Jodo Mission of Hawaii

Bulletin - JULY 2012

(#1188-0712)

Jodo Mission of Hawaii 1429 Makiki St. Honolulu HI 96814 Address Service Requested

Important Dates

July 1: O-Toba Set Up & General Cleaning - YOUR HELP IS NEEDED

July 13-15: O-Bon Services

Aug.17-18: Bon Dance

O-Bon Service Schedule

Friday, July 13 10:00 am (Hatsubon only)

2:00 pm & 7:00 pm

Saturday, July 14 10:00 am (Hatsubon only)

2:00 pm & 7:00 pm

Sunday, July 15

10:00 am

O-Bon Service Schedule

O-Bon Services will be held as follows:

Friday, July 13 - 10:00 am (Hatsubon Families Only)

2:00 pm & 7:00 pm

Saturday, July 14 - 10:00 am (Hatsubon Families Only)

2:00 pm & 7:00 pm

Sunday, July 15 - 10:00 am

Sign up for O-Bon Service will begin 1 hour before 2 pm and 7 pm services. This is on a first come first serve basis. NO phone orders will be taken.

Closing Service will be on Sunday, July 15 at 10:00 a.m. followed by releasing of rain-

bow pigeons to lead our ancestors’ spirits to the Pure Land. Cleanup will begin shortly thereafter.

Parking Attendants Needed: We are in need of at least 6 parking attendants for each 2

pm and 7 pm service. Please call Jodo Mission at 949-3995 if you are able to help direct cars to parking spaces. We appreciate your help.

O-Toba Service Appointments: If you wish to have prayers offered in

front of your O-Toba, appointments will be accepted from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm from Tuesday July 3 to 10 a.m. on Sunday, July 15, 2012.

Offering of Rice: During O-Bon Services it is customary to offer a bag of

rice. However, monetary donations in lieu of rice are acceptable. “Rice” en-velopes are available in the office. Thank you for your understanding and support.

Sr. YBA O-Bon Flower Sale: Please help the Sr. YBA by purchasing a beautiful potted

chrysanthemum ($1.75 each). NO phone orders will be taken. Thank you for your support.

Friday, July 13: 9:00 am to 7:30 pm Saturday, July 14: 9:00 am until supply runs out

Rainbow Pigeons to the Pure Land: This year, for the safety of our members and ministers, we will release rainbow pigeons to lead our ancestors' spirits to the Pure Land instead of going out to sea at night for three miles by boat. This is the finale of our O-Bon services and on Sunday, July 15 at 11:00 a.m. in the front yard of our temple. Every-body is welcome. Come and join us in this beautiful ceremony!

Offerings at your O-Toba: The space allowed for each O-Toba is

approximately 5.5 inches width and 7 inches depth. SEE page 1 for sample offerings. Most people will offer foods that the deceased liked, i.e. flowers, fruits, mochi, candies, somen for long generation life, cucumber and eggplant . [SEE also page 3 for more info.]

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O-BON—Additional Information

O-Bon is the abbreviation of “Urabon”, which means ‘salvation of souls from agony of be-

ing hung upside down’. The origin of O-Bon comes from the story about Mokuren’s mother.

One day, by practicing Buddha’s teaching, Mokuren received the super natural power of

looking into another world. When he saw his mother suffering in Hell by using his super nat-

ural power, he sought guidance of the Buddha. Through Buddha’s aid, Mokuren was able to

save his mother from the Hell. It is from this story that the O-Bon ceremony started to be ob-

served.

Without our ancestors we would not be here today. Thus, we honor them during O-Bon.

With our sincere prayer, our beloved ones who have departed from us can have peaceful re-

pose of their souls. Also, we can spend thankful and harmonious moment with our ancestors

who have done so much for us.

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Cucumber & Eggplant Dolls During O-Bon

Please do not be surprised if you see some form of the Cucum-

ber Horse and the Eggplant Cow around O-Bon season [photo

above from internet]. With a Cucumber, add legs with sticks to

make a horse for your ancestors to return quickly from the Pure

Land. Make a cow with an Eggplant using sticks for your an-

cestors to slowly return to the Pure Land. In some places in

Japan, these Cucumber and Eggplant dolls are made and placed at the front door to welcome your

ancestors on the first day of O-Bon and on the second day placed at the family altar. On the last

day, the dolls are taken to the river to carry the ancestors back to the Pure Land. But they are nev-

er thrown in the river.

