We have posted some photos from the recent Gotan-e services—including a rare appearance by the cedar statue of Shinran Shonin in the Social Hall! Thank you to Rev. Tomo Hojo and Ruth Tokumi for providing the photos. See the photos in the Major Services image gallery.
This year’s Summer Session will be held the evenings of Monday, July 28 through Friday, August 1 at the Buddhist Study Center in Honolulu (1436 University Ave). The speaker will be Reverend Marvin Harada, minister at Orange County Buddhist Temple. His talks will be based on a course he teaches entitled, “Resolving Life’s Problems Through […]
The Honpa Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii End of Life Committee is pleased to announce a series of small group sessions. Our theme: Living Well Till the End of Life: Have You Had the Conversation? Group conversations are an opportunity for participants (limited to 10-12 in each group) to discuss end-of-life issues, share experiences and concerns, […]
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 […]
You can now access online versions of the May 2014 English and Japanese language editions of our monthly Goji newsletter online. See the links under the cover image.
On April 27, Honolulu District temples (Hawaii Betsuin, Jikoen, Kailua, and Moiliili Hongwanji) celebrated the 125th anniversary of the Honpa Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii. The service was held at Hawaii Betsuin and included an anniversary message from Bishop Eric Matsumoto and remarks by Governor Neil Abercrombie. The service also included a message from Mayor Kirk […]
The April 2014 monthly newsletter from the Kyodan (the Honpa Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii) is now available. The issue includes: May 10 Aloha Luncheon for Alton Miyamoto & Pieper Toyama 2014 Young Buddhist’s International Cultural Study Exchange (YBICSE) Pacific Buddhist Academy graduation on May 8 Report on the Numata Conference (and air dates on Olelo […]
You can now access online versions of the April 2014 English and Japanese language editions of our monthly Goji newsletter online. See the links under the cover image.
We have uploaded a set of photos by Ruth Tokumi of the Taste of Hongwanji Bazaar 2014. Happy browsing!
We’ve just posted about 14 recent dharma talks to our archive of audio files you may listen to online. Hear Rev. Hagio’s first messages as the Betsuin’s Fukurimban, Rev. Sumikawa’s last message as a Betsuin minister, Rev. Tomioka’s first message for the 10 a.m. English service, a message from Rev. Toshiyuki Umitani, as well as […]