Information of O-Toba for 2013

Dear Members and Friends of Jodo Mission:

Thank you very much for your support to Jodo Mission. We

hope you are enjoying a very safe and peaceful New Year. Time

passes so quickly! It is time to order your O-Toba.

We will soon send you an O-Toba order form

to order your O-Toba for O-Bon 2013.

Because of the Temple’s busy summer schedule, the deadline to order your O-Toba

is Friday, April 1st. Our O-Bon services will be held July 12-14 (Fri-Sun).

Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.

In Gassho,

Jodo Mission of Hawaii

Jodo Mission of Hawaii

Bulletin - MARCH 2013

(#1196-0313)

Jodo Mission of Hawaii 1429 Makiki St.

Honolulu HI 96814

Address Service Requested

VISION FOR THE FUTURE (5)

By Rev. Yubun Narashiba

Japanese Buddhism in Hawaii has a very unique cultural background. In

Japan, Buddhist customs differ from village to village, town to town,

prefecture to prefecture. This is because Buddhism has been localized to fit to the custom in

each area. Since Japanese immigrants came to Hawaii from the various regions of Japan,

ceremonial customs are different according to the area where the family came from. However,

as time passes, those customs are becoming unclear and more confusing for the younger

generations. Because of this confusion, younger generations seem to be going away from

Buddhism by saying that Buddhism is hard to understand. Therefore, in this article, I would

like to explain the standard procedure of doing a service. As the first, let me show you the two

common procedures of having funerals among the members of Jodo Mission of Hawaii.

1. When Someone Passed Away

Death ↓ Medical examination ↓ Call for a minister ↓ Makuragyo (Bedside service) ↓ Call for a mortuary ↓ Body pick-up ↓ Meeting with the funeral director at the mortuary ↓ Viewing service ↓ Cremation ↓ FUNERAL with the first 7th day service ↓ 49th day service Burial service ↓ Hatsubon (1st O-Bon) service ↓ 1 year memorial service

2. When Someone Is Very Close To Death

Call for a minister ↓ Rinju Gyogi (Last rites) ↓ Death ↓ Medical examination ↓ Call for a mortuary ↓ Body pick-up ↓ Meeting with the funeral director at the mortuary ↓ Viewing service ↓ Cremation ↓ FUNERAL with the first 7th day service

↓ 49th day service Burial service ↓ Hatsubon (1st O-Bon) service↓ ↓ 1 year memorial service

Note: Above two service procedures are purely for informational purpose. We shall honor your family customs and

decisions to arrange a funeral service.

**Editor’s note: This article is a reprint from our August 2011 issue. Because this article contains information you will need to

know some day, we will be reprinting it from time to time as space permits.

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Spring 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, March 17, 2013

FOR OFFICE USE ONLY

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

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

Spring Higan-e Service

The word “Higan” literally means “the other shore” in Japanese. One shore represents this world which 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 the spring, the other in autumn, as Higan is held during the week of the spring and autumn equinox. Shan Tao, one of the high 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 Buddha’s Pure Land which exists far away in the west, as well as appreciate our ancestors who are also there.

Please join us in crossing the river to the other shore as we think about Buddha’s Pure Land and respect for our ancestors. Our Higan Service will be held:

Sunday, March 24 at 10 am

On that day, Chutoba prayers will be conducted during the service. If you request a Chutoba, please fill out the form on this page, and send it to or drop it off at the Jodo Mission office. One Chutoba is SEVEN dollars. Please make your check payable to “Jodo Mission of Hawaii.”

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Higan Service

March 24 at 10 a.m.

____ I plan to attend service

____ I do not plan to attend

Bits of Knowledge of Buddhism Vol. 25 All Is One, One Is All (Mar. 2013)

By Rev. Yasuhiro Watanabe

The topic of this month is a flower. Actually, there is another

term for my topic: Interdependent Co-Arising. All teachings of Bud-

dhism are based on Interdependent Co-Arising. When we understand its true

meaning, we’ll know that it has rich potential to open the way to a bright fu-ture.

This idea is sometimes called the teaching of cause and effect. But that can be misleading, because we usually think that one cause leads to one effect.

But, according to Buddha’s teaching, cause and effect co-arise and everything is

a result of multiple causes and conditions. Interdependent Co-Arising goes be-

yond concepts of space and time. “The one contains the all”.

