Jodo Mission of Hawaii

Bulletin - MAY 2015

(#1222-0515)

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

2015 BON DANCE SCHEDULE OF JODO SHU TEMPLES

Island Temple Phone No. Dates Times

Oahu Betsuin 949-3995 Aug 14 to 15 6:30 pm – 9:30 pm

Haleiwa 637-4382 June 19 to 20 6/19: 8 pm – 10 pm

6/20: 8 pm – 11 pm

Big Island [Hawaii] Kurtistown

Call Rev. Miyazaki (808) 936-7828

(808) 935-6996

(808) 936-7828

August 1 8:00 pm

Hilo July 11 8:00 pm

Hakalau August 15 8:00 pm

Hamakua

Call Rev. Wansa

(808) 775-0965

August 8 6:30 pm

Kohala July 11 6:30 pm

Hawi August 1 6:30 pm

Maui Kahului Call Rev. John Hara

(808) 244-0066

August 15 7:00 pm

Wailuku June 19 7:00 pm

Lahaina (808) 661-4304 July 3 7:00 pm

Kapaa (808) 822-4319 June 12 to 13 7:30 pm Kauai

Koloa (808) 742-6735 July 24 to 25 7:30 pm

Volunteer Office Worker Needed

We are in need of a volunteer office worker from June 3,

2015 to July 10, 2015 from 9 am to 2 pm on either Wednesdays

or Fridays. Duties include: answering the telephone, receiving

reservations for memorial services, taking messages, collecting

payments, answering the Nokotsudo or Columbarium buzzer to let

someone in to visit the Nokotsudo. It is quite interesting. You get

to meet all kinds of people and at the same time, you will learn a

lot about Jodo Mission and Jodo Shu.

In preparation for the O-Bon season, the O-Tobas

need to be written and the minister needs to concentrate

on the O-Toba he is working on so having someone an-

swer the telephone while the minister is writing an O-

Toba or doing a memorial service or getting ready

for a funeral would be greatly appreciated. If you

are interested, please contact Rev. Narashiba

at 949-3995.

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Special Needs: For those who

do not want to climb many stairs,

see below:

Elevator: Please note that we

do have an elevator which is located

on the seaside of the Temple. Please

ring the bell at the back door of the

Temple for assistance.

Service in Ikoi Hall: If you

would like to have your service on the

first floor, you may do so by request-

ing the service be held in Ikoi Hall in-

stead of walking up the stairs.

Golden Chain

I am a link in Amida Buddha’s golden chain

of love that stretches around the world. I will

try to keep my link bright and strong.

I will try to be kind and gentle to every living

thing and protect all who are weaker than

myself. I will try to think pure and beautiful

thoughts, to say pure and beautiful words,

and to do pure and beautiful deeds, knowing

that what I do now depends my happiness

and misery.

May every link in Amida Buddha’s golden

chain of love be bright and strong and may

we all attain perfect peace.

Jodo Shu Mourns the Passing of

Former Bishop Dwight Ryokan Nakamura With a great sadness, the Jodo Shu community in Hawaii

mourns the loss of a devoted, compassionate minister and

former Bishop of Hawaii Council of Jodo Missions Dwight

Ryokan Nakamura. Bishop Nakamura passed away quietly

on March 23, 2015 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina at the

age of 88. He was born in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan.

He is survived by two daughters: Chandra Kanemaru and

Dana Nakamura.

Many of you remember him as always smiling, and saying

good morning and thank you for coming or thank you for your

participation. He loved food and he loved his sweets.

Bishop Nakamura came to Hawaii in 1954 and in 1962 assisted Kyoku with the

publication of an English service book, “Light of Asia” and in 1978 was the editorial

chairman regarding the published “Otsutome,” a service book containing Japanese and

English translations. He became Bishop of the Hawaii Council of Jodo Missions (also known as Kyoku) in 1983 to 1991 and again in 2004 to 2007. Prior to becoming

Bishop, he was also resident minister at Kurtistown and Hilo Meishoin.

Bishop Nakamura’s presence can be seen on the temple grounds. In 1953 he installed the statue of Ojizosama which faces the H-1 free-

way. Ojizosama is the protector of children and travelers. He believed

after the Ojizosama was installed there were fewer accidents.

