Hawaii Betsuin Gotan-e Service
May 21, 2023 at 9:30 a.m.
with Rev. Tatsuo Muneto
message: “See Yourself in the Mirror of Compassion”
In person at Hawaii Betsuin or via Zoom
(see Zoom connection details)
The birthday of the founder of Jodo Shinshu Buddhism, Shinran Shonin, is commemorated during the month of May in all Jodo Shinshu temples in Japan and worldwide, including Hawaii and the US mainland. Known as Gotan-e, this is one of the six major services observed annually by Jodo Shinshu temples to honor and pay respect to Shinran Shonin.
About Our Guest Speaker, Rev. Tatsuo Muneto
Rev. Tatsuo Muneto
Rev. Tatsuo Muneto served as a Honpa Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii minister for over 50 years, including five assignments to Hawaii Betsuin — the first beginning in 1965 as a new minister and most recently coming out of retirement for a 7-month assignment as Acting Chief Minister concluding in July 2022. His other Betsuin assignments were in 1970 as Director of the English Department, in 1990 as Fukurimban, and in 2012 as Rimban.