Now, I will introduce to you Buddha’s interesting words to explain the

meaning of interdependence in Buddhism. Here are the dialectics of the Dia-

mond Sutra. “A is not A. That is why it is truly A.” What does it mean? That’s

logically inconsistent. You may be right. It is true that Buddha’s words sound like a wrong argument, but we should listen to his words more carefully and

think about them more deeply.

For example, you can picture a flower on the altar. It is made of non-

flower elements—sunshine, clouds, water, earth, minerals, and gardeners. A

beautiful flower needs enough sunlight, water, and nourishment to grow. Also,

people have to take care of plants and arrange flowers to put on the altar. The

flower here consists of many factors, or a chain of causes and effects. A flower

truly contains the whole universe. Even if we return any one of these non-flower elements to its source, there will be no flower. That is why Buddha says,

“A flower is not a flower. That is why it is an authentic flower.” We have to re-

move our concept of flower if we want to touch the real flower.

In this way, Interdependent Co-Arising means a phenomena we see now

has come from many causes and conditions. All phenomena in this world in-

clude natural blessings and people’s dedication. “All is one, one is all.” If you

see through Buddha’s eyes in this way, a small thing looks different than it did

previously. This is the “Right Understanding” in the Eight-Fold Path.

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Have you noticed the new look of our Bulletin front page? It is not a mis-

take. It is purposely printed upside down on one-half of the page so the folded edge will

go through the mail machines when the postal department processes our bulk mail. If

this does not work, you may see another version on later issues. Thank you.

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The Introduction of Buddhism into Japan (6)

Kamakura Buddhism (1192-1336)

The Kamakura period (1192-1336) witnessed the birth of many new denominations. As a reaction

against types of Buddhism for the upper class people established in the Heian period, practical and devo-

tional types of Buddhism for the common masses were formed in this period.

It was during this Kamakura period when types of Buddhism which most pros-

pered and played an important roles in the history of Japan, were founded. In

fact, those denominations which are followed by the majority of Buddhist pop-

ulation of Japan at present were founded during this period. Again Buddhist

priests of this period played really an important role in the actual society not

only in the field of religious activities, but also in almost all fields of social and

cultural activities. It is, therefore, almost impossible to talk about politics,

economics, arts, architecture, dramas, education, social welfare works, and

performed by Buddhist denominations and priests of this period.

Pure Land teaching rose autonomously,

adapting itself to the practice of the common

masses, and from this type of Buddhism, many

new denominations evolved. For example, the Jodo denomination was found

by Honen (1133-1212); Shinran (1173-1262) gave impetus to the rise of the

Jodo-shin (or Shin) denomination; Chishin (Ippen 1239-1289) formed the de-

nomination known as the Ji; and Ryonin (1072-1132), the Yuzu-nembutsu

denomination.

Moreover, Zen type of Buddhism was transmitted anew from China as

independent denominations; and the Rinzai

denominations of Ensai (1141-1215) and the

Soto denomination of Dogen (1200-1253)

came to be widely practiced

The Nichiren denomination, founded by Nichiren (1222-1282), was an

attempt to make the teaching enshrined in the Lotus Sutra (Myo-ho-ren-ge-

kyo) clear from the standpoint of the Japanese Nation, and consequently be-

came independent of the Tendai denomination which was found in the Heian

period.

The various denominations of the Kamaku-

ra period were handed down through genera-

tions by numerous priests and followers with

each denominations manifesting its specific

character and contributing to the edification of

the Japanese people. As mentioned above, it is noteworthy that these Bud-

dhist denominations founded in this period are the most flourishing and im-

portant denominations and have the most followers in present day Japan.

From Understanding Japanese Buddhism

Published by The Japan Buddhist Federation

Honen

Shinran

Dogen

Nichiren

Announcements

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HAWAII STATE JODO SHU FUJINKAI SCHOLARSHIP

Namiye Nakamura Scholarship

The Hawaii State Jodo Shu Fujinkai offers a $750 Namiye Nakamura Scholarship to a Ha-

waii high school graduate or a member of the temple who wishes to further his/her education

toward a degree or advanced degree in an accredited college or university.