Upon Bishop Nakamura’s return from Japan in 2004, a statue of

Guze Shoson Bodhisattavas was sculpted by the great Buddhist sculp-tor, Wakei Nagaoka. This highly inspired artist created Buddha’s

images to represent the past, the present and the future

by engraving all three on one stone. You can see this

statue as you enter the Betsuin temple grounds.

Also, upon his retirement in 2007, he donated

three statues by Wakei Nagaoka of Okazaki and his

brother Kizan Nagaoka of Hokkaido.

The Bishop’s funeral will be held on Sunday,

May 31, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. at Jodo Mission of Hawaii as “Kyokuso” (Kyoku-

sponsored funeral). This is the highest honor given to a minister in Hawaii.

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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 confusing for the younger generations. Because of this confusion, younger genera-

tions seem to be going away from Buddhism by saying that Buddhism is hard to under-

stand. 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.

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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A n n o u n c e m e n t s

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May 10th Is Mother’s Day

(Haha No Hi)

Mother’s Day is celebrated as an expression

of love and appreciation to mothers. Please

come to our Mother’s Day Service on May

10 at 10:00 a.m.

Flowers Needed for

Lei Making

on Friday, May 22, 2015

Please bring Plume-

ria or other small

flowers for leis to Jodo Mission on

Thursday, May 21,

2015. Any amount of flowers will

be greatly appreciated. Little bit

here and little bit there adds up.

Everyone is invited to join us on

May 22, 2015 beginning at 8 am for our Memorial Day lei making

project. Please come and help us

sew leis for our veterans at Punch-

bowl Cemetery. Lunch will be pro-

vided. Thank you!

Children’s Day (May 5)

In Japan, since 1948, May 5 has

been a national holiday known

as “Children’s Day” or

“Kodomo no hi”. This national

holiday in Japan was decreed to

celebrate the happiness, health

and growth of all children.

Most notable are carp

shaped streamers. The

carp was chosen because

it symbolizes strength

and success and accord-

ing to Chinese legend, a

carp swam upstream to

become a dragon. Children’s Day

around the world.

What Hanamatsuri Means to Me

By Sophie Narashiba

Sophie Narashiba did a beautiful drawing of

“What Hanamatsuri Means to Me”. The draw-

ing is of the celebration of Buddha’s birth and

how his mother Queen Maya dreamt of an ele-

phant bringing Buddha into this world.

O b i t u a r i e s

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.

Harriet Fumiko Asaumi 100

Catherine Kimi Sato 51

Minoru Oshiro 82

Bishop Dwight Ryokan Nakamura 88

Carl Isao Yoshida 51

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

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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 dur-ing the morning service. The prayers will contin-ue each year for as long as Jodo Mission ex-ists. 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 welcome 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 applica-tion is accepted, the name will be listed on the record.

Bishop Gensho Hara Lahaina, Maui

Hawaii Buddhist Council’s

Memorial Day Service

Everyone is cordially invited to the

Memorial Day Service, sponsored by the

Hawaii Buddhist Council:

When: Monday, May 18

at 9:00 a.m.

Where: Punchbowl Cemetery

Hawaii Buddhist Council is made up of seven (7)

Buddhist denominations: Higashi Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii, Honpa Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii, Jodo

Mission of Hawaii, Koyasan Shingon Mission of Ha-

waii, Nichiren Mission of Hawaii, Soto Mission of Ha-

waii and Tendai Mission of Hawaii.

Junen: O-junen, or simply junen, literally means

“ten recollections” or “ten moments of mindful-

ness.’ In Jodo Shu, junen specifically means “ten

recitations of Amida Buddha’s Name or “Namu

Amida Butsu’ (“Homage to Amida Buddha” or “I

take refuge in Amida

Buddha”) ten times.

Junen is a standard way

of reciting the Nenbutsu

in daily practice and in

services.

