Jodo Mission of Hawaii Bulletin - March 2014
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Transcript of Jodo Mission of Hawaii Bulletin - March 2014
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Information of O-Toba for 2014
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 2014. Because of the Temples busy summer schedule, the dead-line to order your O-Toba is Tuesday, April 1st. Our O-Bon services will be held on July 25-27 (Fri-Sun).
Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.
In Gassho,
Jodo Mission of Hawaii
Jodo Mission of Hawaii
Bulletin - MARCH 2014 (#1208-0314)
Jodo Mission of Hawaii 1429 Makiki St.
Honolulu HI 96814
Address Service Requested
HBC Buddha Day(Hanamatsuri) Celebration
Sunday, April 6, 2014 at 10:00 a.m. at Jodo Mission of Hawaii
Please reserve April 6, 2014. The Hawaii Buddhist Council is planning a Buddha Day or Hanamatsuri Celebration for the day Shakyamuni Buddha was born. Guest Speaker is
Dr. George Tanabe. The Hawaii Buddhist Council is compr ised of the following Bud-dhist denominations: Nichiren Mission, Soto Mission of Hawaii, Higashi Hongwanji Mis-sion, Jodo Mission of Hawaii, Koyasan Shingon Mission and Tendai Mission.
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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.
**Editors 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 ()
Your Name() : Phone: ______________
Name of Deceased
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One Chutoba is $7 X Total of Chutoba = Total $
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Please make checks payable to Jodo Mission of Hawaii. DEADLINE: Sunday, March 9, 2014
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 Buddhas 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 Buddhas 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 Buddhas Pure Land and respect for our ancestors. Our Higan Service will be held:
Sunday, March 23 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. Page 3
Higan Service
March 23 at 10 a.m.
____ I plan to attend service
____ I do not plan to attend
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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 Scholar-ship to a Hawaii 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.
ARIGATO: Jodo Mission wishes to thank
Kotake Shokai for the case of Tokuhon-A.
Many temple members who came to the
New Years Day Service received a box. Thank you for your thoughtful gift!
Membership Dues (Gojikai)
REMINDER: If you have not paid your
membership dues ($60) this year,
please be sure to do so by making
your check payable to Jodo Mission
of Hawaii (mail to 1429 Makiki
Street, Honolulu, HI 96813). Thank
you.
Mind, Body & Soul
Do you know a person who can speak
on the subject of mind, body and soul?
We all have stresses in our lives be it
from work, family, health or all at the
same time. If you know of an interest-
ing speaker, please contact Rev.
Narashiba at 949-3995. Thank you.
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Visitors from JapanKoto Joysei Ministers [Young Ministers Association]
Koto Josei Ministers from Tokyo, Japan: On Feb-ruary 9, 2014, 11 ministers from the Koto Josei
Ministers Association and their families visited Jodo
Mission and also conducted a Japanese Service led
by Rev. Okochi after our Sunday English Service.
Leis were given and they enjoyed their trip to Ha-
waii. Their trip was in commemoration to their first
group who came to Hawaii for a visit 40 years ago.
Taisho University Students: On February 16, 2014, 13 students from Tai-
sho University of Tokyo, Japan, came to our
Sunday English Service accompanied by
Mr. Toshimichi Sakurai, Chief Coordinator of
the International Affairs & Educational
Exchange Program and Professor Hiroko
Nishikage. The students studied English in
Japan and are here taking a course in English
at the University 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.
Keichi Ogi 89
Kokichi Kawahara 93
Tsuyoshi Okahara 86
Mitsuru Suehisa 88
Tsutomu Honda 95
Sueyo Nakamura 93
Harry Tomotoshi Oshiro 66
Jodo Mission Office Hours:
Monday to Saturday
8am5pm Sunday & Holidays
8am3pm
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. 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 Buddhas
love surround our children with love.
House Blessings: May your new house,
apartment, home be blessed.
Please call for an appointment.
Inochi no Riyu (The Reason for Life)
Sada Masashi of Japan
has written a beautiful
song for Jodo Shu as
part of the 800th memo-
rial service for Honen
Shonin. Please come to
our Sunday Service to
learn this beautiful
song.
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Perpetual Memorial Service (Eitaikyo) for March
1. Fusa Sato The Sato & Suzuki Families The Matsushita Family 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 Namba 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 Suematsu Namba
16. Hanako Kanehira The Kanehira Family Shigeo Sakuda (2) Chizuko Yasumoto Masato Kawano Robert Katsuhiko Sumida Kikutsuchi Tarumoto
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
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