The applicant for the scholarship must meet the following criteria:

1. Priority will be given to a student graduating from a high school in Hawaii.

2. If there are no graduating students applying, any applicant continuing their

education may receive the scholarship.

3. Be accepted at an accredited university or institution of higher learning.

4. Possess good moral character and leadership potential

5. Be an active member of his/her respective Jodo Mission

6. Submit an application by April 15th.

The family or legal guardian of the applicant must currently be a member of his/her respec-

tive Jodo Mission. Financial need will be considered. Determination of the scholarship recipi-

ent will be made by a Scholarship Committee.

If there are any questions about the scholarship, please consult Rev. Yubun Narashiba at

949-3995.

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Jodo Mission of Hawaii

Children’s Choir “Malama

No Malama Children’s Choir in March

Sunday School

We welcome children to join our Sunday

School. Let’s enjoy studying Onembutsu by

doing various activities.

March 3 field trip

March 31 11:00 a.m.

YBA

March 24

at 8:30 a.m.

FUJINKAI (women’s association)

March 3 at 8:30 a.m.

Oahu Rengo Convention

at Haleiwa

All Fujinkai members wanting to go to

Haleiwa on Sunday, April 21, to attend the

Oahu Rengo Convention, please contact

the Betsuin office at 949-3995 to put your

name on the list for 1) bentos and 2) bus

ride to Haleiwa..

This is a wonderful opportunity for the

Oahu Fujinkai members to meet and enjoy

fellowship! Please attend.

Sewing Circle

March 9 and 23

8:30—11:00 a.m. Any interested person is welcome

to participate

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Botamochi or Ohagi: This mochi rice covered with azuki beans is customarily

made at Higan time or spring equinox March 21 or autumn equinox September

21. The sun usually sets due west on these days. It is usually made and eaten

around Higan time. During the spring this sticky rice covered with azuki beans is

called botamochi from the botan flower or tree peony flower which blooms in the

spring. During the autumn, it is called ohagi from the hagi or bush clover flower.

Please come to the temple for Higan Service on March 24 and quite possibly you may be

able to purchase some botamochi made by the Fujinkai ladies. If you want to help with the

botamochi making, please contact the temple that you are interested. Thank you.

Den Den Mushi Photos

Each year around this time of year

students from Shukutoku University

Panel Theatre Group called Den Den

Mushi come to Hawaii to perform

their musical picture story show visit-

ing care homes, schools and Jodo

Missions.

On Sunday, February 17, we were

fortunate to have 5 Shukutoku Uni-

versity students: Ayana Saito, Ayaka

Fukuda, Atsushi Sugo, Seiya Matsu-

zaki and Yuki Takano

This year, they even played the

accordion and guitar in addition to

singing

A lot of children

came to see Den

Den Mushi and

they seemed to

enjoy them-

selves. Den Den

Mushi sang

about 8 songs:

Do Re Mi; BINGO,

Old McDonald Had A Farm, O Bla Di O Bla Da, Humpty Dumpty,

Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, Song of the Island, and It’s A Small

World. If you missed this event, please be on the lookout next

year around this time of the year

After their performance and some fellowship with members and children, Den Den Mushi went

to Maui to perform at the Lahaina Jodo Mission. Thank you Den Den Mushi for a wonderful

performance and see you next year!

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General Membership Meeting On Sunday, January 20, 2013, at the General Membership Meeting President Jon Riki Kara-

matsu thanked everyone for coming and for supporting the temple not only in monetary contributions

but also volunteering at many temple events, especially the Bon Dance in August and Bazaar in Octo-

ber and mochi making in December. He said he looks forward to everyone’s continued support in the

coming year.

