On February 11, 1940 Founder Gedatsu Kongo dedicated the Sun Spirit Monument on the grounds of the Gedatsu holy grounds in Japan. The monument – with its large circular sun image at its center and Japanese characters for “spirit” – erected to impress upon the minds of people everywhere the importance of cultivating the spiritual qualities of the sun: selflessness, fairness and endless compassion.
Gedatsu members and friends are encouraged to attend the Sun Spirit Service to recognize and give thanks to the sun for its gifts and significance in our lives, as well as to cultivate the spiritual qualities it symbolizes.