Jodo Mission of Hawaii

Bulletin - DECEMBER 2012

(#1193-1212)

Jodo Mission of Hawaii 1429 Makiki St.

Honolulu HI 96814

Address Service Requested

Lahaina Jodo Mission Centennial Celebration: October 21, 2012

NEW YEAR’S EVE

At this time of the year, Buddhist temples observe two kinds of special ser-

vices to welcome the New Year. They are New Year’s Eve service and New Year’s Day service. Have you attended these services before? If not, the following are

meanings for these services.

New Year’s Eve Service. New Year’s Eve service is one of the most familiar annual ceremonies for Buddhists in Japan. Here in Hawaii, New Year’s Eve Bell

ringing service is observed at each Buddhist Temple. When we listen solemnly to

the sounds of the bell in the silent midnight atmosphere, we reflect in ourselves, and have a feeling of deep meditation. Do you know why the temple bell rings

108 times on New Year’s 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 Year’s Eve service gives us a good opportunity to meditate and re-

flect 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 do-

ing, we can welcome a most Happy New Year!

New Year’s Day Service. New Year’s Day Service is another special service

held on January 1st. New Year’s 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 sig-nificant 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 cor-

rect 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.

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SHUSHO-E

(New Year’s Day Service)

During this service we will pray for our

safety, happiness, and world peace for the New

Year. Our senior Minister, Rev. Narashiba will

also bestow his New Year’s address in English

after the chanting. Please join us on Tuesday,

January 1st, 2013 at 10:00 am - Happy New

Year!

JOYA-E

(New Year’s Eve Service)

During Joya-e Service, we thank Amida

Buddha for a safe year and to purify ourselves

for the coming year. Then, the Temple bell is

rung 108 times to erase all of our sins from

the past year. We invite everyone to join us in

ringing in the New Year at our Joya-e Service

on Monday, December 31st at 11:30 pm.

NEW YEAR BLESSINGS AT HOME

During January, 2013, New Year blessings at homes are available for those who

cannot attend the New Year service at the Temple.

Let’s start the wonderful New Year in the love and compassion of Amida Buddha.

Please call Jodo Mission at 949-3995.

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OMAMORI

Omamori are spiritual charms, talismans, and amulets in Japanese

religious 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 one’s palm.

Omamori can often be seen dangling from car rearview mirrors or pasted on bumpers

and windshields where they are at once expressions of faith and portals of magical power.

They can also be worn on the body or placed in the home as symbols of protection of the

Buddhas and kami. It is even fashionable to attach omamori to handbags and schoolbags

Omamoris are available at Jodo Mission. Please call Jodo Mission at 949-3995 for more

information.

Haleiwa Jodo Mission Centennial Celebration

November 10, 2012

Rev. Koji Jeff Ezaki is the ninth minister of

Haleiwa Jodo Mission since it began in 1912.

Rev. Jitsujo Muroyama was assigned to start

the Jodo Mission for the Haleiwa/ Waialua dis-

trict. He rented a house from a Chinese family

and set up a temporary temple in Waialua. On

October 25, 1913 the church bought the Halei-

wa Seaside Hotel and remodeled it as a temple.

Rev. Buntetsu Miyamoto was then assigned

in 1916 and was the minister until 1949. His

sons David and Clifford Miyamoto are regular

members of Betsuin.

During World War II, Rev. Miyamoto and his family were interned. After the war, they returned

to Haleiwa. Shortly after returning, the tidal wave of April 1, 1946 destroyed the temple grounds

including the Taisho Gakko Japanese School which at one time had five teachers and 416 students.

Through efforts of its members the temple was repaired and the Japanese School got a new building.

During Rev. Miyamoto tenure at Haleiwa Jodo Mission, the Fujinkai and the Meisho Y.B.A were

established..

Rev. Shunjo Shiratori arrived in 1949 and reestablished the Fujinkai and reopened the Taisho

Gakko Japanese School which was damaged by the 1946 tidal wave. In 1954, he started the Toro

Nagashi (floating lanterns) ceremony which today is one of the largest floating lanterns event. In

May 1957, another tidal wave struck and again through the efforts of its members they have rebuilt

and survived all these many, many years. Omedeto Haleiwa Jodo Mission!

Rev. Ezaki officiating the Centennial Service

Rev. Kazuhide Takakura, the 6th minister at Haleiwa returned

and offered incense at the Cen-

tennial Service.

Bishop Gensho Hara said a few words on this happy occasion.

