JODO MISSION OF HAWAII

BULLETIN - SEPTEMBER 2011

Jodo Mission of Hawaii 1429 Makiki St.

Honolulu HI 96814

Address Service Requested

(#1178-0911)

September 11—Keiro Kai and Grandparents’ Day

The Intermediate YBA and Sunday School will honor our Keiro members (all those 80 years old and older) on Sunday, September 11, at 10 a.m. Please join us if you are able to come. Also, younger generation, please bring your parents, grandparents, aunties, un-cles who are 80 years and older to joint this event! It will be a special treat for them!

Also at 10 a.m. we will also have the Higan Service (see page 3 for further info).

Above photo is the beautiful front gate of Chion’in Tem-ple in Kyoto, Japan, headquarters for Jodo Shu.

Honen Shonin’s 800th Grand Memorial Service

The 800th Grand Memorial Service scheduled for this past April was postponed due to the earthquake/tsunami disaster in Japan. Bishop Gensho Hara has received a new invitation to attend the 800th Grand Memo-rial Service during the Yoshimizuko Convention on September 28, 2011in Kyoto, Japan. The welcome reception sponsored by Chion’in Temple’s Yoshimizuko group will be held on the evening of September 27, 2011. Anyone interested in attending, please contact Rev. Narashiba at 949-3995.

Hawaii State Grand Memorial Service Sponsored by Kyoku (Hawaii Council of Jodo Missions)

It has been 800 years since the passing of our founder Honen Shonin, who taught us the way of O-Nembutsu—by calling Amida Buddha’s Holy Name. Please remember in January of this year Bishop Gensho Hara wrote in his New Year’s message that Jodo Shu temples in Japan and around the world will hold special commemorative services, observances, and projects in honor of our founder.

The Hawaii Council of Jodo Missions (Kyoku) is sponsoring the Hawaii State Grand Memorial Service on SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2011 at 9:30 a.m. at Betsuin, with lunch to follow. Please join us for this Grand Memorial Service. Everyone is cordially invited..

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AUTUMN O-Higan Chutoba Form (彼岸会中塔婆申し込み用紙) Your Name(お名前) : Phone（電話）: Name of Deceased （亡くなった方のお名前）：

1. 2. 3. 4 One Chutoba is $7 X Total of Chutoba = Total $ （中塔婆1本7ドル） （本数） （合計）

Please make checks payable to “Jodo Mission of Hawaii”. DEADLINE: Sunday, September 4, 2011

FOR OFFICE USE ONLY

Order accepted by Date accepted / / (In person/ Mail / By phone)

Received by Date paid / / 2011 (Cash / Check #___________) Write

O-HIGAN SERVICE The word “Higan” literally means “the other shore” in Japanese. One shore represents the world we are in, and the other shore “Higan” represents Amida Buddha’s Pure Land. The river represents the bad mind we all possess. The concept is that we practice the teaching to reach the other shore across the river.

We have two Higan seasons in a year. One in spring, the other in autumn, as Higan is held during the week of the spring and autumn equinox. Shan Tao, one of the highest ranking priests of Jodo Buddhism in China said that the sun sets due west during the equinox thus it is a good opportunity to think about Bud-dha’s Pure Land which exists far away in the west, as well as appreciate our ances-tors who are also there.

Please join us for our Higan-e service and think about Amida Buddha’s Pure Land and our ancestors. Our Higan-e Service will be held:

Sunday, September 11 at 10:00 am Chutoba prayers will be conducted during this service. If you would like a Chutoba prayer for your ancestors, please fill out the form on this page and send it or drop it off at the Jodo Mission office by Sunday, September 4th. Thank you.

