Jodo Mission of Hawaii

Bulletin - FEBRUARY 2015

(#1219-0215)

Jodo Mission of Hawaii 1429 Makiki St.

Honolulu HI 96814

Address Service Requested

Information of O-Toba for 2015

Dear Members and Friends of Jodo Mission:

Thank you very much for your support to Jodo Mis-

sion. We hope you are enjoying a very safe and peaceful New Year. Time passes so quickly! It is time to order your

O-Toba.

What is an O-Toba? An O-Toba is a long wooden me-

morial tablet with the name or names of your ancestors

written to honor them.

We will soon send you an O-Toba order form to order your O-Toba

for O-Bon 2015.

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

O-Toba is Sunday, March 1st. Our O-Bon services will be held on July 17-19

(Fri-Sun).

Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.

In Gassho,

Jodo Mission of Hawaii

Buddha’s Memorial Day Service (Nehan-e)

Sunday, February 8th at 10 a.m.

Nehan-e is the Memorial Day Service for Shakyamuni Buddha. He is the founder of Bud-

dhism. He passed away at the age of 80 about 2500 years ago on February 15.

“Nehan” is “Nirvana” in Sanskrit. “Nirvana” means the state of things after a fire has

been put out. In other words, it means that Shakyamuni Buddha put out the fire of bad

things human beings have in their minds; such as, anger, confusion, sorrow and so on. Then,

he completely reached Enlightenment on that day. It is said that Shakyamuni Buddha

achieved Enlightenment at the age of 35 and then spent the rest of his life teaching his wis-

dom throughout much of northern India. After nearly 45 years of lecturing, he and a number

of his loyal disciples journeyed toward the place of his birth. During this journey, Buddha ex-

perienced much pain from his illness and knew his time on earth was coming to an end but

still continued to his birthplace. When his pain became unbearable and he had to stop mov-

ing, his disciples prepared a bed for him under a sala tree

where he could rest. He still continued to preach his sermons

and told his disciples that they must continue to practice his

teachings and strive for enlightenment.

Thanks to Shakyamuni Buddha, we can live with this wonder-

ful teaching. Shall we express our great appreciation to Shakya-

muni Buddha on this Nehan-e Service. The service will be held

on Sunday, February 8th at 10:00 am. We look forward to

your attendance. This picture, the image of the passing of Shakyamuni Buddha, was drawn by Rev.

Shokei Sasawaki (Osaka, Japan) Check out her web site! http://www009.upp.so-

net.ne.jp/Moon-6

Message f rom Kyodan Board President

I hope you had a wonderful 2014! Cherish all those memories and let's

create new ones in 2015. "Time" is so precious, so let's make the most of it

this year. Let's travel, taste different dishes, finish that project we've been

dreaming about, and spend time with our loved ones. Every time we interact

with people, let's spread love and compasion.

Even when we face challenges, let's always be grateful for all the good

things we have in life. 2015 will be as great as we make it, so let's go all out and live it to

the fullest with all we've got!

With Warmest Aloha,

Jon Riki Karamatsu

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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

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 con-

fusing 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. There-

fore, 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.

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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HAWAII STATE JODO SHU FUJINKAI SCHOLARSHIP

Namiye Nakamura Scholarship

The Hawaii State Jodo Shu Fujinkai offers a $1,000 Namiye Nakamura

Scholarship 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 an applicant who participated regularly in his/her Jodo

Mission temple activities.

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

3. The applicant should be a student graduating from a high school in

Hawaii. If there are no graduating students applying, any applicant

continuing his/her education may receive the scholarship.

4. Be accepted at an accredited university or institution of higher learn-

ing.

5. Possess good moral character and leadership potential.

6. Submit an application by April 15th.

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

respective Jodo Mission. Financial need will be considered. Determination of the

scholarship recipient 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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Den Den Mushi About six students from Shukutoku

University Panel Theater Group will

be here on Sunday, February 22 at

10:30 am (after Sunday Service) to

perform. Please come to see this

wonderful group tell their picture

story!

Honolulu Jodo Shu Fujinkai

General Membership Meeting

and Shinenkai or New Year’s Party

The Honolulu Jodo Shu Fujinkai will have

their annual General Membership Meeting

(including installation of officers) and New Year’s

party on Sunday, February 22, at 11 a.m.. after

the Den Den Mushi performance. Please call the

Jodo Mission office 949-3995 to make your

reservation to the New Year’s party.

All Fujinkai members are invited to the general

membership meeting and New Year’s party. If

you are interested in joining the Fujinkai, please

come and find out what we are all about. The

Fujinkai is a women association which promotes

spiritual and social development of its members as

well as promotes goodwill and fellowship among

its members.

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New Year’s Day Offer ings / B less ings

On New Year’s Day, Rev. Narashiba performed blessings

to all who came to the New Year’s Day service on January

1st. Photo at left is the large okasane before Amida

Buddha. Below are blessings given to a family as well as

to a husband and wife.

Arigato to all who came to the temple to make Mochi on Saturday, December 27.

There were so many of you who came to help: temple members, relatives and friends and

friends of friends. The time went by so quickly! It takes a lot of people, young and old,

and it is a LOT OF HARD WORK.

The mochi rice needs to be washed the day before

and also the pots, burners, wooden containers or moro-

butas all need to be brought out from storage and pre-

pared for use for Mochi Day.

On Mochi Tsuki Day, mochi rice is cooked, pounded

manually or put through a grinder, and individually shaped, floured, brushed of excess

powder and packed to fulfill all the orders received. There is also a lot of fellowship.