Those attending the Centennial Service also included Mrs.

Tomomi Ezaki carrying baby

Sae and Miku next to her.

Left photo: Rev. Ezaki saying

grace before dinner.

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The various Nara schools represent varying interpretations of Bud-

dhism based upon particular texts and commentaries. The Kusha

School, based upon the Abhidharma-hosa, maintains that all reality is

made up of constituents called elements or dharmas. The notion of the

existence of such dharmas is associate with that of time; for this

school both past and future are real because they are related to the pre-

sent by cause and effect.

The Kusha School, however, does not posit an enduring existence

extending from a point in the past to a point in the future. Existence

therefore is momentary.

In opposition to the Kusha School, the Jojitsu School claims that nothing

exist, that there is no abiding or even momentary reality such as the dharmas of

the Kusha School.

[Left: Gangoji Temple in Nara, Jojitsu School]

The Sanron School teaches the Middle Path, that is, it aims at the met-

aphysical point at which all polarities cease to exist. It reaches this point

by means of four basic arguments, which comprise all possible answers to

all possible questions: yes, no either yes or no, and neither yes nor no.

The aim of this school is the refutation of all positive views of the other

schools. [Right: Nanin Temple in Nara, Sanron School]

The Hosso School attempts to describe the dharmas, but it goes further

than the Kusha, for example, in saying that only ideas exist. The world is

explained as being composed of dharmas; but phenomena are simply the

projection of ideation, that is imagination.

[Left: Yakushiji Temple in Nara, Hosso School]

The Ritsu School deals with the disciplines and rules provid-

ed by the Buddha which are common to all schools.

[Right: Toshodaiji Temple in Nara, Ritsu school]

The Kegon School aims at real-

izing the realm of perfect inter-dependence. It attempts further to fit the

various facets of Buddhist teaching stressed by other schools into its

own system.

[Left: Todaiji Temple in Nara, Kegon School]

(To be continued)

From Understanding Japanese Buddhism

Published by The Japan Buddhist Federation

Kusha School :

Kofukuji Temple in Nara

The Introduction of Buddhism into Japan (4)

Six Major Schools established in Nara Period (710 A.D. - 794 A.D.)

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Repairing the Left Hand of Our O-Jizo-sama Is Almost Done

We would like to thank you for your generous donations to our temple for repairing our O-Jizo-sama. As you may already know, our O-Jizo-sama was dedicated for the healthy and peaceful life of children and the safety of H-1 freeway, and also to offer our prayer for the spirits of the deceased children.

His left hand is now being repaired. We are expecting the O-Jizo-sama to come back to Hawaii at the early part of next year. The dedication ceremony for the repaired O-Jizo-sama will be announced in our news bulletin and you are cordially invited to the ceremony.

We are still accepting donations for this repair to O-Jizo-sama. It is not too late! Thank you for your participation and may the blessings of the Compassionate Buddha be with you and your family.

檀信徒の皆様へ、

この度は、お地蔵様の左手の修理に多額のご寄付をいただき、ありがとうございまし

た。ご存知の通り、このお地蔵様は、子供たちの健康で幸せな生活とH-1フリーウェイ

の安全を祈ると共に、幼くして亡くなった子供たちのために建てられたものです。

修理は順調に進み、来年早々にはハワイに戻ってこられる予定です。開眼法要の日時

はこの寺報でお知らせいたしますので、是非ご参列ください。

この修理のご寄付を引き続き受け付けていますので、どうぞご協力よろしくお願いい

たします。

この紙面をお借りしまして、皆様に感謝の意を表するとともに、皆様に大慈悲の仏様

のご加護がありますことを心からお祈りしています。

In Gassho, Rev. Yubun Narashiba JODO MISSION OF HAWAII Head Minister

O-Juya Service held on Nov. 11: O-Juya is the practice

of reciting the Onembutsu for 10 days and nights which is now

shortened to one day. It is said that the practice of reciting the

Onembutsu brings us closer to Buddha’s Land where there is no

evil person. Even to do one complete hour of Onembutsu is not

so easy. Through this service we wish to be born in the Buddha’s

Pure Land. Photo at right: members in line to offer incense.

At O-Juya Service, it has been a custom for people to bring sweets and share among the mem-

bers present. Farmers were thankful for the gifts from the land and dedicated the first crop to Bud-

dha—it is like a Thanksgiving.

