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July/August 2015 Tri-State/Denver Buddhist Temples

A TSDBT Monthly PublicationA TSDBT Monthly PublicationA TSDBT Monthly PublicationA TSDBT Monthly PublicationA TSDBT Monthly PublicationJuly/August 2015

Rev. Fujii’s message 1

Rev. Thompson’s greeting 2

Japanese Article 3

World Buddhist Women 4

DBT Choir 5

Longmont Temple Event5

Temple Offerings 6, 7

CBF Raffle Winners 7

July Shotsuki names 8

August Shotsuki names 9

Nokotsudo Update 10

Temple Scholarship Winners10

Arigato Gozaimasu 10

CBF Update/Thank You 11

Colfax Marathon Wrap Up 12

Rev. Fujii’s Notes 12

Temple Happenings 13

August 2015 Calendar 14

July 2015 Calendar 15

Dharma Discussions 16

In this issue!

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Temple ReflectionsTemple Reflections

JulyBuddhist Holiday

ObonHatsubon

Obon Odori (continued on page 2)

Formula in Buddhism22nd Vow: Part-1

The Vow for us to return to this world

The 22nd Vow“When I attain Buddhahood, the bodhisattvas of other Buddha-lands who come and areborn in my land will ultimately and unfailingly attain the stage of succession toBuddhahood after one lifetime.

“Excepted are those who, in accordance with their original vows to guide others freely toenlightenment, don the armor of universal vows for the sake of sentient beings,accumulate roots of virtues, emancipate all beings, travel to Buddha-lands to performbodhisattva practices, make offerings to all the Buddha-tathagatas throughout the 10quarters, awaken sentient beings countless as the sand of the Ganges (river), and bringthem to abide firmly in supreme, true enlightenment.

“Such bodhisattvas surpass those in the ordinary bodhisattva stages in carrying outpractices; in reality, they cultivate the virtue of Samantabhadra. Should it not be so, may Inot attain the perfect enlightenment.”

Word Definitions:Buddha-tathagata (or Nyo-rai): “Thus-come.” Popularly construed as ‘one who has comefrom thus-ness (Dharma nature)’, it is a characterizing word for a buddha. Buddha-tathagata is not the one for us to go and grasp. Buddha-tathagata comes to us; theteaching of Buddha is for us to receive.

Samantabhadra (or Fugen-Bosatsu): A preeminent bodhisattva, he represents thecompassionate activity of a bodhisattva and the intrinsic principle (reason), meditation,and practice of all buddhas. He is the right-hand attendant of Shakyamuni Buddha, and isoften portrayed mounted on a white elephant.

“Fu” means something universal, and “Gen” means wisdom and good. The person whocomes back to this world with practices of universal good of his virtues and practicestreat all people equally. Fugen-Bosatsu does not judge anybody or anything. Fugenviews all persons without judgment.

Explanation of the 22nd VowFirst, I must briefly re-state Vow #15 which says: “When I attain Buddhahood, the humans and devas in my land will not have a limited life span, except when they wish to shorten it freely according to their original vows. Should it not be so, may I not attain the perfect Enlightenment.”

This vow (#15) does not describe why the humans and devas want to shorten their livesin Amida’s land. The reasons are described in the 22nd Vow as follows:

Hello everyone, welcome to July and August! I have somany thank yous to hand out from the month of June thatI hardly know where to begin. First off, I would like tothank the Japanese American Community GraduationProgram for once again hosting the yearly graduates’banquet. We are always so proud of our high schoolgraduates and are deeply appreciative that the JACGPcontinues to honor and encourage them in their futureendeavors.Next I would like to thank Sakura Square Management andthe JACL for arranging to have Marsha Aizumi speakduring PrideFest weekend. She gave a wonderfulpresentation and it could not have happened without yourhard work and diligent planning. And of course, thank toMarsha Aizumi for agreeing to come, we were truly luckyto have been able to meet you and to hear your inspiringstory.My next thank you goes out to the PrideFest Paradegroup. All of your kind contributions, whether time,supplies, rides to the park and/or participation in theparade itself made this another fun-filled and meaningfulevent.And last but by no means anywhere close to least, CherryBlossom Festival. There are never enough words toconvey our immense gratitude for all of the volunteerswho come out and help with this enormous undertaking.From the planning stages through cleanup, from the oldestto the youngest, those who stay for days on end andthose who can only make it for an hour or so (and on andon) each one of you is absolutely essential and the reasonthat the festival continues year after year. It has been avery busy June, but having all of this activity at thebeginning of summer means I get to head into the rest ofthe summer with a sense of profound gratitude for ourvibrant and dedicated sangha, without whom, the templewould not exist.Thank you all for your continued support!Namo Amida Butsu

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Monthly Salutationsfrom Rev. Diana Thompson

The 22nd Vow (continued from page 1)

- To guide sentient beings freely to enlightenment,and

- To awaken and bring them to true enlightenment.

The 22nd Vow states that we return to this world again forsentient beings. “The mind purely attains perfect enlightenment, andthe body returns to this world.” In Gassho,

Rev. Doei Fujii

SAKURA SQUARE UPDATE 2015by Gary Yamashita

2015 has been a significant year of change and growth bySakura Square. Many facility improvements have beenmade and many more are in the plans. Projects currentlyunder way are the updating of the fire protection system,exterior façade enhancement and the remodeling of theTamai Tower penthouse area.

