POSTER CONTEST Calling all artists and photographers! Hongwanji Hawaii’s Commission on Buddhist Education is sponsoring a poster contest to visually express the 2025 Hongwanji theme/slogan “Nurturing Nembutsu: Cultivating Awareness.” The focus is how the Nembutsu nurtures a sense of gratitude, awareness of our true nature, and compassion for all beings....
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...
This item appears in the September 2024 Headquarters Update newsletter. We want to alert our community about recent phishing attempts targeting our temples and members. Fraudulent emails have been sent that appear to come from our ministers, but in reality, they originate from unknown email addresses, such as rev.reverend@keemail.me. These emails...
See the September 2024 Headquarters Update for the following articles: Message from the Bishop : “Achieving the Goal Together” Condolence: Mr. Bruce Yoshiyuki Shimada Encouraging Participation in Voting (Committee on Social Concerns) Important Security Notice: Beware of Recent Phishing Emails Triple Celebration Report 2024 BSC Summer Session Poster Contest: Represent...
Content in the September 2024 edition of Ka Leo Kāhea (3.1 MB) includes: Events Bishop Umitani Joins White House’s Fourth Vesak Ceremony Obon 2024: Continuing Tradition, Returning to Normalcy Reflections on a Spiritual Journey Through Wai‘anae Triple Celebration: It’s Time to Celebrate and Share the Nembutsu Kahu Sherman Thompson, 1956-2024...
See the August 2024 Headquarters Update for the following articles: Message from the Bishop at the 35th Annual Hiroshima Peace Service Maui Wildfire Update 2024 YBICSE Report 6th Virtual State Dharma School Gathering (11/17; see flyer) Minister’s Lay Assistant Retreat (10/12-10/13; see info & schedule) Peace Day: “Ring Your Bell...
When the Buddhist Study Summer Session concludes on August 9, Rev. Dr. Kenji Akahoshi dives right into the satellite seminars hosted by Hongwanji districts. Those begin Saturday, August 10 and conclude Monday, August 19. Several seminars provide an option for attending online as noted below. Information on the satellite seminars...
See the July 2024 Headquarters Update for the following articles: Message from the Bishop on Adaptation Condolence Youth Specialist Update Triple Celebration BSC Summer Session and Satellite Seminars (see Kauai flyer) Buddhist Study Center Fellowship Club / Manoaphobia (see BSC news item) Jr. YBA convention Minister’s Lay Assistant Retreat 2023-2024...
Rev. Dr. Kenneth Tanaka will moderate an online course entitled “Introduction to Basic Buddhism for the West and Beyond.” Ten monthly sessions begin September 2024. The course is subtitled “Fireside Chat Sessions with 20 Guest Lay Persons and Teachers” and is designed to provide the basics of Buddhism for those...
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...