Memorial Day Lei Making for Punchbowl Graves

Thank you to all who

came out on Friday,

May25 to string leis for

the graves at Punch-

bowl.

Hawaii Buddhist Council

Memorial Day Service held

at Punchbowl Cemetery

Bits of Knowledge of Buddhism Vol. 19 The Origin of Memorial Services (July 2012)

By Rev. Yasushiro Watanabe

第19回 年忌法要の由来（2012年7月）

お葬式の後，お寺では一連の追善法要のご案内をしています。最初は，ご命日から七

日ごとに法要を営んで回向する中陰法要です。現在では，簡略化して初七日と四十九日の2度で済ま

せます。中陰とは，お亡くなりになった方が次の生を受けるまでの期間です。続いて，百か日，一周

忌，三回忌を営みます。ここまで正式には計10回の法事をお務めします。これは十王信仰に由来しま

す。人は死ぬと，一定の期間ごとに生前の罪状を審判され，その結果，来世の行き先が定まると信じ

られてきました。十王はそれぞれの裁判の長官で，不動明王から阿弥陀如来まで10人の仏菩薩がその

任にあたります。審判の前に法要の功徳を回向できるように，法要は忌日かその前に営むことが望ま

しいとされます。

さらに室町時代には，七回忌，十三回忌，三十三回忌が加わり，十三仏として法事を営むことが定

着しました。七と十三という数字は不規則のように見えます。ただ十二支に従えば，6年後は暦が半

周，12年後は暦が一周したことになります。故人をしのぶには，適当な期間だと考えられたのでしょ

う。そして，三十三回忌でお亡くなりになった方は個別の霊から集合的な先祖へ一体化されます。

浄土宗では，故人は，阿弥陀如来の本願に乗じて，中陰の期間に極楽浄土へ導かれます。年忌法要

は，ご家族やご友人が集まり，お念仏を称えて故人をしのび，またお互いの無事を確認する大切な機

会です。たくさんの方がお寺に足を運ばれるように良き日をお選びください。

Vol. 19 The Origin of Memorial Services (July 2012)

After the funeral, ministers guide members to hold a set of memorial services for your loved one. To begin, weekly services are held until the 49th day after death. Now,

we simply hold 7th day and 49th day service. These first 49 days are regarded as an important time before one’s next birth. These services are followed by the 100th day, 1

year, and the 3rd memorial services. (Please see Note below) So far, we formally have 10 services, which come from the story of the 10 Kings. The ten Kings are Buddhas and

Buddhist Saints in the other world. They judge the conduct of people in this world and decide which stage the deceased will enter. The family says prayers for the deceased

before each trial. That is why we set memorial services on the anniversary or before.

In the Middle Ages, 7th year, 13th year, and 33rd year services were added and

a total of 13 services was established. They might look irregular. However, according to the Chinese Zodiac, the 7th year falls on the half cycle of the calendar and the 13th

year falls on one cycle. The services are supposed to be appropriate intervals for remembrance. After the 33rd anniversary, the deceased is usually absorbed into the

family of ancestral spirits.In the Jodo Mission tradition, by the grace of Amida Buddha, we are assured of the birth in the Pure Land within the first 49 days. A set of memorial

services is held to give comfort and say Nembutsu. It is also a good opportunity for family and friends to get together and share news. Please make prior arrangements on

the day of services so as many people as possible can be present. I hope you’ll have a

meaningful time as you remember your loved one.

(Note: In our tradition, we count the funeral as the first service. Therefore, we call two-

year anniversary “the 3rd memorial service” and so on.)

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22nd Laypersons Association and

23rd Hawaii Jodo Shu Rengo Fujinkai Convention

September 21 to 23, 2012 on Kauai

The Laypersons Association has invited the Hawaii Jodo Shu Rengo Fujinkai to join

their Convention on Kauai to conduct the Fujinkai meeting. The theme of their convention

is “Maintaining Jodo Shu presence in Hawaii”. If anyone is interested in attending, please

contact the Jodo Mission of Hawaii at 949-3995.