Sakura Square is pleased to announce the addition ofNozomu Tim Higashide to the staff as the BusinessOperations Manager. He will report directly to GaryYamashita and will assist in the overall operations andplanning at Sakura Square. Tim brings a uniquebackground to his position as he grew up in Japan andhas extensive experience in our local Japanese community.He currently serves on the boards of the Japan AmericanSociety of Colorado, Japanese Firms Association ofColorado and the Colorado Dragon Boat Committee. He isalso a member of the US-Japan Council and was thefounding board member of the National Association ofAsian American Professionals (NAAAP). We look forwardto Tim’s involvement as Sakura Square continues toredevelop and implement its strategic plan.

The Sakura Foundation, which is the non-profit entity ofSakura Square has been active as well as it continues tocarry out its charitable mission. The Sakura Foundationawarded three scholarships this year to graduating highschool seniors at the recent JACGP Scholarship Banquet,two of which were Temple scholarships. In addition, theyhave formed committees to award community grants,develop a community emerging leaders program and acultural group that will develop cultural programs andactivities within the community. Two recent programs thatthe Sakura Foundation sponsored are the Traci Kato-Kiriyama creative writing workshop and the MarshaAizumi API LGBTQ community dialogue which was co-sponsored by TS/DBT.

The Sakura Foundation as part of its mission has alsoprovided support to the Temple with enhancement ofinterior and exterior lighting, maintenance and the upkeepof the Temple grounds.

The vision of Sakura Square is to develop a cultural andcommunity gathering place that will support and enhancethe programs provided by the Temple.

“なも・あみだ・ぶつ”とはなにか？ 4/6．

次の「いつでも」とは「どのような時でも」と言うのこと。朝夕、喜怒哀楽

の時、若い時も老いても、死にかけている時でも、とにかく「いつでも」なので

ある。

これまた極端な例。日本にいるころ私は一度として病院を訪れたことが無かっ

たが、アメリカに来るとよく病院からの電話が入る。そんなこともあり、私も寺

では「死んでからでは遅い。生きている間に電話して欲しい。私に話す機会を与

えてくれ」と頼んでいた。ところが家族は「崖っぷち」になってから電話してく

る。すでに時間がない。二三分の限られた時間内でミダの世界を語り、共に念仏

する。驚くことに私の言うことを丸ごと全て受け取り念仏申すではないか。

時として集中治療室からの電話が入る。急いで病室に入り、ベッドに行き首も

とに触る。焼けるように身体が熱い。意識もはっきりしていないように見える。

部屋の中の各種モニターは危機的な状態であることを示している。だが、耳元で

二三分の短いミダの話をすると、口をパクパクしながら何かを言っている。驚く

ことに、各種のモニターは徐々に正常値に向かって、ついには体温も正常になる。

「あのパクパクは念仏申していたんだ！受け取ったんだ！」と思う瞬間だ。そし

て念仏の威力をモニターを通して知ることとなる。これは驚きだった。「南無阿

弥陀仏はすごいなあー」と帰り道に独り言を何度も口にしたものだ。

「寺にもこず、教えも聞かず、寺の手伝いもせず、ましてや門信徒でもないか

ら寄付もしたことがない。こんな人が死ぬ直前で坊さんを呼んで、しかも一瞬の

間にミダの心を体得する。なんと幸運な人か」と内心苦笑しながら思う。そんな

例を再三再四見ていると「どうして一瞬の内にミダ法を体得できるのだろうか」

と考える。「多分、本人も死を覚悟していたのだろう。心を開き切っていたのだ

ろう。だからこそミダに全託できたのだろう」なんて考える。

「いつでも」とは「いつでも」のことであり、たとえその人が「死の崖っぷ

ち」でもミダの智慧・慈悲は南無阿弥陀仏の相となり、「いつでも」を満たして

私に向かう。「我が名を称え、我が国に来たれ。我よく汝を守らん」との世界は

「いつでも」という条件を満たしているのである。これを本願名で言えば「第十

二願」のことであり「光明無量の願」と呼ばれる。光は闇を破ることであり空間

を示す。

大切なことは、次の「どこでも」と「いつでも」とが一対をなしていることで

ある。「いつでも」とは時間、「どこでも」とは空間のこと。時間と空間の二つ

の単位を使ってアミダを説明するとき、それは「たはらき」のことなのである。

「どこでも」とは「第十三願」のことであり「寿命無量の願」と呼ばれる。その

説明は次に。合掌、

藤井道栄

Tri-State/Denver Buddhist Temples July/August 2015

Tri-State/Denver Buddhist Temple1947 Lawrence St.Denver, CO 80202

RE: Obon/Hatsubon

“EMBRACED BY THE ONENESS OF LIFE”15th WORLD BUDDHIST WOMEN’S CONVENTION

CALGARY, CANADA - May 30-31, 2015reported by Miyuki Mabel Googins

The opening service of the 15th World BuddhistWomen’s (WBW) Conference was trulymagnificent with the newly appointed MonshuKojun Ohtani addressing the conference. Hiswife, Lady Rusumi Ohtani, is the HonoraryPresident of the Jodo Shinshu Hongwanji-haBuddhist Women’s Federation of Japan as wellas for the World Federation of Jodo FederationShinshu Hongwanji-ha Buddhist Women’sAssociation. The new Monshu gave an inspiringwelcome message.

