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 […]
The November issue of the Hawaii Betsuin newsletter is now available online in English and Japanese versions. Click the links at right or visit our Goji page for links to all recent issues.
Thank you to Reverend Tomo Hojo for taking photos at “Pumpkins, Dharma and Fun,” the 2013 Nembutsu Gathering sponsored by Honolulu Hongwanji District Council on October 27. See the Nembutsu Gatherings photo gallery to view the photos!
The Moiliili Hongwanji Fall Seminar at Buddhist Study Center is Saturday, November 09, 8:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. The speaker is Dr. Rosalie Tatsuguchi, author of “Why Smart People do the Same Dumb Things: Causes and Cures from Buddhism & Science.” For more info, see the event flyer. Registration requested by November 1.
The October Goji is now available online in both English and 日本語 versions. Enjoy the many stories and columns about temple activities and our affiliated organizations! The newsletter files are PDF. To view them, you need Adobe Reader. If you need to install or update this application, use the button below.
If you weren’t able to come to the Betsuin’s 2013 Holiday Craft Fair on October 6 (or just want to see some photos), you can get a peek at the event by looking at photo collages put together by Ruth Tokumi. One collage is a video on YouTube and the rest are PDF files. Click […]
The Futaba Lectures given by Dr. Mark Blum at the Buddhist Study Center on October 12, 2013 are available on demand at Livestream. (Though technical difficulties produced some gaps in the coverage, we hope that complete videos will eventually be available on YouTube.) The first lecture was entitled “Think Buddha – Say Buddha” and covered […]
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.