Some never made mochi before and were amazed how it is done. Didn’t

your mochi taste especially good when you were part of this unique day!!

Thank you so much for your help!

Mochi Tsuki Day—December 27, 2014

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.

Eleanor Masako Tanaka 102

Stacy Itsuo Kurashige 53

Dorothy Tamano Yasuda 88

Walter Kazuo Nagasako 69

Shizuye Gladys Shimizu 92

Jodo Mission Office Hours:

Monday to Saturday

8am—5pm

Sunday & Holidays

8am—3pm

Phone: 949-3995

Website: www.jodo.us

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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 9:30am.

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. Yubun Narashiba Head Minister

Rev. Kanjun Nakano Resident Minister

Rev. Dwight Nakamura Bishop Emeritus

Bishop Gensho Hara Lahaina, Maui

More photos from Mochi Tsuki

December 27, 2014

Men grinding

mochi rice

until it is

smooth &

silky

Happy women

in kitchen

helping with

lunch for

workers

1. Itaro Yanagihara

The Yanagihara Family

Kisaburo Teraoka

The Teraoka Family

The Mitani Family Sumako Kishii 2 Kuma Kawamura

The Kawamura Family

Robert Hiroshi Yamanaka

Dorothy Mieko Oshita Hideo Takamatsu Yasuko Tanaka Sueyo Nakamura

3 Rymond Hisashi Narahara Ayame kano Hazel Mitsuko Imai 4 Kii Hirohama

The Hirohama Family

Kiyoe Soma

Robert Takashi Maehara

5 Hatsu Konaka

The Yano, Konaka & Hayashi Families

Gorokichi Ishida

The Ishida and AimotoFamilies

Misao Mitsuyasu

The Mitsuyasu Family

Masaharu Kotake

Tsugio Hayase

Shigeyo Kawano

6 Matsuemon Tanimura (2) The Tanimura Family (2) Sawaichi Nakagawa Family

Kimi Higashi Misae Ichida

Bunji Kishii (2) Umeyo Yamamoto

Dr. Yasuhiko Hayashi Patrick Seiji Yamamoto

7 Namie Nakamura

Tsugi Hifumi Yoshizo Muramoto 8 Toshio Higa

The Higa Family

Yukie Higashi Tame Ito Stella Masako Takamatsu

9 Haruyo Yanagihara

The Yanagihara Family

Minoru Okawa

The Okawa Family

Kishichi Yoshikawa

Kimie Tanaka

Yoshiteru Sakaguchi 10 Satomi Yamamoto

The Yamamoto Family

Kame Uyehara

The Uyehara Family

Michie Watanabe

Jimmy Nestegard Chiyo Tanaka

11 Minekichi Taniguchi The Taniguchi Family

Tsuneko Nago

The Nag & Kunimoto Families

Rev. Shuen Inoue

Sue Nishimoto

Noboru Yamasaki Kameyo Fujita

Hisae Yamato Sue Nishimoto

12 Sumie Kanoyama

The Kanoyama Family

Bishop Shinkyo Tachikawa

Doris Umeno Nojima

Yoshihiro Hata

13 Torajiro Kusunoki The Kusunoki Family

Ichiro Yasumoto

Fusakichi Kawanishi Haruyo Tarumoto Seijiro Takabayashi 14 Hajime Nishimoto

The Nishimoto Family

Kensuke Hironaka

The Hironaka & Ishimoto Families

Sae Tachikawa

Hiroshi Sato

Raymond Shizuo Asaumi Shigeyo Otani Takeji Gushikuma Matsu Kiyuna George Sotoshi Tarumoto Kikuye Homareda

15 Kiyoshi Tsukiyama

Otake Takara

16 Shigeru Asaumi The Asaumi Family

Yukio Nakagawa

Motoo Muramoto

17 Masuyo Shimokawa

The Shimokawa Family

Kinzaburo Makino

The Makino Family

Kazuyo Hashimoto

Choshiro Ikuta

Tsuchiyo Fujimoto

Reiko Hata Alfred Akira Tanaka Frederick Kinzaburo Makino

18 Reiji Yamane

The Yamane & Harada Families

Tsutako Yamanaka

The Yamanaka Family

Matsuyo Machida

Otome Takara

Tomiko “Ruth” Inouye

Cory Ikuta

19 Chozo Kawano

The Kawano Family

Eijiro Murakami The Murakami & Yamamoto Family

Ishi Matsuda

The Murakami Family Eijiro Murakami 20 Ryozo Hamada

The Hamada Family

Magoichi Mineishi The Mineishi Family

Taro Takara

Tomoyo Takara

Kimie Matsuda

Sue Takabayashi Natsuko Aoki 21 Tamotsu Kuniyuki Momoyo Yoshida

22 Yoshi Hayashi The Yano, Konaka & Hayashi Families

Kinu Nishimura (2) 23 Taichi Sato

24 Kame Akamine

The Akamine Family

Kikuno Hisamura

Kamesuke Nakahama

Takiko Yanagihara

25 Sue Maeda

The Maeda Family

Shinichi Takao

The Takao Family

Takayo Matsuo

The Matsuo Family

Shigeki Umemoto

The Yoza Family

The Shimabukuro Family Tamotsu Nakamura

Florence Kimie Karimoto 26 Jirosaku Otani The Otani & Yanagihara Family

Shiro Fukuda

27 Taichi Wakagi The Wakagi Family

Keiko Hanano

Noboru Hirano Shigeru Takara

28 Fukuichi Fukuda

Mitsuyo GladysYoshihara

The Goichi Kawamura Family Tsuru Kuniyuki 29 Nobue Kochi

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