In the program booklet, Lady Ohtani expressedher gratitude to all of the Sanghas in Canada andespecially to Calgary for hosting this convention.The theme of this convention was “Embraced inthe Oneness of Life” and its slogan was “OneWorld Sangha”. This is the reason why over2,000 BWA members gathered from mainlandUSA, Hawaii, Japan, South America and all ofCanada. It was her intention that this conferenceserve as an opportunity for everyone to deepentheir appreciation of the Jodo Shinshu teachingand strengthen the bonds of fellow Nembustsufollowers.

The Japanese guest speaker, Rev. Nana Yanase,was not only the keynote speaker, but alsoperformed as a singer/songwriter for the dinnerbanquet. Before entering the ministry as a 6th

generation minister in Kyo On Ji Temple in NaraPrefecture, Japan, Rev. Yanase attempted tobecome a professional singer and songwriterperforming pop songs that she mainly composed.With the lack of recording sales, as well asbattling uterine cancer at the age of 30 years,Rev. Yanase turned to singing gathas to her JodoShinshu followers. Her music has helped herovercome her struggles in life as well as hermedical condition.

On the following day of the convention, Rev.Patricia Usuki gave the English Keynote Speech.Rev. Usuki is originally from Toronto, Canada, but

is currently a resident minister at the SanFernando Valley Hongwanji Buddhist Temple insouthern California. She was assigned to thisTemple after serving in the InternationalDepartment of the Honpa Hongwanji as aEuropean language specialist, as well as theEnglish editor for “Jodo Shinshu – A Guide”(2002). She received her Kyoshi ordination in2002 after attending Chuo Bukkyo GakuinSeminary in Kyoto and the Institute of BuddhistStudies (IBS) in Berkley, CA.

Similar to Rev. Yanase’s story, Rev. Usuki gave aspeech about “Being Embraced by the Onenessin Life”, which inspired her to become a ministerand to teach the Nembutsu. She also spoke atthe National BCA Convention in San Diego, CAthis past February. Besides enjoying thecamaraderie of old and new friends, hearing themessage of both keynote speakers were worthattending the convention in Calgary.

Workshops with themes of the Eightfold Pathwere held on Saturday afternoon in English and/or Japanese. The Passing of the WBWConvention Flag occurred during the closingceremony and it was given to the NorthernCalifornia District Temples. The next WorldBuddhist Women’s convention will be held fromAugust 30 - September 1, 2019 in San Francisco,CA at the Marriott Hotel. Especially since BCA isthe hosting district, save the date!


Introducing the Tri-State/Denver Buddhist Temple (TSDBT) Choirby Kim Morehouse and Richard Yoshida

TSDBT Choir at a Recent Luncheon at Domo’sClock-wise from center front: Kim Morehouse, Clarynne Blanchard,Brandon Burns, Thomas Knight, Sara Downey Robinson, JunkoKimura, Alice Nishimoto, Audrey Charness, Ayako Kimura, EthelShinsato, Richard Yoshida.

Who are we? We are members of the TSDBT Sangha who love to sing. The first thing I (Kim) rememberabout our choir is how happy and welcoming the other members were when I arrived to the rehearsaland expressed interest in joining. The ladies were so warm and welcoming, I thought “This is the placefor me!” If you want to be loved, come here! At that time, it was all women – at 65, I was the youngestmember. Now, four years later, we are happy to include both younger and male members, more thandoubling our once diminishing numbers. We are a somewhat informal group but are always striving toimprove and, with the addition of some professional and trained singers, we are being guided to a morerefined sound. Formal vocal training is not required and there is no membership fee, only a love of songand a little giving of your time and singing from the heart At the present, we are building forthe future. In particular, we arepreparing to perform at the 2015Thanksgiving Interfaith Service,which is being hosted by the Tri-State/Denver Buddhist Temple. Weare also preparing a special choirpresentation for our 100-yearAnniversary Celebration in 2016.Hopefully, these events will serveas stepping-stones to a brightfuture! We are fortunate to haveAudrey Charness as our new choirdirector, with Clarynne Blanchardas co-director. Alice Nishimotoexpertly serves us as organ player.Formal officers of the choir are infuture plans; up to this point,Junko Kimura has cared for ourtreasury. Brandan Burns hasvolunteered to transition into thatposition.We are a choir family! Seek outany member and come join us!Longmont Buddhist Temple2nd Annual Mini-Golf Fundraising EventSaturday, August 1, 2015

Hyland Adventure Golf and Raceway9650 N. Sheridan Blvd.Westminster, CO

Check-in Time: 6:30 pmShotgun Start: 7:00 pmSign up as Foursome or Individual

Adults $15.00Children (age 10 and under) $8.00

Call 303-517-4622 for ticket information.Please pay in advance.Cash or checks payable to:Longmont Buddhist Temple

Prizes! Fun!! Bring Friends&Family!!!