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第10回「お地蔵さまの由来」（2011年9月）

浄土宗別院の正門のすぐそばに地蔵菩薩像が立っています。地蔵菩薩はもっ

とも人気のある菩薩さまで，本当にたくさんの石像がお寺や路傍に造られました。

そのお姿は私たちの生活の中にとけ込んでいて，私たちは親しみを込めて「お地蔵

さん」「お地蔵さま」とお呼びしています。

地蔵菩薩は大地の守り神が起源とされます。お地蔵さまは，お釈迦さまが亡

くなられてから弥勒菩薩が次のブッダとしてこの世に現れるまでの間，現世の全て

の生き物を教え導く菩薩さまとして信仰されました。その姿は，頭を丸く剃り質素

な衣を着ていてお坊さんと同じです。お顔はいつも微笑みをたたえています。一般

的には，左手には宝珠をとり右手には錫杖を携えています。これらの像形は，お地

蔵さまが，世界の隅々を歩き回り，私たちの苦悩を癒し幸福をもたらして下さるこ

とを示しています。経典には，地蔵菩薩が，地獄・餓鬼・畜生・修羅・人・天の六

道に姿を表し，悩み苦しむ衆生を救済しようと発願されたとあります。さらに，一

切の衆生を救いとるまでは，自身は涅槃に入らないと宣言されました。つまり，お

地蔵さまは，生きとし生けるものを救いたいという慈悲ゆえに，六道輪廻の世界に

とどまり救済活動に自らの身を捧げているのです。

お地蔵さまは，この世だけでなく過去に亡くなられた人間や動物の罪障をも

消滅させて，平安へと導く菩薩さまとして篤く信じられています。もっとも救われ

がたい存在にこそ優先的に救いの手を差し伸べる慈悲深いお方です。宮沢賢治の「

雨ニモマケズ」に歌われるような無私の精神をもった，仏教徒にとって最高のお手

本の一人といえるでしょう。 You can see a statue of Ksitigarbha (Jizo)

by the gate of Jodo Mission. He is one of the most popular Bodhisattvas, and the number of his statues is the largest in Japan. Most people feel a closeness to Jizo, fondly calling him “O-Jizo-san” or “O-Jizo-sama.” Who is Jizo? Why is O-Jizo-sama so popular?

Originally, Jizo is believed to be the guardian of the earth. He protects all beings in the world from the time Sakyamuni Buddha passed away until Maitreya (Miroku) will ap-pear to become the next Buddha. Jizo has been worshiped as a great leader for Buddhists dur-ing Buddha’s absence. Most Jizo figures have

Bits of Knowledge of Buddhism

Vol.10 “Who is O-Jizo-sama?” (Sept 2011) By Rev. Yasushiro Watanabe

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a bald head and wear plain garments just like a Buddhist monk. They al-ways smile gently. They often hold a jewel in their left hand and a long staff in their right hand. These characteristics show that Jizo walks any-where and fulfills people’s wishes with great compassion. In the Sutra, Jizo made an original vow to save all living things. Jizo also vowed not to become a Buddha until his work of salvation is done. That is to say, he has voluntarily stayed in the cycle of rebirth and worked hard to save all beings in the six destinies.

O-Jizo-sama protects the weak and gives prior salvation to them. In everything, he counts himself last and puts others before him. The compassionate Jizo is a good example for Buddhist ministers and mem-bers.

Join us on Friday, September 23rd for "An Evening Talk with John Stevens." Many Zen Buddhist priests and practitioners were skilled at both the martial arts and the fine arts. One of those fine arts is calligraphy and Zen painting. This month, we've invited John Stevens to give a presentation on calligraphy and how the philosophy of Zen influences the art of shodo or the way of the brush. John Stevens lived in Japan for 35 years. He was a professor of Buddhist Studies and Aikido Instructor at Tohoku Fukushi Univer-sity in Sendai. He has written dozens of books on various aspects of Asian culture, including the classic “Sacred Calligraphy of the East”. He has been curator of three major exhibitions of Zen art: “Zenga: Brushstrokes of Enlightenment” (USA), “Zen Mind, Zen Brush” (Australia), and “Zenga from the Kaeru-an Collection” (Berlin). Professor Stevens is considered the leading authority on Zen painting and calligraphy in the world. We will meet in Ikoi Hall at 6:00pm. Join us for refreshments and discussion prior to the pres-entation. We will start the presentation at 6:30pm. This is part of our Buddhism 2.0 series where we explore Buddhism and its relevance to our modern times.

