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 […]
Once again the Hawaii Betsuin is participating in the Foodland and Sack’N Save “Give Aloha” program that runs through the end of September. By making a donation to the Hawaii Betsuin through the Give Aloha program, the Hawaii Betsuin will receive a percentage of a $350,000 fund which will be awarded once the program ends. […]
The September 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.
[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 […]
Welcome to the new website for the Honpa Hongwanji Hawaii Betsuin! Notice that our web address is now hawaiibetsuin.org. We hope you find the additional information about the temple and Jodo Shinshu Buddhism helpful, as well as improved features for news & announcements and the calendar of events. Please take a few minutes to tour […]
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 […]
The Betsuin welcomes Reverend Satoshi Tomioka as an associate minister as of August 1, 2013. Rev. Tomioka is from Shimane in the southern part of Japan. He finished his studies at Ryukoku University in Kyoto and his major was Shin Buddhism. After Tokudo ordination and Kyoshi certification, he took part in the IMOP (International Ministerial […]
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 […]