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HBC Buddha Day Service at Higashi Hongwanji (Honolulu)

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  • Sunday | April 4, 2027
  • 9:30 am
  • 1685 Alaneo St, Honolulu, HI 96817

You are invited to the

Hawaii Buddhist Council Buddha Day Service

Sunday, April 4 at 9:30 a.m.

Higashi Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii
1685 Alaneo St, Honolulu, HI 96817

About Buddha Day

two photos in one - Baby Buddha statue at left cast in 1959, and at right, the small flower alter with a smaller statue of Baby Buddha with sweet tea

Buddha Day (Hanamatsuri / Flower Festival) commemorates the birth of Siddhartha Gautama in Lumbini Garden.

Temples hold Buddha Day services on or near this date. Services often featuring a hanamido, a miniature floral altar with a figure of the baby Buddha. Attendees use a dipping cup to bathe the figure in sweet tea (see image).

Each year, the seven denominations that make up the Hawaii Buddhist Council (HBC) hold a joint Buddha Day Service in Honolulu at one of the member temples. This year the HBC Buddha Day Service will be hosted at Higashi. Arriving is early is recommended as temples sometimes fill up on joint service days.