EVENT: An Evening Talk with John Stevens DATE: Friday, September 23, 2011 TIME: 6:00 p.m. PLACE: Jodo Mission of Hawaii (Ikoi Hall)

ZEN BUDDHISM

Bits of Knowledge (cont’d):

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BON DANCE (August 19-20, 2011) THANK YOU, THANK YOU to everyone who participated in our Bon Dance held on August 19-20, 2011. There were so many, many people helping behind the scenes and we really appreciate all your hard work. It is with everyone’s help that we can continue to do this event. Without someone arranging with the bon dancers, getting the yagura up, arrang-ing for the stairway to get on top of the yagura, someone setting up chairs so people could sit down, someone getting the omamoris, also someone selling omamoris, bon dance towels, hapi coats, kimonos, parking attendants, making and selling andagis (Okinawan donuts), someone making and settling musubis, spam musubis, someone making and selling chichi dango, someone ordering and selling saimin, someone making and selling sushi, yaki soba, someone making and settling hot dogs, chili and rice, someone making and selling jook, someone making sure that all the trash cans were not overflowing with trash, someone an-swering the many questions people called about, including “how do I get to Jodo Mission?” or “where can I park?” Thank you also to the many, many dancers who came, even though it rained, drizzled and sometimes poured. We could not do it without you. We hope everyone had time to catch up with old friends, made new friends, got together with your relatives!! Below, please find photos of some of those who participated in our Bon Dance.

Right photo: Ladies selling plate lunches, musubis, chili and hot dogs >>>>>>>

Lorraine Obayashi has her wallet out to purchase something.

Waffle Dog Sellers

Choba—Omamori & Bon Dance Towel Sales

Shave Ice Sellers

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Ladies helping theFujinkai Craft Sellers

Saimin Crew

Ladies in the kitchen

BON DANCE (August 19-20, 2011)

Hapi Coats for sale.

Even in the rain, dancers danced; watchers watched under umbrellas. One dancer suggested that the second night we should put a round onion and chili pepper under the yagura and then the rain would go away which we did!! And it still rained. Maybe we should have put more chili pepper. We also had 2 teru teru bozu and it still rained!

The lion is here!

Catch a “live” fish Spin the Wheel

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What is a bon dance without shave ice, andagi or BBQ sticks? Yum, yum, yum!

Teru teru bozu dolls from Wikipedia Teru teru bozu: is a little tradi-tional hand-made doll made of white paper or cloth that the Japa-nese farmers began hanging outside their windows by a string. This amulet is supposed to have magical powers to bring good weather and to stop or prevent a rainy day.

Teru-teru-bozu, teru bozu Ashita tenki ni shite o-kure Itsuka no yume no sora no yo ni Haretara kin no suzu ageyo

Teru-teru-bozu, teru bozu Do make tomorrow a sunny day Like the sky in a dream sometime If its sunny, I’ll give you a golden bell.

Dancers of all ages

Catch a fish

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We welcome children to join our Sunday School. Let’s enjoy studying Onembutsu by doing various activities. 9/4 following Children’s Choir at 10:45 am 9/11 @ 10 am: Sunday School will participate in Keiro Kai and Grandparents Day

Fujinkai Meeting (Women’s Association)

9/4/11 8:30 am

YBA Meeting 9/25/11 8:30 am

Sewing Circle

No Sewing Circle in September

Collecting Donations for Bazaar

Our Bazaar will be held on Sunday, October 23. If you have any donations, please bring them to the Temple! Please separate your donations by categories (clothing, kitchen utensils and kitchen ware, toys, trinkets, books) and please mark the categories. Jodo Mission will not pick up your donations. Thank you for your understanding.

