[This item comes from the September 2013 issue of the Goji.] In this modern materialistic world, all too often acts of selfless giving (the Buddhist concept of Dana) are not given enough attention by us. We should all strive to develop and nourish this spirit of doing something for others without any expectation of something […]
For the past 17 years, golfers have come together at the Honpa Hongwanji Hawaii Betsuin Golf Tournament. On Thursday, August 8, 2013 at the Ala Wai Golf Course, 186 golfers headed out in their carts for a 3-person modified scramble.
Robert Cody was officially installed as Pacific Buddhist Academy’s new head of school at a ceremony on August 6 in the Hawaii Betsuin hondo (main temple hall). Mr. Cody was presented gifts by representatives from various groups within the PBA sangha. Following the ceremony were a reception and parent meeting in the social hall on […]
Dr. Mark Unno, Chair of the Department of Religious Studies at the University of Oregon, was the keynote speaker and special guest at the Buddhist Study Center’s 2013 Summer Session. The session ran July 8-16 at the BSC on University Ave just mauka of the H1 freeway. Please visit the BSC website for more information. […]
The following is an excerpt from the Meditations article in the June 22, 2013 edition of the Honolulu Star Advertiser. Honpa Hongwanji Hawaii Betsuin expects more than 1,400 people at its annual Obon festival Friday and June 29 from 6:30 to 10:30 p.m. The temple is at 1727 Pali Highway. Obon is a Buddhist festival […]
On January 26, 2013, the Betsuin choir sang at the Rotary Global Peace Forum Hawaii as part of a presentation of the Hawaii Peace Award to Nobel Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi. Here is a clip from the event as shown on ‘Ōlelo Community Media.