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Vol. 61, No. 1 January 2018 REV. USUKI’S PAGE

A Buddhist Prediction on Humanity

The world passes through alternating cycles of evolution and dissolution (closure), each of which endures for a long period of time. Though change is inherent in nature, Buddhism believes that natural processes are affected by the morals of man.

Lily de Silva, Morality and Nature

My sincere “Happy New Year” for 2018 to every member of West L.A. Buddhist Temple and also to our friends in the com-munity and elsewhere. I am most grateful that we were able to share so much over the past

year and we are also continuing to sustain the tradition and creating new experiences at this beautiful temple. It is a challenge as a minister to suggest some meaningful wisdom for this most important day, so I also rely on Buddhist tradition and its teachers for this writing.

As we continue to share the Buddha-dharma, we are continually reminded of the challenges and shortfalls of human beings. We know this personally and it is universal. We have wit-nessed horrific killings, extreme weather pat-terns, unending traffic, wastefulness, and many issues that are vividly presented every day that touch our heart and mind. I’m sure all of you are deeply concerned and see them as ordeals for yourself, the family, and the community. Unfortunately, the cause of these grave situa-tions was already posited many years ago in Buddhist writings.

Thus several suttas from the Pali canon show that early Buddhism believes there to be a close relationship between human morality and the natural environment.

Cakkavattisihanda Sutta

Since the entire cosmos is a living being as im-parted also in the Buddhist teachings, we have

a responsibility to respect and maintain its natural existence and processes. Despite the fact that we are relatively responsible, caring, and ethical, every being has the potential to relinquish these virtues and succumb to selfish-ness. When we are in a difficult predicament we can act in a most evil way, not pursuing the natural working of all things and therefore skewing the natural process of the universe. Changes in the weather pattern, air pollution, the use of non-biodegradable products, and so much more are now the norm in this world. Overpopulation, over-fishing, and the irrespon-sible use of water are transgressions that will continue to affect the future of this planet. Per-haps the next great world conflict will be over water. Therefore, as long as humans continue as thoughtless and selfish beings, we cannot help but use this planet in a most adverse way. Although sutras and early writings depict mythical and supernatural occurrences, they point to humans as the most dangerous.

According to a discourse in the Anguttara Nikaya, when profligate lust, wanton greed, and wrong values grip the heart of man and immorality becomes widespread in society, timely rain does not fall. When timely rain does not fall, crops get adverse-ly affected with various kinds of pests and plant diseases. Through lack of nourishing food, the human mortality rate rises.

Anguttara Nikaya

“When profligate lust, wanton greed, and wrong values grip the heart of man and immorality”

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means lack of true wisdom and it is equated to “ignorance” in Shinran Shonin’s teaching.

IGNORANCE 無明 mumyō. The Sanskrit avidyā means the absence of wisdom by which to see reality as it is. Ignorance is deeply entrenched in human existence itself. It is the root of all forms of delusion and suffering, being one of the three poi-sons of greed, anger, and ignorance, and the basic factor in the twelve-stage cycle of causation. The goal of Buddhism is to transform ignorance into enlightenment.

In Shin Buddhism, the true realization of oneself as ignorant—as a person of avidyā—comes about only through the working of the nembutsu or shinjin, and so is called the “wisdom of shinjin” or the “nembutsu of wisdom.” This wisdom is knowledge of oneself as ignorant; hence, it is wisdom that takes ignorance as its basis. When ignorant persons attain this wisdom, their ignorance, rather than being done away with, is transformed into wisdom.

“Glossary of Shin Buddhist Terms,” Collected Works of Shinran, Vol, II, p. 190

SAYING THE NEMBUTSU 称名 shōmyō. Vari-ous English expressions, such as reciting, pronouncing, or uttering the nembutsu, are in common use. “Saying the nem-butsu,” however, sounds most natural and ordinary, suited to the religious life of a Shin Buddhist. While there is nothing extraordinary about saying the nembutsu, the realization attached to it, involving one’s whole being, evokes an entirely new universe of meaning.