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Old Mayonnaise Jars Needed for Bazaar

Please bring your 32 oz. glass mayonnaise jars to the Temple so we can fill them with Sushi Vinegar. Sushi vinegar is very popular and in order to have it available as a Ba-zaar item, we will need your help in ob-taining as many 32 oz. glass mayonnaise jars as possible.

♪ ♪ Jodo Mission of Hawaii ♪ ♪ Children’s Choir “Malama”

こども合唱団マラマ

September 4: at 10:45 a.m. (practice) September 11: Children’s Choir “Malama”

will participate in Keiro Kai and Grandparents’ Day.

Old news letter publications: Storage space for our old Bulletins is limited. Before we throw them away, if anyone is interested in any back issue, please stop by the Betsuin office and pick up what-ever you would like. It would be sad to throw them away if someone wants them. Thank you.

Teru teru bozu (cont’d)

Teru-teru-bozu, teru bozu Ashita tenki ni shite o-kure Watashi no negai wo kiita nara Amai o-sake wo tanto nomasho Teru-teru-bozu, teru bozu Do make tomorrow a sunny day If you make my wish come true We’ll drink lots of sweet rice wine. Teru-teru-bozu, teru bozu Ashita tenki ni shite o-kure Sorede mo kumotte naitetara Sonata no kubi wo chon to kiru Teru-teru-bozu, teru bozu Do make tomorrow a sunny day But if the clouds are crying (it’s raining) Then I shall snip your head off

Miso Ramen Ingredients: 1/2 tsp sesame oil 2 c water 1/2 round onion, sliced 2 cubes chicken bouillon 1 clove garlic, sliced 2 T awase miso 1/2 lb. ground chicken 8 oz. ramen noodles (frozen) 1/2 bag bean sprouts green onions, chopped (for garnish) Directions: 1. Measure and add 1/2 tsp. sesame oil into a sauce pan. 2. Heat pan and add the ground chicken. Stir to separate. 3. Add slices of garlic, continuing to stir contents. 4. Add 2 cups of water when chicken begins to cook through. 5. Add 2 cubes of chicken bouillon cubes and stir to dissolve. 6. Bring the mixture to a boil, then add the onions. 7. As onions cook and turn translucent, reduce the heat to medium and add two tablespoons of miso. Stir to dissolve. 8. Add ramen and turn up the heat to bring mixture to another boil. Stir to separate noodles. 9. When mixture settles to a simmer, add 1/2 pkg. of bean sprouts and cook for

another minute.

Serving:

Place noodles, soup, and vegetables into serving bowls. Garnish with green onions.

Recipe by Rev. Narashiba; Photos by Rev. Watanabe

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Obituaries

The Jodo Mission of Hawaii extends its sin-cere condolences to the family members and loved ones of the following members who have recently left this world for the Pure Land.

Shari Fujie Fujisato 55 Cordelia “Koko” Reiko Ushiroda 67 Nancy Ohara 75 Shigeno Hirata 98 Fumiko Iwamoto 90 Grace Kiyoko Sadaoka 87 Russell Hideo Uehara 64 Reiko Nakamura 75

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 Page 10

Rev. Yasuhiro Watanabe Resident Minister

Apology for August Eitaikyo List We apologize for not listing the follow-ing deceased person in the August Bul-letin:

8/19 Haruo Okuhara

What is “Perpetual Memorial Service?” (Eitaikyo)

This record of a perpetual memorial ser-vice and is called Eitaikyo in Japanese. When the date of death occurs for a person listed on this record, the ministers pray for that indi-vidual during the morning 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 ser-vices. We also welcome you to attend the morning service at 8:30am.

How to apply

Stop by the office, and fill out the applica-tion form. Each name costs $200. After the application is accepted, the name will be listed on the record.