You may ask “who is a layperson?” Laypersons are non-clergy persons, whether you

are a temple member, temple officer, officer or member of any temple organization, i.e. Kyo-

dan (board of directors of the temple), Fujinkai (women’s association), or YBA (Young Bud-

dhist Association whether senior, junior or intermediate). Everyone is invited to attend the

Laypersons Association and participate in their discussions. Committees include Credential,

By-laws, Nominations and Resolutions and they will be meeting on Friday evening, Septem-

ber 21. There will be a service at Kapaa Jodo Mission, registration, cocktails and dinner. All

Fujinkai ladies are also laypersons and should participate in the Laypersons Association

committee meetings.

On Saturday, while the Laypersons Association goes golfing, the Hawaii Jodo Shu

Rengo Fujinkai (Hawaii State Fujinkai) ladies will conduct their meetings. Their meetings

will include committee meetings for By-laws, Nominations, Resolutions and Scholarship.

With declining membership, the Fujinkai ladies for the past several years have had to com-

bine their biennial convention with another group. This year, with much appreciation, the

Fujinkai ladies were invited by the Layperson’s Association to come to Kauai and conduct

their meeting. On Saturday evening there will be a service with the installation of Layper-

sons and Fujinkai officers, group photo, then cocktails and dinner at Kapaa Jodo Mission.

These conventions are a wonderful opportunity to visit other Jodo Shu temples in

Hawaii and get to meet other Jodo Shu members of other temples. On the island of Kauai,

there are two Jodo Shu Temples—Kapaa Jodo Mission (whose minister is Rev. Shoryu

Akiya) and Koloa Jodo Mission (whose minister is Rev. Kosen Ishikawa). The first two

days of the convention will be held at the Kapaa Jodo Mission and the last day Sunday will

be at Koloa Jodo Mission.

Depending on the attendance to this Convention, other activities and sightseeing will

be arranged. Kauai is a beautiful island with many beautiful places to see. Please come

to Kauai and attend the 22nd Layperson’s Association and 23rd Hawaii Jo-

do Shu Rengo Fujinkai Convention. There is a registration fee of $75 which includes

all meals for the three days. Convention participants will be staying at the Courtyard Mar-

riott Kauai at Coconut Beach. It will be FUN! Page 5

Aloha State Meisho Senior Y.B.A. Conention

Special Service was held on June 9 and conducted by

Rev. Koji Ezaki and Rev. Shinri Hara. While everyone

chanted the Nembutsu and hit the mokugyo, the Hondo was

darkened and Rev. Shnri Hara gave her sermon in darkness

while YBA members reflected on their life.

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Fellowship and good food.

YBA members expressing

their thoughts

Convention attendees took a

group photo. Bishop Gensho

Hara is at center. To his right

is Rev. Narashiba, then Rev.

Nakano and Rev. Shinri Hara.

To Bishop Hara’s left is Rev.

Ezaki and Rev. Miyazaki.

Missing in the front row was

Rev. John Hara who was tak-

ing photographs.

Just behind Bishop Hara is

Jo Ann Matsuo, 2012 Meisho

Senior Y.B.A. President.

The theme of this year’s Aloha

State Meisho Senior Y.B.A. Con-

vention was “Receiving the Light

of Amida Buddha”.

Hawaii Jodo Shu Rengo Fujinkai Presentation of

Namiye Nakamura Scholarship

Above is photo of Jessie Hozaki and proud parents Gerald and Sheldene

Hozaki with proud minister Rev. John Hara and Hawaii Rengo Presi-

dent Sally Hayashi who went to Kahului, Maui for this Scholarship

presentation.

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On May 13, Oahu Rengo Fujinkai President Jo Ann

Matsuo presented the Outstanding Youth Award to Sophie

Narashiba. Sophie is happy to greet and make other

children, not necessarily Sunday School children, feel

comfortable either at the Temple or at other functions.