Installation of Kyodan Board of Directors: Bishop Gensho Hara installed the new officers

for the 2013-2015:

President: Jon Riki Karamatsu

First Vice President: Ian Kitajima

Second Vice President: Sally Hayashi

Third Vice President: Jo Ann Matsuo

Secretary: Ryan Ogawa

Assistant Secretary: Burt Lum

Treasurer: Akiko Nishiyama

Assistant Treasurer: Herbert Fujikawa

Advisors/Directors: Rev. Yubun Narashiba and

David Miyamoto

Other Directors: Clifford Miyamoto, Kay Oshiro, Chris Sullivan and Stanley Kitajima

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Hyaku-Sai Recognition: Highlight of the New Year’s Party was the recognition of six Hyaku-Sai

(100 year old) members: Mr. Robert Taro Ashimine, Mr. Wataru Muramoto and his wife Mrs. Sumiko

Muramoto, Mrs. Tamayo Nakamura, Mrs. Eleanor Masako Tanaka and Mrs. Yukimi Okada (was not

feeling well and did not appear). Could not believe the Centenarian couple—Mr. and Mrs. Muramoto

(101 and 100)! Each Hyaku-Sai member received a Certificate as a Jodo Shu follower from Bishop

Gensho Hara and a beautiful koa wood frame (donated and made by Butchie Nishiyama). They were

all so happy to be here. It is so wonderful to see so many healthy 100 year old members! Thank you

also to the family members who brought them to this celebration!

Good friends Mrs. Tamayo

Nakamura (100) and Mrs.

Yoshiko Kitagawa (93) enjoyed

each other’s company at the

New Year’s party. It is not too

often that they get to visit with

each other.

Happy Hyaku-Sai members: Mr. Robert Ashimine, Mrs. Eleanor Tanaka, Mr. Wataru Muramoto, Mrs. Sumiko

Muramoto and Mrs. Tamayo Nakamura along with Bishop Hara, Jon Karamatsu and Rev. Narashiba.

New Year’s Party Photos

Temple members prepared the New Year’s Party

Luncheon: sushi, sekihan, nishime, potato salad, veg-

etable tempura, spare ribs, tsukemono, desserts.

Food was so delicious! Thank you Aki Nishiyama for

coordinating the ono lunch and to all the ladies who

helped prepare the ono lunch!

Entertainment: Stuart Nago performed with his gui-

tar by playing a song he created. Stuart also plays a

song or two about the third Sunday of each month af-

ter Sunday Service.

Mrs. June Hatsuko

Suzuki performed the

shamisen with her stu-

dent Brandon Goda.

It is so beautiful to see

the playing of the shami-

sen; we are so lucky to

have Mrs. Suzuki play

the shamisen and sing!

Sophie Narashiba joined

Darin Miyashiro’s koto group.

6 persons playing the koto

were so beautiful to hear and

also a rarity so see.

Miyashiro sensei had Sophie

sing a Japanese popular song

while playing the koto.

Bingo Game and Lucky Number: Kay Oshiro in the photo on the

right read some Bingo numbers while Takeru Nii is wondering why

doesn’t she call my numbers!

What a wonderful day! To all who attended, thank you for coming.

If you missed the New Year’s Party, please come next year. To all

those who attended the day’s events, starting with the memorial

service for Honen Shonin, General Membership meeting, Board of

Directors installation, New Year’s Party with entertainment, recog-

nition of Hyaku-sai members, and good food! WASN’T IT A WONDERFUL DAY!

Thank you again to the relatives who brought the Hyaku-sai members to the New Year’s

Party. Living to 100 is wonderful but it is the family members who assist them who must

also be thanked.

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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.

James Akira Tamura 83

Aileen Mitsuyo Kishida 65

Fumi Murasame 40

Agnes Yoshiko Kubota 82

Florence Shigeko Nakao 81

Stanley Takayuki Ajimura 82

Amy Toshie Sumida 85

Umeko “Evelyn” Suehisa 90

Douglas Asama Nakamura 83

Jodo Mission Office Hours:

Monday to Saturday

8am—5pm

Sunday & Holidays

8am—3pm

Phone: 949-3995

Website: www.jodo.us

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

Wedding Services, Baby Blessings,

House Blessings are available

upon request.

Wedding Services: If you are planning to

get married or know someone who is plan-

ning a wedding or if you would like to renew

your wedding vows, you are welcome to rec-

ommend our Temple. To pledge eternal

love between husband and wife to Amida

Buddha is very important.

Baby Blessings: May Amida Buddha’s

love surround our children with love.

House Blessings: May your new house,

apartment, home be blessed.

Please call for an appointment.

