About 70 people attended the Hawaii Betsuin’s annual Volunteer Appreciation Luncheon on October 2, 2013. Each year, the temple expresses its thanks to its many volunteers for their selfless giving, or dana, in service to the temple and its many affiliate organizations and programs. At right, find a link to a photo collage assembled by […]
For two hours on the evening of September 20, 2013, those attending the 2013 Peace Day Interfaith Celebration joined with relatives of Sadako Sasaki, students from Pacific Buddhist Academy (PBA), YBA, and members of other faith traditions for a moving and memorable evening of performances and remarks promoting peace. The event was emceed by Dustin […]
Please join us for the fifteenth annual Futaba Memorial Lectures to be presented on Saturday, October 12 at the Buddhist Study Center. Dr. Mark Blum will give two lectures: “Think Buddha – Say Buddha,” and “Shinran & the Nirvana Sutra.” Dr. George Tanabe will be the respondent. Please find complete details in the Betsuin Calendar.
Mark your calendars for the highly anticipated Betsuin Holiday Craft Fair! It goes from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Betsuin social hall. See more info in our Betsuin calendar.
Pumpkins, Dharma and Fun is this year’s Nembutsu Gathering sponsored by Honolulu Hongwanji District Council. Please join us Sunday, Oct. 27, 2013 from 8:30 am – 2:30 pm in the Hawaii Betsuin Social Hall. Members of all ages from all four Honolulu Hongwanji temples are welcome to participate in an event that combines the American […]
[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 […]