“Glossary of Shin Buddhist Terms,” Collected Works of Shinran, Vol, II, p. 204

This conversation may seem endless and we may often feel powerless to contribute in meaningful ways in this complex world. But as expressed by Shinran Shonin, we are embraced by the Wisdom and Compassion of Amida Buddha at all times. Perhaps in the New Year, we can personally reconnect to this home we call the universe in a most natural way by the Nembutsu. Gassho

Shinshu Corner

“Morality and Nature” The Buddhist Attitude Towards Nature

Lily de Silva

accesstoinsight.org/lib/authors/desilva/attitude.html

The world passes through alternating cycles of evolution and dissolution (closure), each of which endures for a long period of time. Though change is inherent in nature, Buddhism believes that natural processes are affected by the morals of man.

Story:

According to the Aggañña Sutta, which relates the Buddhist legend regarding the evolution of the world, the appearance of greed in the pri-mordial (prehistoric) beings—who at that time were self-luminous, subsisting on joy, and trav-ersing in the skies—caused the gradual loss of their radiance and their ability to subsist on joy and to move about in the sky.

The moral degradation had effects on the exter-nal environment too. At that time the entire earth was covered over by a very flavorsome fra-grant substance similar to butter. When beings started partaking of this substance with more

and more greed, on the one hand their subtle bodies became coarser and coarser.

On the other hand the flavorsome substance itself started gradually diminishing. With the solidification of bodies differences of form appeared; some were beautiful while others were homely. Thereupon conceit manifested itself in those beings, and the beautiful ones started looking down upon the others.

As a result of these moral blemishes the deli-cious edible earth-substance completely disap-peared. In its place there appeared edible mush-rooms and later another kind of edible creeper.


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In the beings who subsisted on them succes-sively sex differentiation became manifest and the former method of spontaneous birth was replaced by sexual reproduction.

Self-growing rice appeared on earth and through laziness to collect each meal man grew accustomed to hoarding food. As a result of this hoarding habit, the growth rate of food could not keep pace with the rate of demand.

Thereupon land had to be divided among fami-lies. After private ownership of land became the order of the day, those who were of a more greedy disposition started robbing from others' plots of land. When they were detected they

denied that they had stolen.

Thus through greed vices such as stealing and lying became manifest in society. To curb the wrongdoers and punish them a king was elected by the people and thus the original simple society became much more complex and complicated.

It is said that this moral degeneration of man had adverse effects on nature. The richness of the earth diminished and self-growing rice dis-appeared. Man had to till the land and cultivate rice for food. This rice grain was enveloped in chaff; it needed cleaning before consumption.

The point I wish to emphasize by citing this evolutionary legend is that Buddhism believes that though change is a factor inherent in nature, man's moral deterioration accelerates the process of change and brings about changes which are adverse to human well-being and happiness

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

Happy New Year to all sangha members! Writing “2018” seems foreign and novel, but in time I’ll get used to it. The New Year is a celebration, of course, but it is also a time for reflection on the year that has just passed. I

hope your reflections are studded with memo-ries of love, celebrations and rewards—and if

you’re like me, they will be mixed with regrets of things that were not done, or not done well—or maybe even things that shouldn’t have been done. So let us resolve to do better in the com- ing year. Namo Amida Butsu,

Rob Kafka

BWA NEWS by Anne Guild In November members of the BWA attended the funeral for Hisako Nakagawa held at the West Los Angeles Buddhist Temple. Mrs. Nakagawa was generous with her time and in her support of the Temple and BWA activities. We are grate-ful for her many years of service. She will be missed.

BWA was on hand to serve a catered lunch to temple members after the Eitaikyo Service on November 12th. For the first time, we served Filipino Cuisine, which included lumpia Shang-hai, fresh lumpia, chicken adobo, BBQ beef skewers, vegetable pancit and garlic rice. The food was catered by BSweet Catering and was enjoyed by all.