Tri-State/Denver Buddhist Temples gratefully acknowledges donationsand offerings received from May 1, 2015 - June 30, 2015:

Gotan E ServiceShizue AsanoRogin BurchardtMiyuki Magel GooginsGladys HiraokaCharles KagiyamaJack & Alice KimuraAyako KimuraHelene HinehiraFrank MiyazawaLillian & Phillip MiyazawaAnna MurahataSherri & John NittaKiyoko OmotoAudrey SatoHank & Irene ShibaoRose ShibaoSayoko TakataMichio & Hisae TaniwakiElaine & Ted Tsumura visitor from Honoluluunmarked envelopeRichard & Michiko Yoshida

Facilities UsageKokusei KaiWednesday Night BballDBT Craft Class

Osaisen2nd/3rd Grade Dharma Class5th Grade Dharma ClassJr. YBA Dharma ClassK/1st Grade Dharma ClassPreschool Dharma ClassTakeshi & Kumiko OhtakeKazuo MaruyamaYoko Mooney

DonationAnonymousOsamu Hideshima

Nokotsudo niche reservationsEstate of Betty YamashitaDenny NakayamaAlice KimuraClyde & Judy Nitta

In memory of Gladys Reiko Nakata – 13th yrJack Kimura & familyEric & Naomi MiyazawaR & B NakataGlenice Tani

Memorial Day servicesWalter & Sharon ChikumaMae FlickingerMiyuki Mabel GooginsGary & Shirley HoriuchiTetsuo & Sadako IwahiroCharles KagiyamaTom & Beulah KagiyamaPhyllis & Jan KajiwaraRuth KamibayashiManabu & Junko KimuraAyako KimuraJean MatsudaLillian & Phillip MiyazawaRuby MiyazawaWilliam & Ann MurphyMonica NagaiAlice NishimotoLenard NobutaSandra NoguchiAkira Sue OgawaCharles & Teri OzakiRose ShibaoHank & Irene ShibaoKenneth & June TagawaGeorge TagawaSumiye TanakaNancy & Eileen Tanakaunsigned envelopeTom Urano, Jr.Fumiko YamashitaRex & Marian YoshimuraDoris Yagi ......................................... imo Donald YagiCalvin Kato ....................................... imo Kimiko KatoCalvin Kato ....................................... imo Sam & Kimi KatoHimi Morishige ................................. imo Shig MorishigeEugene & Evelyn Yoshihara ............. imo Nobutaro YoshiharaGayle Goto ........................................ imo Shig Morishige, Chiyo Morishige.......................................................... & Susumu Matsumoto

Matsumoto&Hirokawa families ........ imo Susumu Matsumoto&Jerrie TsurutaEugene & Evelyn Yoshihara ............. imo Yasutaro & Kumiko Yoshihara

March Shotsuki serviceCharles & Helen Takahashi .............. for Jiro Yamada

April Shotsuki serviceRichard & Michiko Yoshida ............. for Keiichi YoshidaCharles & Helen Takahashi .............. for Yataro Takahashi

May Shotsuki serviceAlyce Fujii ........................................ for Asao FujiiSusie Asano & family ....................... for Torino KoishiKim Inouye ....................................... for Brian Inouye

June Shotsuki serviceMichiko Chikuma .............................. for Bill ChikumaFrank Miyazawa ................................ for Jean Harumi Miyazawa.......................................................... for father-in-law

Kenzo & Aiko Horiuchi ..................... for Kosaburo Ogata &.......................................................... Tom Shibao

Richard & Michiko Yoshida ............. for Louis Togo YoshidaArt M Yoshimura Family ................... for Mura YoshimuraBill & Ann Murphy ........................... for Nao YoshiharaElaine & Ted Tsumura ....................... for Nobuzane TsumuraYuriko Shimoda ................................. for Shigeo Shimamoto &.......................................................... Edward Shimoda

Richard & Sharon Kagiyama ............ for Takeshi KagiyamaFusako Kawahara ............................. for Takeshi KagiyamaRichard & Michiko Yoshida ............. for Takeshi KagiyamaMabel Miyasaki ................................ for Tom Shibao

Hatsumairi serviceCraig & Kayla Matsuda .................... for Min MatsudaSherri & John Nitta ........................... for Tyson Nitta


In memory of Flo OzakiSharon, Tyler&Gift BrooksJeffrey & Andi FujikiSteve HiratsukaDJ & Rich IdaCalvin KatoLinda KatoSam KawakamiMarlene & Rich MiyamotoDon & Louise TakemuraDean & Carrol Tsutsui

In memory of Fujiye Tobo – 13th yrTom & Mary NishidaBill ToboHenry ToboDouglas & Dorothy Uyemura

Tri-State/Denver Buddhist Temples gratefully acknowledgesdonations and offerings received from May 1, 2015 - June 30, 2015:

BCA’s Nepal Earthquake FundFrank MiyazawaShirley Tsuchimoto

In memory of Chiz & Mas MuraSharon, Tyler & Gift BrooksJeffrey & Andi FujikiKeri Matsunaga GottliebSteve HiratsukaDJ & Rich IdaCalvin KatoLinda KatoSam KawakamiAl KawakamiMarlene & Rich MiyamotoKiyoko Mura-SmithDon & Louise TakemuraDean & Carrol Tsutsui

CBF Monetary donations (Wish List)Ken & June TagawaAlice NagakiBrian & Marjorie LevittWilliam BetsznerMieko AkimaFamily of Teruko ShojiDale & Diane KiyotaWilliam & Rosemarie GrantGail IdaAlice KimuraHiroko HungTagawa FamiliesDennis & Kazuko Munetake

