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Jodo-E (sometimes referred to as Bodhi Day) is the day that Shakyamuni Buddha
attained enlightenment under the Bodhi Tree. Although Buddhas enlightenment took
place about 2500 years ago, his teachings are with us and continue to lead us
to a life of true peace and happiness.
The Hawaii Buddhist Council*, invites everyone to join in the Jodo-E
Service. This year the service will be held at Jodo Mission of Hawaii. The
guest speaker is Rev. George Kosho Finch, who is from the Koyasan Shingon Buddhist denomination. He attended Michigan State University, graduating with a Bachelors Degree in International Relations and East Asian Languages. He later attended Williamette University College of Law in Salem,
Oregon, where he earned his Juris Doctor. The Foundation for Shingon Buddhism is led by
Rev. Finch in Portland, Oregon. Rev. Finch has conducted meditation workshops Please
come a hear Rev. Finch.
Date:
Time:
Place:
A me r i c a n B udd hi s m
On October 23, 2016, our guest speaker was Professor Jay Sakashita, who is a Professor of Religion at Leeward Community College. He also writes articles in the MidWeek magazine. He is such a
wonderful speaker. He compared Buddhism to Christianity like a
musubi. A musubi hides something inside, i.e. ume inside the rice ball
with nori outside whereas a spam musubi does not hide the spam, you
can see the spam. Buddhism is a way of life. American Buddhism
controls the mind; self control, you can do it and because it is a way of
life it can go without ministers. He says there is more emphasis in
American Buddhism on teachers rather than ministers. There are not
as many rituals in American Buddhism, i.e. birth, weddings, deaths,
blessings and the emphasis is on meditation and mindfulness and
groups are able to do this. However, American Buddhist groups that
do have rituals need priests and ministers, which Jodo Mission has.
One interesting note from Professor Sakashita through an email is that Jodo Mission is
lucky to have wonderful ministers and leaders.
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New Years Eve Service. New Years Eve service is one of the most familiar annual
ceremonies for Buddhists in Japan. Here in Hawaii, the New Years Eve Bell ringing service is
observed at each Buddhist Temple. When we listen solemnly to the sounds of the bell in the silent
midnight, we reflect in ourselves, and have a feeling of deep meditation. Do you know why the temple bell rings 108 times on New Years Eve? To ring the bell 108 times signifies the dispelling of
108 evil passions which all human beings have. According to Buddhism we have 108 different kinds
of evil thoughts in our minds. While the temple bell is rung, we pray to dispel our evil passions and
thoughts. Japanese people call that night Joya. Joya means the very night when we should try to
dispel all evil things in our lives.
The New Years Eve service gives us a good opportunity to meditate and reflect on our life on
this last day of the year. And it is also a time to express our gratitude to every blessing which we
have received in our lives and at the same time to our ancestors, parents, our country and our Lord
Amida Buddha. In so doing, we can welcome a most Happy New Year!
Joya-e Service: Everyone is invited to New Years Eve Service or Joya-e Service on Saturday, December 31st at 11:30 p.m. Please come and help ring the temple bell 108 times.
New Years Day Service. New Years Day Service is another special service held on
January 1st. New Years Day has three beginnings. It is the beginning of a new day, a new month
and a new year. Therefore, it is a very important and significant day. Buddhist temples have a special
service which is called Shusho-e. This service means a religious gathering to reflect on the past life
(year) and correct it and think of the New Year with hopes of a better life. We can reflect on our past
lives (years), confess to past deeds, and resolve for a better life by following the teachings of Amida
Buddha. And we can begin the New Year with hopes for the future. These two services have long
been the practices for Buddhists to finish the old year and begin the first day of the New Year. In so
doing, you can begin the New Year with strengthened faith in Amida Buddha.
Shusho-e or New Years Day Service: Please join us on Sunday, January 1, 2017 at
10 a.m. for the first service of the year and pray for our safety, happiness and world peace for
the coming new year. Rev. Yubun Narashiba will also give his New Years address in English Happy New Year!
NEW YEAR BLESSINGS AT HOME During January, 2017, New Year blessings at
homes are available for those who cannot attend the New Year service at the Temple. Lets start the
wonderful New Year in the love and compassion of Amida Buddha. Please call Jodo Mission at
949-3995.
tradition that possess the power to ward off misfortune and procure good luck. They
can be made of pieces of wood, patches of cloth, strips of paper, or rings of metal and
come in various sizes though the majority found in Hawaii tend to be no larger than
the size of ones palm. Omamoris are available at Jodo Mission.
MOCHITSUKI DAY
Please come and help make mochi beginning at 7 a.m. on Tuesday, December 27, 2016. It is hard work AND also lots of fun to make
mochi and a wonderful experience for families and friends. Bring your
friends and family! There are lots of things to do in preparing for the orders
takenmochi rice needs to be steamed, shaped, brushed, packing, etc. Lots
of help is needed!
OKASANE
$4.25/SET
TOTAL
KOMOCHI
$3.75/POUND
SETS
LBS
DOLLARS
DOLLARS
DOLLARS
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How to apply
Stop by the office, and fill out the application
form. Each name costs $200. After the application
is accepted, the name will be listed on the record.