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Happy Birthday

to

Matsumi Baba

and

Masako Ishioka

80 Plus Lunch Monday, November 13

Thank you to Masao Sasaki

for the photo.

OSEIBO PRESENTATION - Bodhi Day Service, Sunday, December 3

Thank you to Richard Stambul for the photos.

Grace Mizushima presenting Dharma School oseibo to Rev. Fumiaki Usuki.

Rob Kafka presenting temple oseibo to Rev. Usuki.


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UPCOMING SERVICES AND EVENTS December 17 (Sunday): No service

Happy Holidays

December 22-26 (Fri.-Tue.): TEMPLE CLOSED December 31 (Sunday): Joya-e service 新年あけましておめでとうございます

Happy 2018 January 1 (Monday): New Year’s Day service

January 2-3 (Tuesday-Wednesday) TEMPLE CLOSED

January 6 (Saturday): Shotsuki hoyo January 7 (Sunday): Family service, cabinet

installation, New Year lunch January 11 (Thursday): Study class resumes

DON’T MISS OUT!

Join us for Study Class Thursdays at 1:00 PM

Coffee and refreshments, too!

~ Everyone Welcome ~

January 20 (Saturday): Jr. YBA Seminar 1

January 21 (Sunday): Ho-onko service, lunch January 27 (Saturday): Winter Pacific Seminar

(see page 7 for more information) WLABT members may sign up through the temple.

January 28 (Sunday): Family service January 29 (Monday): 80 Plus lunch

Temple Members

If you are turning 80 in 2018, please join us for 80 Plus lunch!

Enjoy the delicious food and the company of friends.

February 3 (Saturday): Shotsuki hoyo February 4 (Sunday: Nirvana Day service and

New Member Welcome February 16 (Friday): Bingo February 18: Family service February 26: 80 Plus lunch March 3 (Saturday): Shotsuki hoyo March 4, 11 (Sunday): Family service March 17 (Saturday): Spring Ohigan seminar March 18 (Sunday): Spring Ohigan service March 25 (Sunday): Family service

WLABT MEMBERS

If you haven’t already done so, please help the temple by picking up your 2018 BCA calendar. Thank you!

For the 2019 BCA calendar, a calendar order form will be included with the 2019 membership mailing.

Please fill in and return the form if you wish to receive the 2019 BCA calendar.


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Ishioka, WakanoIwasaki, ToshioKato, YasutaroKawaguchi, NatsutoKawai, IchisaburoKobuke, YoshioKoda, TakaoKojima, KenzoKokado, RobertKokuryo, AtsushiKudo, GoroMarumoto, HamayeMarumoto, RokuichiMatsuno, TosaMatsuura, YoshinoriMihara, GunzoMihara, KatsujiMinato, ChiyoMochizuki, Hama

Morikawa, MitsuruMorita, MasatoNakamoto, HiroshiNakashima, DanNonoguchi, HajimeNorth, JoyceOhara, KageoOhkawahira, RichardOkitsu, KazueOnami, MasatoOshinomi, MasatoOshinomi, TedOuchi, MotoOzamoto, SaeSakahara, ShigenobuSasaki, ChitoseShimasaki, MasateruSoga, ToshiyeTachiki, Miyoko

Takeda, IchizoTakeda, PaulTakemoto, KatsumiTakenaka, AkiyoTanaka, KenjiroTanaka, TetsujiTanaka, YoshiyeTerashita, SuekoUchida, JueUto, FrankYagura, KatherineYamamura, YaenoYamanaka, SotaroYamane, SadakoYanokawa, MaryYoshii, MasukiYoshino, KikujiYoshino, Kikuno

