The family of Rev. Dr. Alfred Bloom has announced that Dr. Bloom passed away on the evening of August 25, 2017, “surrounded by family and several close Dharma friends.” Dr. Bloom was a beloved scholar and teacher whose career and writings profoundly advanced Jodo Shinshu studies. We are saddened and at the same time deeply […]
The new semester of Dharma Light classes for July-December has started. Already underway at Wahiawa Hongwanji is "Understanding Shin Buddhism: First Steps," but three others offered at the Buddhist Study Center start in the coming weeks. They are: Buddha’s Café Happy Hour, monthly starting September 14, featuring an exploration of The Big Picture: On the […]
Photos from the 2017 Peace Walk to the Nagasaki Peace Bell are now available in our Interfaith Events photo gallery. On August 9, 2017, the Three-Petals Peace Partnership of the Quaker Friends, Newman Center (Catholic) and Buddhist Study Center joined with Hawaii Betsuin to hold the 8th annual candlelight peace walk remembering the 72nd anniversary […]