HBC Bodhi Day Service (Honolulu)

Bodhi Day Service presented by the Hawaii Buddhist Council at Higashi Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii Free and Open to the Public What is Bodhi Day? We will celebrate Bodhi Day that is the date of the attainment of perfect awakening by Shakyamuni Buddha. In Mahayana Buddhist tradition, it is said...

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PBA Lighting Our Way Banquet

Pacific Buddhist Academy is excited to announce that its Annual Lighting Our Way Banquet will be held on Friday, November 16, from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Waialae Country Club. This year’s distinguished honorees include Maya Soetoro-Ng, Director of the Spark M. Matsunaga Institute for Peace and Conflict Resolution,...

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Gandhi Day Celebration (Honolulu)

13th Annual Celebration of Mahatma Gandhi Day & International Day of Nonviolence All are welcome to join this free event on Tuesday, October 2, from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at the Mahatma Gandhi statue in Kapiolani Park, beachside of the zoo. The event includes interfaith dialogues for peace and...

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HCRP Peace Prayer

Hawai‘i Conference of Religions for Peace 2018 Peace Prayer “Being Mindful and Appreciative Of Food’s Life Force” Keynote Mr. Glen Kila (Project/Program Director of Koa Ike) Program Peace Prayers by Various Faiths (including by Honpa Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii Bishop Eric Matsumoto), Music and Hula, followed by dinner and refreshments....

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Women’s Voices in Buddhism Seminar (Maui)

Combined Maui Nembutsu Seminar and Fourth Annual Henry Tasaka Memorial Buddha Fest Women’s Voices in Buddhism Lecture October 20: 8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. October 21: 11:30 a.m. – 2 p.m. Open to the Public, Registration is $15 for Saturday and Sunday(including lunch and refreshments)/$5 for Sunday only (includes lunch...

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Women’s Voices in Buddhism Seminar (Maui)

Combined Maui Nembutsu Seminar and Fourth Annual Henry Tasaka Memorial Buddha Fest Women’s Voices in Buddhism Lecture October 20: 8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. October 21: 11:30 a.m. – 2 p.m. Open to the Public, Registration is $15 for Saturday and Sunday(including lunch and refreshments)/$5 for Sunday only (includes lunch...

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Peace Day Parade & Festival (Honoka‘a)

12th Annual Parade & Festival for the United Nations International Day of Peace! Honoka‘a, on the Big Island of Hawai‘i hosts the premiere Peace Day event in the State of Hawai’i, and the only event of its kind worldwide, a Parade and Festival demonstrating unity in support of peace, compassion...

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2018 Bloom-Futaba Memorial Lectures: Revisiting Yemyo Imamura’s Discourses on Religious Diversity

Offered by Honpa Hongwanji Hawaii Betsuin: Bloom-Futaba Memorial Lectures Lecturer: Prof. Tomoe Moriya, Hannan University, Osaka, Japan Saturday, 2 lectures, 9 a.m. – 1 p.m., Sept. 15 Honpa Hongwanji Betsuin, Annex Temple, 1727 Pali Highway, Honolulu, HI (enter parking lot from Lusitana Street) Lecture 1 at 9 a.m. – “The...

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