She greets Temple members, their families, friends and

visitors. She charms everyone with her bilingual person-

ality. She can speak to you in

English but if she feels the person

next to you would feel more com-

fortable in Japanese, she will con-

verse in Japanese. CONGRATULATIONS

SOPHIE!

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Jessie Hoonani Hozaki of Kahului

Jodo Mission was the recipient of the

2012 Namiye Nakamura Scholarship

and was presented with the $750 Schol-

arship on Sunday, May 20, 2012.

Jessie graduated from Kamehameha

School, Maui Campus and plans to go

to Westmont College in California.

Rev. John Hara writes: “Since a

child Jessie Hozaki has been helping

Kahului Jodo Mission. Her family has

involved her with the temple activities

as part of our Buddhist community.

I’ve been a minister at Kahului Jodo Mission from May 2009 and since then I have seen Jes-

sie grow to be a wonderful young adult. She has volunteered herself during our Youth retreats

as a leader and a chaperone. Guiding other young adults to participate in our O-Bon festival

working in food booths, running games, and preparing for our O-Bon.”

On June 17, 2012, token gifts of $50 each were presented to Marci Nakamura who grad-

uated from Mililani High School and plans to go to the University of San Francisco to major

in business administration and Kelli Shindo who graduated from Pearl City High School and

plans to go to Kapiolani Community College to major in culinary arts.

Sophie with proud parents Rev. Yubun and

Yukari Narashiba with Oahu Rengo Presi-

dent Jo Ann Matsuo

Oahu Rengo Fujinkai Outstanding Youth Award

Mother’s Day Celebration

Sunday School honored their mothers with songs, pictures

and flowers. Some mothers could not attend because they

had to work.

Red carnations for the mothers

Students having fun performing their song for mothers and

Temple members while Rev. Nakano tries to encourage

them.

Happy Temple members who

received carnations

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ing of incense

Chawan Mushi

(Oven)

Ingredients:

2 eggs, beaten

Shiitake, softened in water

Chicken thigh

Imitation crab

Gingko nut

1 1/2 c chicken broth

1 1/2 tsp shoyu

Dash of salt

Prepare a cup per serving by adding the following to each:

1. Slice four thin strips of chicken and place one strip into the bottom of each

cup.

2. Continue in the same manner for the shiitake and imitation

crab. Arrange a gingko nut to sit at the bottom of the cup as

well.

3. Egg mixture: blend well 2 eggs in a small bowl. Add to this 1 1/2 cups of

chicken broth, 1 1/2 tsp of shoyu and a dash of salt. Pour egg mixture into

cups, filling them halfway or until mixture is evenly divided.

Note: Pour egg mixture carefully to avoid creating bubbles.

Tightly cover the top of each cup with foil.

Bake for 30 minutes at 350 degrees, with-

out preheating the oven.

Jodo Mission of Hawaii

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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.

Mitoshi Tanaka 83

Kikuji Tojio 87 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

2012 BON DANCE SCHEDULE OF JODO SHU TEMPLES

NO MEETINGS IN JULY: Fujinkai,

Sewing Circle, Sunday School and

Malama Children’s Choir

Island Temple Phone No. Dates Times

Oahu Betsuin 949-3995 Aug 17 to 18 7:30 pm – 10:00 pm

Haleiwa 637-4382 July 6 to 7 7/6: 8 pm – 10 pm

7/7: 8 pm – 11 pm

Big Island [Hawaii]

Kurtistown

Call Rev. Miyazaki

(808) 935-6996

August 4 8:00 pm

Hilo July 20 to 21 7/8: 7:30 pm

7/9: 8:00 pm

Hakalau August 18 8:00 pm

Hamakua

Call Rev. Wansa

(808) 775-0965

August 11 6:30 pm

Kohala July 14 6:30 pm

Hawi August 4 6:30 pm

Maui Kahului Call Rev. John Hara

(808) 244-0066

August 11 7:00 pm

Wailuku June 15 7:00 pm

Lahaina (808) 661-4304 July 7 7:00 pm

Kapaa (808) 822-4319 August 3 to 4 7:30 pm Kauai

Koloa (808) 742-6735 June 29 to 30 7:30 pm

YBA Meeting

July 29 @ 8:30 a.m.