EITAIKYO (Perpetual Memorial Service) for September

Seijiro Mitsuyasu The Mitsuyasu Family Takao Nishimura The Nishimura Family Kamado Gushikuma Kiku Sugimoto The Sugimoto & Samoto Family Yutaro Karamatsu The Karamatsu Family Kiku Kusunoki The Kusunoki Family Minbunosuke Sakuda Eikichi Nakamoto The Okamoto & Nakamoto Family Reverend Hoyu Ohta The Ohta Family Katsume Kuniyuki Shizuko Morita Kikuno Mitsutani Nobuo Yoshida Eisuke Tamura Kikuyo Iwamoto Shigeki Hayashi Yuriko Naito Toramatsu Yamamoto Kamekichi Shigeoka Suteno Yoshida Masaichi Toishigawa Kichigoro Ikeda Suke Muranaka The Muranaka Family Higashi Tojo The Tojo Family Toshiko Judy Yanagihara Mitsue Shigeoka Shunsuke Ogi The Ogi Family Shigeru Taketa Yone Wakayama Umeda Masako Koyama Ritsu Inada (2) The Inada Family (2) The Morimoto Family Tsune Kuniyuki Shimo Hashimoto Sana Tamura Yukie Sakaue Yorizo Yamane TheYamane Family The Harada Family Ikuzo Kuniyuki Nobuo Tsuda

Mike Shigeo Hara Junji Sano The Nishimoto Family Sada Hayashi The Hayashi Family Masao Fukuzawa Tsuneyasu Tamanaha Umeyo Ohta Kigoro Takada The Takada Family Kumayo Nomura The Nomura Family Yoshio Kawakami Yasuichi Moritsugu The Henry Hijii Family Matsu Ohta Kikuzuchi Takaoka Toshio Mitani Umeyo Nishimura The Nishimura Family Ishi Yagi The Yagi & Okada Family Takeji Ohara Masaji Kawasugi Shizue Masuda Yuji Yokoyama Ayako Nakata James Hajime Koike Shigenari Uesugi Okaji Hashimoto The Hashimoto Family Fujie Nomiyama Kinjuro Sugimoto The Sugimoto & Samoto Family Take Kitagawa The Kitagawa Family Tameo Shinntani Kamejiro Uyeda Hoichi Fujita The Fujita Family Mie Kashiwa Fumiko Yamane Nobuko Tsuruda Kichijuro Miyashige The Goto & Miyashige Family Seitoku Higa The Weiss Family The Sunagawa Family Fusae Ippongi Shoichi Ishida The ishida & Aimoto Family The Iwamoto's Baby

The Iwamoto Family Kiyoko Isobe Kumanoshin Yamamoto (2) Yoshiko Nakahara(2) Wanda Akemi Hamada Miyo Koyama The Koyama Family Keikichi Mishina The Mishina Family Kame Higa The Higa Family Ruth Yoshiko Medeiros Tsuchitaro Iwamoto Eleanor Haruko Nose Kiyoshi Matsushita The Matsushita Family Yoshiaki Ono The Ono & Yamada Family Yoshio Uchiumi Riichi Hirouji Ryuichi Hamada The Hamada Family The Sakauye Family Shieto Saiki Aya Asaumi Haruyo Yanagihara Kamematsu Onohara Mitsuru Harada The Nishimura's Baby Seiichi Tanaka The Tanaka & Takahashi Family Hakuyo Ebisuzaki (2) Kimi Morita The Morita & Ashinaka Family Natsue Hayashi The Hayashi Family Kiku Tanimura The Tanimura Family Ryosuke Yanagisawa The Yanagisawa Family Ushi Shimabukuro Akio Shimabukuro The Shimabukuro Family Kiyo Yamachika The Yamachika & Matsushige Family Ishi Uyenoyama Yuu Kunihisa Yoshiwa Tarumoto Chieko Yamamura Francis Kiyoshi Furutani

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