Hard to believe it’s already been almost a month since the Triple Celebration! The experience of “Sharing the Joy of Nembutsu Together: Our Living Heart of Gratitude” is still so vivid. Namo Amida Butsu Here are several carousels of photos generously shared by Alan Kubota, Lenscapes Photography. Click arrows that...
Content in the June 2024 edition of Ka Leo Kāhea (3.1 MB) includes: Triple Celebration Final Plans Set for Sept. 7-8 Event Music Will Make Memories Triple Celebration: Buddhist Education’s Speaker Series Looks to the Future Let’s Share Nembutsu Moments with Our Dharma Friends Closing by ‘Sharing the Joy of...
This item originally appeared in the March 2024 HQ Update. Triple Celebration Early Registration Deadline Extension We are pleased to inform you that we will extend the Triple Celebration early registration deadline to April 30, 2024. Please register for the Triple Celebration and let’s celebrate this joyous occasion together. We...
This article originally appeared in the March issue of the Ka Leo Kāhea newsletter. A few edits reflect new information. Ready to register? Go right to the Registration tab in our Triple Celebration pages! Early Registration is underway and will close on April 30, 2024 for Honpa Hongwanji Mission of...
Content in the March 2024 edition of Ka Leo Kāhea (1.4 MB) includes: Triple Celebration Early Registration Closes March 31 Dr. Takashi Miyaji on ‘Why Life Is Great’ Choosing the Right Workshops for You Triple Celebration Online Buddhist Education Series Continues Lahaina Hongwanji Out of Ashes Sprout Green Leaves and...
The second Triple Celebration bulletin is now available! In it you will find information about: The Triple Celebration Service from Rev. Kazunori Takahashi Registration, including an online option and the discounted youth registration fee The statewide choir for the 135th Anniversary Service from Francis Okano Triple Celebration sponsorship opportunities from...
The Triple Celebration Choir will be singing during the prelude of the 135th Commemorative Service on Sunday, September 8, 2024. The two gathas selected are: “When I look Up at the Sky” (Ano Sora Mireba) “Moments Like This” (Sonna Toki Watashi wa Kuchizusamu) To indicate your interest in joining the...
In 2023, members of Hongwanji Hawaii joined in Kyoto to celebrate the 850th anniversary of Shinran Shonin’s birth and the 800th anniversary of the establishment of the Jodo Shinshu teaching. What follows is a reflection on the celebrations by Reverend Yuika Hasebe, the chief minister at Honpa Hongwanji Hawaii Betsuin,...
Honpa Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii has organized a Triple Celebration Buddhist Education Series to be held online throughout the year of 2024. The first session is on Saturday, January 13 from 10 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. (Hawaii Standard Time). The featured speaker will be Dr. David Matsumoto of the Institute...