2015 Cherry Blossom Festival Raffle Winners

1 Ralph Tanoue2 Frank Sugihara3 Sam Bungo4 Alyce Fujii5 Kathy Watada6 Shelly Tanaka7 Azaria Vialpaldo-

Collin8 Eric Hiraga9 Fusako Kawahara10 David Terada11 Kay Hara12 Keiko Ozaki13 Offir Gonzales14 Vicky Case15 Hiroshi Takeda16 Cesar Cifuentes17 Chelsea King18 Todd Iseri19 Jason Pettis20 Sandra Yoshida21 Jamie Chikuma22 Robert Case

Shannon Umetani ............................. Colfax Marathon registrationHarry Kuga ....................................... in memory of Csui KugaLongmont Buddhist Temple ............. for Rev. Thompson’s servicesFamily of Tamaki Matsuo .................. funeral; Tamaki MatsuoRon & Jan Marshall .......................... nokotsudo; Todd FujimotoReDerm MD Medical Spa ................. for Pride Fest ParadeMax Yefimenko ................................. donation (for Seitan)DH Tours .......................................... temple visitationFamily of Gary Ito ............................. in memory of Gary Ito – 3rd yrLillian & Phillip Miyazawa ................ in celebration of Tyson Nitta (Hatsumairi)Norman Yago .................................... in memory of Katie Yago – 1st yrYokooji Family .................................. in memory of May Yokooji – 1st yrKenneth Tanaka ................................ in memory of Steven Misuo Tanaka – 7th yrFamilies of Tosh & Mary Tawara ...... in memory of Taeko TawaraAgustina Sakaguchi ......................... in memory of Masato SakaguchiSakura Foundation ........................... matching funds donation for Colfax MarathonHarriett Sakamoto&Brad Gooers ...... nokotsudo; Daniel HunterReiko Urano ...................................... in memory of Andrew Horiuchi &.......................................................... Hugh Nishimoto

Yamaguchi Family ............................. in memory of Bill Yamaguchi – 3rd yrJudy & Steve Yasuzawa .................... in memory of Emiko YasuzawaBetty Ishiguro ................................... in memory of Fujio Ishiguro – 13th yrBill & Ann Murphy ........................... in memory of George Tani, IIReiko Urano ...................................... in memory of Henry UranoAlice Nishimoto ................................ in memory of Hugh Nishimoto – 1st yrFrances Furukawa ............................. in memory of Jack Furukawa – 17th yrKim Morehouse ................................ in memory of Jim TamakiGene Yokomizo ................................. in memory of Nancy Yokomizo – 1st yrJudy & Steve Yasuzawa .................... in memory of Seisaku UmemotoSue Murahata ................................... in memory of Sueki Murahata.......................................................... Sam & Kimi Kato and George Omoto

Family of Tom Kajiwara ..................... in memory of Tom Kajiwara – 17th yrBill & Ann Murphy ........................... in memory of Yoshimura Family


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Shimo AkamatsuShika AsanoTommy AsanoEiroku AshidaEvyne Danielle BatesLoraine Kinuko ChagnonChimi DoiHisayo DoiTom Takao DoiJames Masami DoizakiChikara KomotoMatasaburo EnomotoMichiko Sonoda FrickKazuye FukayeSeizo FukayeLarry Hiroaki FukuharaNobuhiro FunakoshiDaijiro FuruiyeKimiye FurutaKazuko FushimiRichard Sumio GotoKaroku HadaGenzo HashimotoGonkichi HayashidaBilly Ray Henderson, Jr.Midori HiguchiElliott Reed HinesGladys Sachiko HirabayashiMoichi HiratsukaBunsaku HirazawaHedeyo HisamotoSam Hifumi HisamotoMitsuko HoraShigeru Roy HoriiHisa HoriuchiDaniel Earnest HunterTomo IdaChisa ImotoKisaku Kay InagakiShio InouyeTom Isamu IokaHenry Hisashi ItoTsuneo ItoShigeo IwahiroHana KajiwaraKikuno KajiwaraTeiji KasaharaHenry Saburo KatayamaSayo KatayamaUmeju KatsumotoSaburo KawamataKayo KawamotoNoboru Victor KawanoMakoto KawataMalcolm KiltieAlice Yoko KimuraToraye Kinoshita

Shima KishiyamaSu KitoTed Toshio KobayashiKazu KomuroGihei KosakaRai KuboTakejiro KuboShogo KurodaGeorge Ichiro KurokiTatsuo MatsudaHenry Tadashi MatsumonjiTsuruyo MatsumonjiYakue MatsushimaNase MayedaShigeo B. MayemuraTeruo Ted MiyamotoTom Tomio MiyamotoTomizo MiyamotoSenzo MiyoshiGary MizokamiJohn Masao MizunagaMartha MizunoKenichi MorimotoMaruichi MoriokaPreston Yoshio MorishigeRose Ikuyo MoroyeHarry Masaji MotoyamaChikako MurataKazuichi MurataKeizi MurataHajime MuroyaMinosuke NagakiHarry Hajime NagataGoichi NakadoiDavid NakagawaMatsuye NakagawaKameo NakamuraMasaru NakamuraToshiyuki NakamuraSaki NakashimaFrank Takeshi NakataHenry Kiyoshi NakataYonetaro NakataLloyd NakayamaMiye NishidaSueji NishimotoUra NogamiMiyoko NukayaSeki OgishiHaruo OkimotoChiyoji George OkuboKonao OmotoMasaru OmotoHatsugoro OnoGeorge Mamoru OtsukiGair OversBaby Ozaki

