Calendar
When:
April 5, 2020 @ 9:30 am – 10:30 am
2020-04-05T09:30:00-10:00
2020-04-05T10:30:00-10:00
Where:
Hawaii Betsuin
1727 Pali Highway
Honolulu
HI 96813
Contact:
Betsuin Office
(808) 536-7044
Services Social Concerns
CANCELED due to suspension of most temple activities March 20 – April 30 due to COVID-19 concerns. Together with Honpa Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii, Hawaii Betsuin still intends to stream a simple service online at 10 a.m. That will be a separate calendar item.
[Outdated information about the Hawaii Buddhist Council’s Buddha Day Service has been removed to avoid confusion.]

About Buddha Day

two photos in one - Baby Buddha statue at left cast in 1959, and at right, the small flower alter with a smaller statue of Baby Buddha with sweet tea

Buddha Day (Hanamatsuri / Flower Festival) commemorates the birth of Siddhartha Gautama in Lumbini Garden.

Temples hold Buddha Day services on or near this date. Services often featuring a hanamido, a miniature floral altar with a figure of the baby Buddha. Attendees use a dipping cup to bathe the figure in sweet tea (see image).

Each year, the seven denominations that make up the Hawaii Buddhist Council (HBC) hold a joint Buddha Day Service in Honolulu at one of the member temples. This year the HBC Buddha Day Service will again be hosted at Hawaii Betsuin. Arriving is early is recommended as temples often fill up on joint service days.

For more information, please call
Honpa Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii (808) 522-9200