1 Tome Iwamoto

Tome Toishigawa

2 Bishop Buntetsu Miyamoto Etsuo Nakagawa

3 Mitsuyo Nakahara The Fukunaga Family Mitsuko Sakai

Carol Masako Yano

4 Eikichi Hirouji The Miyamasu Family Tamotsu Takaoka

Toshio Yoshioka James Mitsuyoshi Uesugi

5 Sadaichi Mito

The Mito Family Michie Makino The Makino & Okamura Family

Morita Kokubun

6 Tokusaburo Fukuda (2) The Fukuda Family (2)

Tora Kanayama (2) The Kanayama Family Hitoshi Nitta

Kamato Uyehara Tamayo Matsumori Laurie T. Cho

Kazuo Karimoto Kuma Tatei Masaru Morimoto

7 Minetaro Katagiri The Katagiri & Imamiya Family Tsuyako Kishii

Kiyoshi Hirano Satoru Miura

8 Toshiko Kusunoki Tami Kawasaki The Kusunoki Family

Tsuru Kitamura The Kawasaki & Nakagawa Family Yasuo Kagihara

The Kitamura Family Seki Tamura

10 Sada Kurihara The Kurihara Family The Ajimura Family

The Ito Family (Stillborn) Shinichi Takenouchi

11 Masataka Fukuda

The Fukuda Family Shuzo Mitsutani The Mitsutani Family

Ayataro Nanbu The Nanbu Family Kimiko Fujii

Kikuyo Hayashi Kinuyo Matsui Matsuichi Onaga

12 Konosuke Tsuda

The Tsuda Family Kimie Takaoka Mieko Takara

Yasu Ogi Kenji Otani Kikuye Okamura

13 Konzo Nakai

The Nakai Family Hikoichi Hirai The Hirai Family

Moushi Uehara Teruo Sawamura Fumiko Yogi

Kenichi Hayashi Teruo Sawamura The Sawamura Family

Betty Oshita Katsutoshi Kano

14 Kiku Miyashige

The Goto Family The Miyashige Family Fui Yamato

The Yamato Family Toshio Karamatsu Kiku Matsumoto

Kura Harada Shinichi Yanagihara Mitsuko Takemoto

16 Kamekichi Hayashi The Hayashi Family Kozo Okamoto Peggy Miyako Ogi

17 Hiromu Hayashi Wallace Kazuyo Sakai Helen Miyoko Fujikami Tamashiro

Hanako Thelma Ogawa

18 Hatsuyo Yamamoto The Yamamoto Family

Tadami Uemoto Chizuko Koto Haru Shimizu

The Kawabe Family The Mitsujiro Kurashige Family Kiyoshi Narahara

19 Kamechiyo Uyehara Fumio Fujiwara Kayoko Miyamoto

Toshiko Yamanaka

20 Sukeo Matsuno The Matsuno Family

Hatsue Tsuda The Tsuda Family Kamei Akamine

Haruyo Iwamoto Koan Takara Benzo Takahashi

21 Fuji Yamamoto The Yamamoto Family Shigeko Fujikami

The Fujikami Family

22 Tsunekichi Tamanaha The Tamanaha Family Masuo Tomita

Haruo Nakagawa Howard Seishi Kobayashi

23 Hichizo Nishimura (2)

The Nishimura & Aoki Family Harukichi Hirohama The Hirohama Family

Ishi Onaga The Onaga & Nakamura Family Tomoko Hayashi

Kenzo Hashimoto

24 Zensuke Yokomichi The Yokomichi & Kondo Family Kaizo Goto (2)

The Goto & Miyashige Family Kichizo Yamamoto The Yamamoto Family

Takeji Ogata Kiseno Nakano Satsuki Nakano

Kamazo Teruya Natsu Muramoto

25 Keiichi Mineishi

The Mineishi Family Kazuo Shidaki The Shidaki Family

Yoshio Nishimura Shinsuke Uchiumi Minoru Yamane

Yonosuke Ikuta The Takasawa Family Jiroichi Otani

26 Senkichi Fukuda

The Fukuda Family Fukuji Muranaka Rikio Kunihisa

Mitsuki Kimoto Toshiko Higa

27 Kichi Hisamura

Torakichi Miyao Takashi Saiki Gladys Tomi Uemoto

28 Iro Yamane Misao Yasuda Shuso Gushikuma

Shurei Gushikuma Kamaru Gushikuma Kama Gushikuma

29 Mayo Yamamoto The Yamamoto & Suzukawa Family Yazaburo Shoji

The Shoji Family Joji Sakaguchi Tomiko Yamanaka

Haruo Kito The Kito Family Hatsuko Toishigawa

Sumie Ito

30 Tamezo Yanagihara The Yanagihara Family

Heikichi Ichida The Ichida Family Setsu Yamamoto

Mackay Umeichi Yanagisawa Tsunejiro Iwamoto Yoshiko Moritsugu

31 Hideo Kuniyuki

Ichiro Obara Tahei Harada

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