Kiyoshi John SaikiThomas SaitoMarian Isao SakasegawaHaru SakuraiRenae SakuraiKay Kumakichi SasakiGeorge Minoru SatoMiyo SeraKiyoshi ShimizuTsuyuko Helen ShimonoYoshinobu ShimookaDorothy SugiuraMiki SumidaHatsuichi SumikawaKenichi SuzukiSaburo TabuchiGail Leslea TagawaGene Mitsumasa TagawaSue Shizuko TagawaYasushi TagawaKumao TajiriCaroline Reiko TakahashiKameo TakahashiMiki TakedaRick Takeo TakemotoMichiko Jean TakemuraToki TakeuchiJunzo TanakaNoriko TanakaTokusaburo TanakaSto Tsuto TaniTamayo TaniDick Takechi TaninoSuezo TanouyeIsamu Sam TashiroKuniji TashiroSuyehiko TashiroChojiro TazawaKenji Kenneth TeradaRichard TeradaGijiro TerasakiHarry Jiro TerasakiMisao TodaNatsuko Helen TokunagaGenjiro TomitaJack T. TosonoTsuneyoshi TotsugiYoshito TsuchimotoChiyoko UnoTsumo UyedaTsunesaburo UyedaTsuta UyemuraTamasaburo YagamiPaul Yasuo YagoEdna Chizuko YamadaShizuko YamadaShizuo Frank Yamada

Sahichi YamamotoTadashi Tad YamamotoKane YamanouchiMasayuki YamashitaFumiye Emma YanariShizuo YanariEdward Shinobu YasumuraMisao YoshidaRise YoshidaFude YoshimuraJune YoshimuraLaura YoshimuaToshio Yoshizaki


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After a lengthy permitting process with DenverCommunity Planning and Development, inMarch demolition work commenced in the spacebehind the stage that will become DBTs newNokotsudo. Walls, doors, bathroom andkitchen fixtures & cabinets, flooring, ceiling, andold plumbing materials were removed, takingthe area to its structural “bones.” Doors, wallsand windows were framed, and a new HVACsystem was installed, as well as new electricalwiring, subflooring and windows. Ceiling andlights are next, and the first “niche cabinet” iscurrently being built - viewing opportunities willbegin mid-July, and will coincide with theObon/Hatsubon Service on July 18, 2015 (3:00pm) and Obon Odori festivities (6:00 pm) thatevening. Plan to come take a look!

Niche reservation pricing remains discounted($2,500/niche) through July 31, 2015, andincreases thereafter in line with construction andother costs. Note, each niche holds one urn.Reservation information may be found on theTSDBT.ORG website or, if you prefer, contactthese members of the Nokotsudo committeedirectly by email:

Steve Nitta [[email protected]]

Charles Ozaki [[email protected]] or

Rebecca Steinebrey [[email protected]]

for a personal tour and/or more information.

Arigato GozaimasuArigato GozaimasuArigato GozaimasuArigato GozaimasuArigato Gozaimasu

Tri-State/Denver Buddhist Temple Scholarship Winners

Sakura Foundation Scholarship Ryan Kiyoshi KimConnor Kevin Jiro Ospina

Taeko Tawara Memorial Scholarship Ryan Kiyoshi Kim

Murahata Family Award Sage Asakawa

Caroline M Tagawa Memorial Scholarship Peter Douglas

Eugene & Kimiko Side Scholarship Peter Douglas

Tri-State/Denver Buddhist Temple Award Connor Kevin Jiro Ospina

Nokotsudo Construction Updateby Rebecca Steinebrey

Thank you to the following people who preppedthe June newsletter for mailing: Judy Smith,Kay Takahashi, Mary Jane Okamatsu, MichikoKajiwara, Richard Yoshida, Mike Shibata andAlley & Yoshimi Watada. They make a seem-ingly tedious job something to look forward toevery month.

Thank you to Brian Levitt, of DBT Judo, forupdating the AED machine (which is stationedat the top of the office stairway).


This Temple has staged a Cherry Blossom Festivalevery summer for the past 42 years. What may havebegun as an event to celebrate our Japanese-Americanpresence in the Denver community quickly morphedinto the Temple’s only major fund-raiser (with a themeto highlight our Japanese-American heritage). CherryBlossom Festival income sustains the Temple; it paysthe exorbitant utilities bills (gas, electricity, water/sewer, trash pick up), telephone and internetconnections, cleaning and maintenance costs. In otherwords, it provides us a place to gather, to celebrate, tolearn, to play, to reflect, to eat, to be.

Meanwhile, the physical surroundings of the Temple’sneighborhood continually transform, also. While ourhumble beginnings found us in the land of bars andpawn shops, by 1972 our initial CBFcelebration was a“block party” in conjunction with Tamai Towerapartments and Sakura Square’s collection of JAbusinesses; 2 Japanese grocers, 2 Japaneserestaurants, bookstore, travel agency, hairdresser, etc.

Now our Temple stands amid high-rise officebuildings, luxury apartment inhabitants, city-dwellerfamilies, a major league baseball stadium, bars,restaurants, shopping and over-flowing parking lots.