Perpetual Memorial Service (Eitaikyo) for March

1. Fusa Sato The Matsushita Family The Sato & Suzuki Families 2. Kazuo Ishizaki Haruo Shigeoka Masao Hayashida Setsuko Tsuda 3 Hideo Shoji The Shoji Family Yoshima Takabayashi (2) The Nanbara Family The Tanigawa, Hirano,& ’ Hisano Family The Namba Family 4. Kuma Tabata Mume Yamamoto Kuni Ishikawa 5. Matsue Nakamura Yukio Hisamoto The Hayashi Family Toshisuke Terada Margaret Chieko Iwamoto Sadae Kanehira Shigeno Toyofuku 6. Bishop Enjo Ito Hideo Kubota Kaoru Kusunoki Chiyo Iwamoto Tsugio Aoki (2) Ruiko Kaita 7. Kiku Yagi The Yagi Family Makoto Tanaka The Tanaka Family Hiroshi Higa The Higa Family Suematsu Nanba Kikue Tanaka The Tanaka Family Kenichi Kinoshita Masao Hashimoto Hideo Sugihara The Sugihara Family Kamado Taira 8. Hatsuno Daitoku The Daitoku & Fujimoto Family Yoshi Imamoto The Iwamoto & Kawakami Family Gisaburo Kawamura The Kawamura Family Satoru Takitani 9. Sumie Chikamoto The Ota Family Seiichi Takaoka Masao Watanabe Gohichi Hifumi Sam Takaoka

Toshikado Kimura 10. Chotaro Fujise Fujise & Kobayashi Family

Fushi Shintaku The Isogai Family

Harriet Nomiyama De St. Martin 11. Seikichi Teramoto The Teramoto Family

Mami Kumagaya Shizuko Kubota Yoshiko Oshiro Ono Iwamoto Kazue Kishida

12. Taikichi Yamane Clara Asami Tominaga Ruth Chieko Sakuda

13. Benshiro Tanimura

The Tanimura Family Kunisuke Higashimura Mume Yanagihara Seitaro Komiya Tetsumi Fujimoto (2) Rui Hara The Hara Family Fujino Imada Barney Rio

14. Eijiro Hara Satoshi Shinagawa Yuku Nakamura

15. Hachizo Aoki The Aoki & Kimura Family Naoyuki Hara Hara Family Asajiro Asai Omoyo Nagano The Nagano Family Hajime Aoyama Harunori Ohara

16. Hanako Kanehira Shigeo Sakuda (2) Chizuko Yasumoto The Kanehira Family Masato Kawano Robert Katsuhiko Sumida

17. Seiichi Yanagihara The Yanagihara Family Tadako Kunimoto Kunimoto & Nago Family Edwin Seimu Matsumori(2) Mieko Nomiyama Tsuchiyo Fujimoto Tokuichi Ohara

18. Moyo Iwamoto Matsuyo Hamada Inouye Eisaku Asaumi Shuso Saiki George Aoki

Hisayo Kawaoka

19. Umeki Matsumori The Matsumori Family Tsuru Fukuda Ototsuchi Yamanaka Yamanaka Family Ikuzo Kuniyuki

20. Ichiyuki Mizuno The Mizuno & Ohta Family Asakichi Iwamoto Iwamoto Family Zennoshin Yoshioka

21. Masuji Kajioka

The Kajioka & Morita Family Shima Nakagawa The Nakagawa Family Bishop Shinjun Shimizu Gonsuke Nakahara

22. Asano Fujikami The Fujikami Family Suegusu Matsuo The Matsuo Family Ishi Onaga The Onaga & Nakamura Family Heijiro Furumoto Ito Nakamoto Rev. Shutetsu Uenoyama Chiyoko Umezu Yoshikata Hayashi 23. Miko Kawano The Kawano Family Kazu Nakai The Nakai Family Midori Uno Sadami Suehisa 24. Rikuo Masuoka The Masuoka Family Hanako Yanagihara Torae Miyao Shigeki Hirono 25. Chiyo Nishimura The Nishimura Family Kimie Umemoto (2) The Umemoto Family Tetsubei Ishimoto The Ishimoto & Akimoto Family Nobuo Nakamoto The Nakamoto Family Kichizo & Kikue Miura Shizuno Uyehara Mizuko Sankichi Umemoto Suyekichi Watanabe 26. Yukiko Takeda The Takeda Family Satoru Iguchi Giichi Hayashi

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