FEBRUARY SHOTSUKI HOYO, 10 a.m. Saturday, February 3, 2018

Abe, IchiroAkutagawa, KazueAndo, FlorenceBaba, HiroshiBarbeiro, DavidDoi, ShunjiDoi, WayneFujimoto, KenHanamoto, MichiyeHashimoto, GizoHirano, AlanIchiho, KameichiIi, FukusoIkeda, TakeoIshii, KimikoIshii, ShoichiIshiwata, HiroshiIwashita, TakamoriKaba, TadashiKageyama, KiyokoKajiwara, RinzaburoKakehashi, Rokuzo

Kawai, KiyoshiKawasaki, ToshioKawasaki, YukioKimura, KazuyoshiKosaka, IchitaroKuramoto, HiroshiMasuda, MinoruMatsumoto, EmikoMatsumoto, RubyMayeda, HisaMayetani, TokiMiddo, MasunagaMiddo, SakaeMiddo, WasakuMinazumi, YoshikoMisono, SukenariNakagawa, ChitaNakagawa, GisukeNakagawa, IchinoNakamura, KiyokoNakamura, NatsueNakamura, Yutaro

Naramura, MarveeneNomura, SekizoNunokawa, YurikoOhara, KikuOka, NoboruOkumoto, KanzaburoOshinomi, MichikoOzaki, TakakoOzamoto, KeijiroOzamoto, SadakoSakahara, GosakuSakahara, RoseSakamoto, MarieSasaki, FumikoSasaki, KamejiShirai, GeorgeSunada, TerukoSuzuki, YoshifuruTakami, SakutaroTakami, SuyeTakamura, KazueTakata, Tsuruo

Takazumi, TeruoTakeuchi, NorieTanaka, TakakoTochioka, TadaoToma, YonekoTomita, YoshinoriToya, CraigUyeda, IneUyeda, MitsutaroUyekubo, IchiroWatarida, ItaroYahata, NobuYahata, TsunekoYamanaka, KoyomiYamane, NobukoYamatoku, KazuoYoshida, MiyoYoshida, NancyYoshimi, Isamu

JANUARY SHOTSUKI HOYO, 10 a.m. Saturday, January 6, 2018

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2018 CALENDAR - WEST LOS ANGELES BUDDHIST TEMPLE

>> Schedule subject to change. Please confirm date and time prior to event. <<

REGULAR WLABT SCHEDULE (exceptions listed in calendar below)

Rev. Usuki’s days off: Mon and Tue SDMA Meeting (LA Betsuin): 2nd Tue Family Service every Sun Shotsuki Hoyo: 1st Sat June, November 2nd Sat Study Class (Eng): every Thu Temple Board Meeting: 1st Wed

Omimai: 3rd Thu 80 Plus Lunch: last Mon No lunch: July, December

ABA: (TBD) BWA: monthly (Sun) Sangha Teens: (TBD) Jr. YBA Class: (TBD) Taiko: [April-July] Wed

Bingo: 3rd Fri No Bingo: July, Aug., Dec.

Shigin: Wed WLA Youth Club: 2nd Wed Professional Temple Cleaning: TBA

2018 WLABT Obon planning meetings: TBA

TEMPLE CLEAN-UP ASSIGNMENTS Temple: Onaijin, Minister’s room, pews ABA: Mop floors, clean patio area, dumpster area, parking lot, garage BWA: Kitchen, office Dharma School/PTC: Classrooms and upstairs hallways Jr. YBA, Sangha Teens: All windows: main building and sangha hall Taiko: Basement and stairways Garden Maintenance Group: Temple and minister’s residence gardens

YOUR HELP IS NEEDED!