As we continually adjust the “flavor” of our Festival tomatch the climate of our community, we find that(internally) the “flavor” of our Sangha is changing, too;so much so, that future Cherry Blossom Festivals maybe highlighting a culture other than Japanese-American,but change is constant and that is a future article

It seems anytime we express our gratitude publicly, wealso (sadly and) simultaneously open ourselves tocriticism. But I do not wish to NOT say ‘thank you’simply to avoid reproach. So I ask you to read thefollowing acknowledgments – not for individualvalidation, but for a collective realization of how luckyeach of us is to count ourselves as as an integral pieceof such a resourceful group.

Thank you to Joni Sakaguchi, Gail Ida, Gayle Goto andWendy Thompson for pushing, pulling, lifting andmolding this year’s 2015 Cherry Blossom Festival intobeing. The Temple is quite fortunate such a work

fellow volunteers. Everyoneknows an organizationcannot survive on theefforts of a few; therefore,we need inspired leadershipto rally the membership andunite their efforts – in thiscase, to create and host asuccessful Cherry BlossomFestival!

Thank you to the spousesand families of these

individuals. It is your loveand support that allows

them to give so much tothe Temple.

Cherry Blossom Festival 2015 Review

force as these four choseto assemble their skillsand know-how for onemore year. Even moreimpressive is the supportthey garner in terms of

Thank you to Kristi & TaraCase, Amanda Charnessand Serenity Thompson;not only did this group offour dance as CBF enter-tainment, afterwards theybussed tables in the gym.AND they donated their tipsto the Temple! Could thisbe the beginnings of the2045 CBF Workforce of 4?

Thank you to Keiko Yoshida, Randy Sasaki, Glenn &Michelle Asakawa, Gene Watada, Emiko Koga, Kaitlyn& Karen Mascher-Mace, Brian Levitt, ShirleyTsuchimoto, Brandi Tsuchimoto and Eric Sasano foryour early and sustained involvement through all ofCherry Blossom - beginning to end.

Thank you to Cal Kato, Wayne Berve and KaitlynMascher-Mace for serving as Building MaintenanceCommittee members year-round; your prep work forthe Summer season and CBF is invaluable.

Thank you to Kathy Kuge, Lorraine Hisamoto andJoanne Adair for devoting extensive time in the kitchen– before, during and after the Festival. Thank you toBWA and YBA members who were consistently andcontinually called upon for preparation, set-up andclean-up tasks.

To everyone who served as a committee Chairperson –thank you for organizing your work station andscheduling your work crew.Thank you to CaroleEshima and Linda Akiyama who quietly and efficientlyhandle all the financial matters/issues.

Thank you to DBT Judo, DBT Aikido. DBT Dancers,DBT Minyo, Denver Taiko & Denver Junior Taiko,Humu Humu Ukulele and all the other groups whoparticipated in our stage performances. Thank you toall the vendors who set up in our Marketplace. Thankyou to the Emcees, sound techs, wiring crew and go-fers.Thank you to Pacific Mercantile, Sakura Square,Jagged Mountain Brewery, JARCC and all ourneighbors who share this NoDo turf.

Thank you to everyone who responded to the CBFWish List with generous donations of ‘stuff andmoney’. Thank you to anyone who wielded a mop,spatula, dish towel, hammer, roll of tape, nenju, trashcontainer or other instrument of effort. Thank you toeveryone who bought food tickets and raffle tickets.Okagesama de.


COLFAX MARATHON RELAY 2015by Gary Yamashita

On May 17th, in the early hours of the morning, 25 athletesrepresenting the Temple raced through the streets of Denverin the Colfax Marathon Relay. The runners in the first legs ofthe relay arrived at City Park by 5:00 AM and started the raceat 6:00 AM. These runners got to hear the pounding beat ofthe Denver Taiko drums as they ran along the Cherry CreekTrail. The five relay teams made up of runners from DBTJudo, Aikido, Denver Taiko, YBA, the Temple board and thesangha, all ran to raise funds for the Temple.

As a result of their hard work and the generous donationsof the donors that supported their efforts, approximately$9,700 was raised that will be used to paint the hondo andauditorium.

In addition, a portion of the proceeds was donated to Step13 which is a men’s residential recovery program located at20th and Larimer Street that offers its residents the opportunityto recover from addiction and become productive membersof their communities through a program that focuses on thefacets of sobriety, work and personal accountability. Theirguiding principle is that a person cannot be helped to recoverfrom their addiction until they are ready to take personalresponsibility for their past, present and future actions. GaryYamashita made the presentation of the Temple’s donationto the Executive Director of Step 13 at their facility.

Thank you to all who donated and provided support tothis great effort. The generosity of the sangha wasoverwhelming. If you have not yet donated to this campaign,you may still do so, as we are still raising additional funds topaint the front lobby. Thank you as well to Joni, Gail andGunnar for manning the Cherry Blossom Festivalinformational tent after the race in the Charity Village. A veryspecial word of appreciation goes out to all of the dedicatedrunners that trained and ran so hard for the Temple. Youguys were awesome!

From the Office of Rev. Fujii

1. Please call the temple office or a ministerbefore a person passes away. The templeministers would like to have a chance to sharethe Teaching before the last day. Our teaching isvery powerful even at last moment.