1 Kichi Yanagisawa The Yanagisawa Family Yone Ishida

2 Toyo Tojo

The Tojo Family Tsune Uchiumi Minoru Shigeta Kikuyo Gonhata] Ellen Kimiko Hedani

3 Tamayo Yanagihara Robert Yoshimura

4 Setsuyo Sugihara

The Sugihara Family Sumiyo Yamanaka Kajo Teruya Isami Yoshikawa The Yoshikawa Family Kajo Teruya The Yamanaka Family Masaru Taira

5 Asao Takara

Shige Ikeda Fred Yutaka Sakuda Donna Haruko Furutani

6 Takaichi Hamada

The Hamada Family Miki Ajimura The Ajimura Family Takezo Ishida Yosuke Mitsutani

7 Hisa Akimoto

Taki Ishimoto Seiji Ogawa Kenneth Sugio Ito

8 Yoshio Furumoto

Kamado Takara Hiroshi Arakawa Sueko Kiyama Shigeko Shimamoto

9 Kameichi Okamura

Matsuyo Kamioka Kumataro Gonhata Masashi Kimura

10 Tatsu Yanagihara

The Yanagihara Family Shina Kaya The Kaya & Shimazaki Family Keizo Nagata The Nagata Family Yojiro Yamashina

Ukichi Nakano Fuji Kitagawa

11 Toyo Nanbu

The Nanbu Family Fusa Murakami (2) The Murakami Family The Yamamoto Family Shigeyo Ipponsugi Iwao Asaumi

12 Hideo Higashi

Kamesaburo Gushiken Akiyo Yano Morio Yanagihara Toshiji Oka

13 Kazuichi Akimoto

Bunji Aoki The Aoki Family Toki Yamamoto The Yamamoto Family Setsuyo Nitta Yai Ouchi Watanabe Sadako Asaumi 14 Takao Amano Kanichi Morita Fukutaro Nagata Haya Kamimura Kazuo Kamimura

15 The Nakagawa Family

The Koike Family The Fujisue Family Doris Chiyoko Hayashi Florence Satoko Law

16 The Juichi Yamada Family The Fujii Family The Shikata Family The Nishii Family The Okazaki Family Haruo Okahara The Okahara Family R. Toyoji Tominaga Tetsuichi Umemoto

17 Ito Tanimura

The Tanimura Family Kome Nishiguchi The Nishiguchi Family Takiko Amakawa Yumei Uyehara Tomoe Yoshioka

18 Hisako Fujihana

The Fujihana Family

Seiji Nakagawa Miyoji Aoki Masutaro Kunihisa Tokiyo Masaki Masaaki Maruichi Okiyo Matsumoto Matsu Sadoyama

19 Misae Higashihara

Thomas Tamotsu Hamada

20 Gonshichi Shintaku

Fukuji Ikeda Katsumi Imada

21 Shigeru Nakata

Usuke Oda Kamekichi Toyofuku

22 Keisuke Kimura

The Kimura Family Takeo Matsunaga Motohiro Tanimura Matsuyo Miyagi

23 June Junko Yamashita

Keizo Oda Sadako Kishimoto

24 Masako Narahara

25 Matsuno Mishina

The Mishina Family Masuo Yanagihara The Yanagihara Family The Kimura Family The Weiss Family (Stillborn)

26 Naosuke Nakamoto

The Nakamoto & Sakagawa Family Toshio Fujimoto The Fujimoto Family

27 Sakutaro Koyama

The Koyama Family Sayoko Takaoka Hatsu Maruichi Yoichiro Watanabe

28 Koichi Ogi

Sadamu Iwamoto Miyoko Ohara Darin Sueo Furutani Fumiko Iwamoto

29 Kansuke Yano

The Yano, Konaka & Hayashi Family Mitsuo Sakakibara Chiya Wada

30 Noriaki Masuda

The Masuda & Asamura Family Kinosuke Kitamura The Kitamura Family Toshisuke Iwamoto Noriaki Masuda Matsuo Hirayasu Bishop Shutesu Miyamoto

31 Haruo Nakano

Kameyo Hayashi Usano Yamane Katsumi Yano Evelyn Chieko Fujita

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