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 Temple’s 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.

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 7

th 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 7

th 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 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 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 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

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 Year’s 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.

Visitors from Japan—Koto 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

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. 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.

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.

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

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