Description When Chinese Buddhist authority John Blofeld stayed in Shatin in 1949 he introduced me to Mr.Woo of a law firm in Icehouse street. Mr.Woo invited me to the temple of the Buddhist Pureland and Esoteric Associations in Happy Valley, as I recall. I was allowed to film some of their ceremonies in 1960. This is the footage I have. (I have been informed of the following meanwhile: What you are seeing here are representatives of the Mantra School for Lay Buddhists in Hong Kong (which still exists) and yes they ARE doing a memorial service for their founder. They are an offshoot of the ancient Shingon school in Japan.)