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MAHALO NUI LOA

Thank you, thank you to everyone who

volunteered their precious time to make our

annual Bazaar held on October 28, a great suc-

cess. This year the Bazaar was chaired by

Jo Ann Matsuo. It was an event of dedicated

members and friends who unselfishly came

for days to prepare the merchandise for the

Bazaar. The preparation involved donations

by members and friends; the collection and

storage of these donations, the sorting, dis-

playing, pricing, selling and the overall clean-

up; the parking attendants; the planning and

coordination of every phase of the Bazaar; the

pre-Bazaar preparation, i.e., the buying of

foods for the pickles and meals for the volun-

teers for the whole week; and all the other in-

cidentals that come with a great project.

Here are some photos. Last month we

showed some photos of people bringing out

the bazaar things. Then we start by folding all

the clothes and putting signs for people to

see. Then as people go through the piles

of things, what happens!

BAZAAR NEWS

Neatly folded clothes; signs for people to see

Lines before Bazaar door opens—please open door!

Lots of

interesting

things!

Lots of stuffed

animals

Happy Shopper—

lots of bargains!

Happy workers selling fruits, jelly &

pickles

Happy workers selling craft

items

ARIGATO! To all who came who

shopped for bargains,

to the workers who

worked so hard and

tirelessly, THANK

YOU SO MUCH!

Hope you had fun!

Sunday School

Sunday School invites everyone

to their End of the Year Party.

Date: Sunday

December 2

Time: 10:30 a.m.

after Temple General Clean-up

Malama Children’s Choir will perform

before Sunday School Year End Party

begins. ♫ ♪ ♫

Please come and join our

Sunday School as they

celebrate the end of 2012.

HYAKU-SAI

To reach 100 years old or Hyaku-sai is

a precious age. Many of our members are in

their nineties. Are there any members who

are 100 years of age or older? Please con-

tact Jodo Mission to let us know.

We would like to recognize these Hyaku

-sai members on Sunday, January 20, 2013

at our New Year’s Party which follows our

10 a.m. Sunday Service and General Mem-

bership Meeting.

If you know of any member 100 years

old or old or who would be 100 by January

20, 2013, please contact Jodo Mission.

Thank you.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

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JODO-E SERVICE

Jodo-E (sometimes referred to as Bodhi Day) is the day that Shakyamuni Buddha attained

enlightenment under the Bodhi Tree.

The Hawaii Buddhist Council*, invites everyone to join in the Jodo-E Service: This

year it will be held at Higashi Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii.

Sunday, December 9, 2012 at 9:00 a.m.

Higashi Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii 1685 Alaneo Street, Honolulu, Hawaii 96817

Parking: Limited, carpooling encouraged

*The Hawaii Buddhist Council is comprised of the following Buddhist Temples: Nichiren Mission, Soto

Mission, Higashi Hongwanji Mission, Honpa Hongwanji Mission, Jodo Mission of Hawaii, Koyasan

Shingon Mission and Tendai Mission..

No Meetings in December: No Sewing Circle in December

Fujinkai and YBA

End of Year Temple Cleaning We will be doing general cleaning at the temple on

Sunday, December 2, at 8:00 a.m. We NEED YOUR HELP. If you have time on December

2, please come and help clean the temple. After temple cleaning, you may join the Sunday

School with their annual end of the year party.

With the New Year just around the corner, it is once again

time to order our delectable mochi. This year, we will be

selling Okasane and Komochi. Please fill out the mochi

order form below or call at 949-3995. The deadline to submit your

mochi order form is Saturday, December 8th.

Mochi can be picked up on:

Saturday, December 29, 2012 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm

For those who would like to learn how to

make mochi, we will be making mochi

on Saturday, December 29th from 7:00 am. This is a fun and memorable experience for

all, especially families (a family who makes mochi together sticks together). Please come

and join us. It is a time to meet new friends and renew old acquaintances.

Above are young people enjoying fellowship while shap-

ing mochi; Rocky & Masa pounding mochi; left photo

shows a mother showing son how to dust the mochi, Kay

Oshiro with phone in her ear so she could help with mo-

chi and not miss any phone calls.