Temple members not in any organiza-tions are encouraged to help at these general Clean-ups. There are many other areas that need attention. Clean-up dates are

March 3, June 24, December 16

JANUARY BULLETIN FOLDING Dharma School Parents

1 Mon 8:00 am doors open 10:00 am New Year’s Day Service (toban: Temple)

2-3 Tue-Wed Temple closed 7 Sun 11:00 am Service, Installation of Temple Cabinet, and Temple New Year Party

10 Wed 7:15 pm Service and Temple Annual General Meeting 20 Sat SD Jr. YBA Seminar 1 21 Sun 9:30 am Ho-onko Service, lunch (toban: BWA) 28 Sun 9:30 am Family service

FEBRUARY BULLETIN FOLDING BWA

4 Sun 10:00 am Nirvana Day and New Member Service (toban: Dharma School) 9 Fri 7:00 pm Service and SD Council meeting (WLABT)

18 Sun 9:30 am Family service 2/20-25 Tue-Sun BCA Ministers’ Assn. and National Council Meetings (Rev. Usuki - Sacramento)

MARCH GENERAL CLEAN-UP BULLETIN FOLDING ABA

4 Sun 8:00 am General temple and garden clean-up 4,11,25 Sun 9:30 am Family service

17 Sat 9:30 am -1:30 pm Ohigan Seminar: (E) Rev. Kiyonobu Kuwahara, (J) Rev. Anan Hatanaka

18 Sun 10:00 am Ohigan Service (toban: BWA) (E) Rev. Kiyonobu Kuwahara, (J) Rev. Rev. Anan Hatanaka

TBD Sat Sun

10:00 am 10:00 am

- 5:00 pm: - 4:00 pm: Bay Cities Gardeners’ Assn. Cymbidium Show

2017.12.07

APRIL BULLETIN FOLDING Dharma School Parents

1,22,29 Sun 9:30 am Family service 7 Sat Hanamido preparation (Shotsuki Hoyo service day) 8 Sun 10:00 am Hanamatsuri/Hatsumairi Service (toban: ABA):

27-29 Fri-Sun FDSTL Conference (Bay District, Foster City)

MAY BULLETIN FOLDING TAIKO

20,27 Sun 9:30 am Family service 11 Fri 7:00 pm Service and SD Council meeting (WLA) 13 Sun 10:00 am Gotan-e and Mother's Day Service (toban: Sangha Teens) 19 Sat 10:00 am - 12 noon : Tri-Temple Seminar - Rev. Patricia Usuki; lunch 21 Mon 12 noon 80 Plus lunch (next-to-last Monday) 28 Mon Memorial Day Cemetery Services: 9:00 am Woodlawn; 11:30 am Inglewood

Temple closed

JUNE GENERAL CLEAN-UP BULLETIN FOLDING TEMPLE

9 Sat 10:00 am Shotsuki hoyo (2nd Saturday) Sat Obon: Arizona

10 Sun (Arizona Obon service: Rev. Usuki) [TBA] Mon-Tue SDMA Fuken (Rev. Usuki - Long Beach)

15 Fri 80 Plus Yard Sale set-up 16 Sat 9:00 am - 3:00 pm 80 Plus Yard Sale 17 Sun 10:00 am Father's Day/Graduation Service and Scholarship Presentation, lunch

(toban: Jr. YBA) 23 Obon: West Covina (1 day only)

23-24 Sat-Sun Obon: San Fernando Valley - WLA Taiko (date TBA); Sun Valley 24 Sun 8:00 am General temple and garden clean-up 26 Tue 7:30 pm Start of Bon dance practice Tuesday and Thursday (4 weeks) 28 Thu 7:30 pm Bon dance practice 30 Sat Obon: Senshin (1 day only)

JULY GARDEN CLEAN-UP No PUBLICATION

4 Wed Temple closed 5,12,19 Thu 7:30 pm Bon dance practice (7/19 last practice)

10,17 Tue 7:30 pm Bon dance practice 7 Sat Obon: Oxnard (1 day only)

7-8 Sat-Sun Obon: LA Betsuin 8 Sun 10:00 am Obon/Hatsubon Service (toban: BWA) (J), (E)

14 Sat Obon: Santa Barbara (1 day only) 14-15 Sat-Sun Obon: OCBC

15 Sun Obon Cemetery Services: 9:30 am Woodlawn; 11:00 am Inglewood 20 Fri 7:00 pm Tent take-out

21-22 Sat-Sun Obon: Pasadena - WLA Taiko (date TBA), Venice 22 Sun 8:00 am Garden clean-up, booth construction, and lunch (NO service)