Obituaries
Jodo Mission Office Hours:
Monday to Saturday: 8am5pm
Sunday & Holidays: 8am3pm
Phone: 949-3995
Website: www.jodo.us
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Jusaku Kimura
Sato Imaguchi
Isamu Matsumoto
Masayoshi Tanigawa
The Kimura & Muroshige
Family
The Imaguchi Family
Kame Aoki (2)
Kame Yano (2)
Ayako Yokoyama
Shizue Matsuda
Shizue Nakano
Hisashi Kochi
Tose Terada
The Aoki & Kimura Family
The Yano, Konaka &
Hayashi Faimily
The Yokoyama & Morita
Family
The Matsuda Family
Michiko Miyao
Fumie Chinen
Fumiko Hayashi
Fujino Masatsugu
The Chinen Family
Ryuichi Higashimura
Gunichi Morioka
Nobusuke Shinagawa
The Higashimura Family
The Morioka Family
Tatsuji Kusunoki
Yuichi Kanayama
Yasuyo Hirano
Kane Otani
Rice Ishii
Kameyo Morimoto
Irene Nishida
Kiyoichi Kishida
The Kusunoki Family
The Hirano & Kaneko
Family
Tane Oda
Kanayama Family
Yasuo Nishida
Tokuemon Imamoto
Hideo Morita
Kiyoko Maehara
Imamoto & Kawakami
Family
Kazue Ukeda
Matsujiro Tanimura
Reisuke Wakagi
Seiichi Nakamura
Yoshio Higashimura
Matsuyo Tanimura
Takaichi Tamakawa
The Wakaki Family
The Nakamura Family
The Tanimura Family
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Genjiro Shimabukuro
Tora Aoki
Ichiro Kishi (2)
Yutaka Onaga (2)
The Shimabukuro Family
The Aoki Family
The Kishi Family (2)
Sadakichi Yoshida
10 Hyoichi Sugihara
Asa Nanba
Chokichi Nakamura
Hiroshi Hayamoto
Ito Kawanishi
Matsu Gushiken
Jiro Saiki
The Sugihara Family
11 Asajiro Inada
Zenshiro Sato
Paul Tanigawa
Edward Yokoyama
Hanako Uchiumi
Inada & Morimoto Family
Grace Saiki Beringer
Takeo Yokomichi
12 RokuichiYanagihara
Jisaku Yanagihara
Robert Wong
13 Mosaku Hayashi
Hana Imai
Sachiko Fujikami
The Yano, Konaka &
Hayashi Family
Mutsuko Reed
Joyce Tomoe Yoshikawa
14 Umetaro Ogata
Yuichi Nose
Tamikichi Yasuda
Naoji Nishimura
Yoshiko Tanigawa
Tsuruko Gushikuma
Curtis Tokue Uehara
Ken Kenichi Miyoshi
15 Masagoro Kitagawa
Yoshio Miyao
Masami Kawamura
20 Satoshi Yasumoto
21 Tokutsuchi Saeki
Masao Yano
George K. Kimoto
Seiichi Kimura
Judith K. Kodama
The Saeki Family
Hikato Okamura
22 Emiko Hirai
Kama Chinen
Tsurumatsu Miyamasu
Umekichi Yamachika
Kikuyo Goto
Harold T. Hamasaki
The Hirai Family
The Chinen Family
The Miyamasu Family
The Yamachika &
Matsushige Family
Kazuyoshi Homareda
23 Tsuru Nakamura
Teruo Asai
Hideko Wada
Giichi Kawamura
The Nakamura Family
Setsuko Onaga
24 Totsuchi Nanba
Tokutsuchi Muranaka
Matsu Yokomichi
Kame Yanagihara
Ryuichi Ipponsugi
Hatsuno Hirai
Michika Umeda Gaines
The Muranaka Family
The Nanba Totsuchi Family (2)
Roy Toyosuke Ohnaga (2)
Yokichi Tanaka
Tome Tanaka
25 The Sato Family
Robert Mitsuyasu
Fumiyo Kouchi
26 Haru Ogawa
Seiji Minehira
Maurice Bungo Udo
Shinemon Toishigawa
Hisayo Doris Imaguchi
27 Tsunesuke Yamamoto
Tamito Yasuda
Evelyn Hideko Yagi
28 Ichiro Sagawa
Saichi Ikeda
The Kawahara Family
The Ikeda Family
29 Kiku Yanagihara
Shotaro Nose
Kamato Akamine
Chiyoe Kameoka
Teruo Gushikuma
30 Seiichi Tsuchiya
Hatsuyo Yoshioka
The Tsuchiya Family
31 Hira Yamane
Teruyo Kishii
Yoshikazu Wada
Frances S. Johnson Ito
The Yamane & Harada
Family
Wilfred Masaichi Taira
The Agari Uebaru Family
The Naka Uebaru Family
The Uebaru Guwa Family
Mochitsuki
Preparation
Day
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Mon
Mochitsuki Day
27
20
13
Tue
28
21
14
Wed
30
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Wives
Ministers
Ministers
&&
Ministers
Workshop
Wives Seminar
Fri
Dec 11 at 10:30 am
Sunday School
11:30 pm New
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17
10
Sat
Phone: 949-3995
Website: www.jodo.us
NO MEETINGS IN DECEMBER:
Fujinkai; YBA; Sewing Circle
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15
Thu
December 2016
HIGHLIGHT OF EVENTS:
25
18
Sun