MOCHI

MOCHI (Dec. 29) ORDER FORM おもち注文表 Deadline for order is Saturday, December 8, 2012

注文締め切り１２月8日

FOR OFFICE USE ONLY

Order accepted by: _______________ Date accepted: _____/_____/_2012 (In person/ Mail / Phone)

Received by: _______________ Date paid: _____/_____/_2012 (Cash / Check# )

PLEASE PRINT NAME 名前 HOME PHONE NO. 電話番号

OKASANE おかさね

$4.00/SET 3” SIZE

KOMOCHI こもち

$3.50/POUND

TOTAL

合計

SETS

LBS

DOLLARS DOLLARS DOLLARS

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Obituaries

The Jodo Mission of Hawaii extends

its sincere condolences to the family

members and loved ones of the following

members who have recently left this

world for the Pure Land.

Mildred Mitsue Yanagihara 89

Haruyo Kotake 92

Katie Katsuko Hayashi 89

Angelica “Angie” Shizuka

Higashide 95

Melvin Shigenobu Hashimoto 76

Jodo Mission Office Hours:

Monday to Saturday: 8am—5pm

Sunday & Holidays: 8am—3pm

Phone: 949-3995

Rev. Yubun Narashiba Head Minister

Rev. Kanjun Nakano Resident Minister

Rev. Dwight

Nakamura Retired Minister

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What is “Perpetual Memorial

Service?” (Eitaikyo)

This record of a perpetual memorial service and is called Eitaikyo in Japanese. When the date of death occurs for a person listed on this record, the ministers pray for that individual during the morn-ing service. The prayers will continue each year for as long as Jodo Mission exists. Anyone can be included in it. You may put your own name on the list, too. This also helps when it is difficult to have memorial services. We also wel-come you to attend the morning service at 8:30am.

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.

Rev. Yasuhiro

Watanabe Resident Minister

Gifts You Might Consider: During this holi-

day season, you might consider purchasing a Jodo

Mission happi coat, Hanafuda cards or place your

order on a new book entitled “Journey of Heroes”

the story of the 100th Infantry Battalion and 442nd

Regimental Combat Team (in comic book style).

Perpetual Memorial Service (Eitaikyo) for December

1 Jusaku Kimura

Sato Imaguchi

Isamu Matsumoto

Masayoshi Tanigawa

The Kimura & Muroshige

Family

The Imaguchi Family

2 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

3 Fumie Chinen

Fumiko Hayashi

Fujino Masatsugu

The Chinen Family

4 Ryuichi Higashimura

Gunichi Morioka

Nobusuke Shinagawa

The Higashimura Family

The Morioka Family

5 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

6 Tokuemon Imamoto

Hideo Morita

Kiyoko Maehara

Imamoto & Kawakami

Family

7 Matsujiro Tanimura

8 Reisuke Wakagi

Seiichi Nakamura

Yoshio Higashimura

Matsuyo Tanimura

Takaichi Tamakawa

The Wakaki Family

The Nakamura Family

The Tanimura Family

9 Genjiro Shimabukuro

Tora Aoki

Ichiro Kishi (2)

Yutaka Onaga (2)

The Shimabukuro Family

The Aoki Family

The Kishi Family

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

12 RokuichiYanagihara

Jisaku Yanagihara

Robert Wong

13 Mosaku Hayashi

Hana Imai

Sachiko Fujikami

The Yano, Konaka &

Hayashi Family

14 Umetaro Ogata

Yuichi Nose

Tamikichi Yasuda

Naoji Nishimura

Yoshiko Tanigawa

Tsuruko Gushikuma

Curtis Tokue Uehara

15 Masagoro Kitagawa

Yoshio Miyao

Masami Kawamura

The Kitagawa Family

Ichiji Kiyuna

Kisei Takara

Manabu Omura

16 Fusakichi Okawa

The Shigeoka & Okawa

Family

17 Yasukichi Kaya

Rinsuke Uesugi

Hideo Moritsugu

Kona Matsuda

Kaya & Shimazaki Family

18 Bishop Kyodo Fujihana

Alice Y. Fukunaga (2)

Kiyoko Kagihara

Taichi Ebisuzaki

19 Tsunesuke Yanagihara (2)

Iwa Yanagihara

Jane Takabayashi

Jeanette Asako Hayashi

The Yanagihara Family

20 Satoshi Yasumoto

21 Tokutsuchi Saeki

Masao Yano\

George K. Kimoto

Seiichi Kimura

Judith K. Kodama

The Saeki Family

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

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 Nanba Family

The Muranaka Family

The Nanba Totsuchi Family

25 The Sato Family

Robert Mitsuyasu

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

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Wilfred Masaichi Taira

The Agari Uebaru Family

The Naka Uebaru Family

The Uebaru Guwa Family

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