28-29 Sat-Sun WLABT Obon Festival (also Vista, Higashi) 30 Mon 7:00 pm Obon take-down, clean-up

[TBA] Sat-Sat LABCC camp

2017.12.07

AUGUST BULLETIN FOLDING BWA

No Family Services, No Dharma School, No Study Classes, No Taiko, No Bingo

4 Obon (1 day only): Las Vegas, San Diego 11-12 Sat-Sun Obon: Gardena [TBA] Tue-Thu BCA Ministers’ Assn. Fuken [TBD] Rev. Usuki vacation

SEPTEMBER BULLETIN FOLDING JR. YBA

1-2 Sat-Sun SD Jr. YBA Conference 2,23,30 Sun 9:30 am Family service

3 Mon Temple closed (Labor Day) 14 Fri 7:00 pm Service and SD Council meeting (WLA)

15 Sat 9:30 am - 1:30 pm

Ohigan Seminar: (J) (E)

16 Sun 10:00 am Ohigan Service, lunch (toban: ABA) (J) , (E)

OCTOBER BULLETIN FOLDING TEMPLE

6 Sat SD Buddhist and SDBWA Conference (hosted by Venice at LA Betsuin) 7,28 Sun 9:30 am Family service (10/28 NO Dharma School)

14 Sun 10:00 am Eshinni/Kakushinni/Takeko Kujo Memorial Service (toban: BWA) 27 Sat 5:00 pm Family Fun Night (toban: Jr. YBA and Dharma School)

NOVEMBER BULLETIN FOLDING ABA

9 Fri 7:00 pm Service and SD Council meeting (WLA) 10 Sat 10:00 am Shotsuki hoyo (2nd Saturday) 11 Sun 10:00 am Eitaikyo Perpetual Memorial Service, lunch (toban: Eitaikyo Committee)

(J) , (E) (NO family service or Dharma School)

12 Mon 12 noon 80 Plus lunch (2nd Monday) 18 Sun 10:00 am Thanksgiving Service (toban: Temple)

21-25 Wed-Sun Temple closed (Thanksgiving)

DECEMBER GENERAL CLEAN-UP BULLETIN FOLDING TEMPLE

2 Sun 10:00 am Bodhi Day Service, Oseibo lunch (toban: Dharma School) 15 Sat 8:00 am Mochitsuki (Jr. YBA and Temple) 16 Sun 8:00 am General temple and garden clean-up 16 Sun 9:30 am Family service

[TBD] Wed 6:30 pm Taiko Party 23-27 Sun-Thu Temple closed [TBA] Kubota Nikkei Mortuary memorial service and lunch

31 Mon 6:00 pm Joya-e Year-End Service (toban: Temple)


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January 2018 Family memorial services, funerals, and other events may not be listed. Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

Bulletin folding

toban: Dharma School

parents

1

8 am door open 10 am New Year service

2

1/02-03:

3 Temple closed

4 (no study class)

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10 am Shotsuki hoyo Rev. F. Usuki (E) Rev. Shinji Okada (J)

7 11 am Family service, temple board installation, BWA installation Rev. F. Usuki (E) Rev. Shinji Okada (J)

New Year party

8 Rev. Usuki off

9

10:30 am SDMA mtg, LA Betsuin

10 [1-3 pm Shigin] [7 pm WLAYC]

7:15 pm svc, 7:30 pm annual general mtg

11 1 pm Study Class (E)

12 13 [Oxnard service] [Santa Barbara svc]

14

No family service

11 am BWA meeting [Oxnard service]

15 Rev. Usuki off

16 Rev. Usuki off

17 [1-3 pm Shigin]

18

Omimai 1 pm Study Class (E)

19 7 pm Bingo

20

SD Jr. YBA Seminar 1

21

10 am Ho-onko service Rev. F. Usuki (E) Rev. Shinji Okada (J)

lunch

22 Rev. Usuki off

23 Rev. Usuki off

24 [1-3 pm Shigin]

