The August 2022 Goji, the newsletter of the Hawaii Betsuin temple, is now posted to our website in English and Japanese versions. In this issue: Obon Memorial Lanterns aplenty Rev. Yoshiaki Fujitani Funeral (8/13) Rev. Muneto on columbaria and the Nembutsu life Executive Director message BWA News and Events Betsuin Bon Dancercise on Wednesday Nights […]
The May 2022 Goji, the newsletter of the Hawaii Betsuin temple, is now posted to our website in English and Japanese versions. In this issue: Gotan-E to be Observed May 15th Dharma Message: “Our Spiritual Parents” by Rev. Kalu Messages from the President and the Executive Director BWA News and Events Update on Betsuin COVID […]
The October 2020 Goji, the newsletter of the Hawaii Betsuin temple, is now posted to our website in English and Japanese versions. In this issue: Dana in Our Temple and Our Community COVID-19 Update from Stacy Bradshaw Dharma Message from Rev. Sol Kalu President’s Message: Staying Connected BWA News and Events Virtual Betsuin Dharma School […]
Over 40 people attended a presentation on November 23 about the Golden Rule historic peace boat and its mission to advance Veterans For Peace opposition to nuclear weapons and war. The boat, moored for now at the Ala Wai Boat Harbor in Waikiki, is the same one that in 1958 attempted to disrupt nuclear testing […]
Papers from the the 2014 Numata Conference in Buddhist Studies are now available for download and recorded lectures will soon be broadcast on ‘Ōlelo Community Media. The conference, held March 20-21 at the East-West Center, focused on the theme “Violence, Nonviolence, and Japanese Religions: Past, Present, and Future.” For two days, twenty-one presenters engaged the local and […]
On October 31, 2013, Bishop Eric Matsumoto of the Honpa Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii testified on behalf of the Mission for marriage equality at the Hawaii State House of Representatives. His statement begins: Today, I’d like to express strong support for Senate Bill 1. The Honpa Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii, the largest Buddhist denomination in […]