you are being exposed to bad words the moment you



say them. It's like a gossip saying, 'Everyone is saying



this.'

In addition, at Honmyoji Temple in Sumida Ward, Tokyo, ``I must not forget that I am standing above many dead people.''

There were multiple awards for works related to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, such as "The Weight of Life: Peace" at Josenji Temple in Usa City, Oita Prefecture.

The main award-winning works

Training is not possible [Unzaiji


Temple / Nakatsu City, Oita Prefecture]

A clock that stops if one gear comes off It's


a society that doesn't stop even if I rest alone


So my role isn't to be a gear


[Chokakuji/Hiroshima City]


Spending the day

throwing away the character of tantrum


[Tokugen-in / Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo]

Three Years Above the


Stubbornness [Enjoji/Matsue City]

It's only today


[Chonameji Temple/Sendai City]