25 1 pm Study Class (E)

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Winter Pacific Seminar

Nembutsu in the World; World of Nembutsu: Path

of Great Compassion

(Orange County BC)

28

9:30 am Family service 12 pm Shigin Kinryukai (Hada)

29 12 pm 80+ lunch

30 Rev. Usuki off

31 [1-3 pm Shigin]

Office hours: 10 am - 4 pm phone: 310-477-7274

e-mail: [email protected] website:

http://westlosangelesbuddhisttemple.org/

2018 年 1 月 Family memorial services, funerals, and other events may not be listed. 日曜日月曜日火曜日水曜日木曜日金曜日土曜日

会報作リ

当番：

ダーマ•スクール

1

午前 8 ドア•オプン

午前 10 新年サービス

2

1 月 02-03 日:

3 お寺休み

4 スタデークラス休み

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午前 10 祥月法要岡田真治先生(日)

宇宿文章先生(英)

7 午前 11 サービス

お寺幹部就任式 BWA installation 岡田真治先生(日)

宇宿文章先生(英) 新年宴会

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宇宿先生休み

9

午前 10:30 開教師会

西別院

10

[午後 1 詩吟] [7pm WLAYC] 午後 7:15 サービス

Annual ミーテング

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午後 1 スタデークラス(英)

12 13 [Oxnard サービス] [Santa Barbara サービス]

14

お寺休み

午前 11 BWA ミーテング

[Oxnard サービス]

15

宇宿先生休み

16

宇宿先生休み

17 [午後 1 詩吟]

18

おみまい


19 午後 7 ビンゴー

20

SD Jr. YBA Seminar 1

21

午前 10 報恩講サービス岡田真治先生(日)

宇宿文章先生(英) ランチ

22

宇宿先生休み

23

宇宿先生休み

24 [午後 1 詩吟]

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Winter Pacific Seminar

Nembutsu in the World; World of Nembutsu: Path

of Great Compassion

(Orange County BC)

28

午前 9:30 サービス

12 pm Shigin Kinryukai (Hada)

29 正午 80+中ランチ

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宇宿先生休み

31 [午後 1 詩吟]

オフィス時間：

午前十時 — 午後四時電話：310 - 477 - 7274

Hosted by the BCA Southern District Ministers Association & Buddhist Education Committee

REGISTRATION: $40 (Includes lunch) Deadline: January 17, 2018

For registration information contact Rev. Koho Takata at [email protected] or call (213) 680-9130

Download registration forms and schedule at

www.buddhistchurchesofamerica.org

Orange County Buddhist Church

909 South Dale Ave. Anaheim, CA

____________________________

The Institute of Buddhist Studies & BCA Center for Buddhist Education present

Winter Pacific Seminar - 21st Century

THE NEMBUTSU IN THE WORLD; THE WORLD OF NEMBUTSU

P a t h o f G r e a t C o m p a s s i o n

Keynote Speakers:

Rev. Tetsuo Unno & Rev. Dr. Mark Unno

Rev. Tetsuo Unno Shin Buddhist Lecturer &

Minister - Los Angeles

Rev. Dr. Mark Unno Professor of Religious Studies

Oregon University

Panel Discussion with Keynote Speakers:

Presenter:

Rev. Dr. David Matsumoto IBS Provost & Director,

Contemporary Jodo Shinshu Studies

Moderator:

Rev. Kiyonobu Kuwahara Co-Director,

BCA Center for Buddhist Education

The Shin Buddhist path of the Nembutsu is one of Great Compassion. This is not just a path that each of us takes as individuals. We bring our experience of the Nembutsu into the world, to share with family, friends, society, and nature.

How do we experience the Buddhist path in such a way that it transforms our experience of the world, and how is the world affected by the path of Great Compassion? These are the questions we will explore in this year's Winter Pacific Seminar.

- Presentations in English and Japanese -

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