2. Summer session(New program in 2015)When: Monday, August 3, 2015 through

Friday, August 7 (5 days)Subject: What is Amida? “Ju-Sei-Ge”Place: TempleTime: 6:00 am – 7:00 am (not in the evening)

Fee: $5.00 donation each time toOffertory Box

3. New Program in August 2015Four classes for people, especially templenew members, to introduce the following:

a. Brief temple historyb. Explanation of Buddhist items and etiquettesc. Introduction of general Buddhismd. Outline of Jodo-Shinshu Teaching

When:* Every Sunday morning in August (2nd, 9th,

16th & 23rd) from 8:30 am (less than onehour)

* No registration or registration fee necessarybut please make a donation to offertory box

Everyone is encouraged to take part. Get up one hourearly and join the class.In Gassho,Rev. Fujii

Tri-State/Denver Buddhist Temples’membership offers condolences to the

family and friends of:

Sumi EnomotoJanuary 8, 1922 - June 23, 2015

ObonOdori

PracticeTTTTTuesday - uesday - uesday - uesday - uesday - TTTTThursdayhursdayhursdayhursdayhursday

July 14, 15, 16July 14, 15, 16July 14, 15, 16July 14, 15, 16July 14, 15, 167:00 p.m.7:00 p.m.7:00 p.m.7:00 p.m.7:00 p.m.

Come dance the hot, SummerCome dance the hot, SummerCome dance the hot, SummerCome dance the hot, SummerCome dance the hot, Summernights away! DBT Minyonights away! DBT Minyonights away! DBT Minyonights away! DBT Minyonights away! DBT Minyomembers will show you themembers will show you themembers will show you themembers will show you themembers will show you thesteps . . . being with friendssteps . . . being with friendssteps . . . being with friendssteps . . . being with friendssteps . . . being with friendswill make it fun!will make it fun!will make it fun!will make it fun!will make it fun!


Religious Services

SUN July 5 8:30 am Nihongo service (F)9:30 Summer Family service (T)

FRI July 10 11 am Shinran’s Day service (F)

SAT July 11 1 pm Hoji (F)

SUN July 12 9:30 am Summer family service9:00 am Brighton service(F)11 am Ft. Lupton service(F)

TUES-THURS July 14-16LaJara/Alamosa Hakamairi (T)Albuquerque Hakamairi (T)

SAT July 18 11 am Greeley Hakamairi & Obon (T)11 am Funeral (F)3 pm Obon/Hatsubon service (F)

SUN July 19 9:30 am Summer Family service (F)1 pm Sedgwick Hakamairi (T)

MON July 20 9 am Burial service; Ault Cemetery

SUN July 26 9:30 am Summer Family serviceJuly Shotsuki service

AUGUST NO Nihongo ServiceNO Shinran’s Day ServiceNO Outlying Temple Services

SUN Aug 2 8:30 am Intro for new members(F)9:30 am Summer Family Service (T)

MON - FRI Aug 3-7 6:00 am Summer Session (F)

SAT Aug 8 2 pm Hoji

SUN Aug 9 8:30 am Intro for new members (F)9:30 am Summer Family Service (T)

SUN Aug 16 8:30 am Intro for new members (F)9:30 am Summer Family Service

SUN Aug 23 8:30 am Intro for new members (F)9:30 am Summer Family Service(F)August Shotsuki Service

SUN Aug 30 9:30 am Summer Family Service(T)

Shotsuki Monthly Memorial ServiceEvery 4th Sunday of each month (when possible)

The Shotsuki Service is a general memorial service held on amonthly basis for members and friends of the temple who havepassed away during the month of service. For instance, if amember passes away in March (of any year), then his/herpassing would be observed by surviving Sangha family andfriends every succeeding March.Although there are major memorial (hoji) services set at specifictime intervals such as 49th Day, 1st Year, 3rd Year, 7th, 13th, 17th,25th, 33rd and 50th years, the temple will now also providefamilies with monthly memorial (shotsuki) services; these will beheld in conjunction with regularly scheduled Sunday services. Ateach Shotsuki service, family members will have the opportunityto pay respect and gratitude to loved ones who have passedaway in that particular month.Donation by affected family members: $50/observance.In Gassho,

Gym Schedule

SUNDAY 11:30 am Karate

MONDAY 6 - 7:30 pm Aikido6:30 - 8 pm Judo

TUESDAY 7 pm Volleyball

WEDNESDAY 7:30 pm Basketball

THURSDAY 6 - 7:30 pm Aikido6:30 - 8 pm Judo

FRIDAY 6 - 7:30 pm Family AikidoJudo (every other week)

Mountain States District ConferenceHosted by Ogden Buddhist Church

November 6th – 8th, 2015

To be held in Moab, UT

Mountain States Planning CommitteeNames and Contact Information:

Annette Koga [email protected] Hamada [email protected] Kato [email protected]


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NON PROFIT ORG.U.S. POSTAGE PAIDDENVER, COLO.PERMIT NO. 521

Tri-State/Denver Buddhist Temples1947 Lawrence StreetDenver, CO 80202

Address Service Requested

Dharma DiscussionTri-State Denver Buddhist Temple

Thursday nights at 7pmJuly 2nd and 23rd

Aug. 6th and 27th

Tuesday mornings at 11amJuly 7th and 21st

Aug. 4th, 18th and 25th

(Tuesday sessions will begin with a short service)

Please join us here at the temple for dharma discussions. We will cover topics such as Amida Buddha and thePure Land, basic temple etiquette, onaijin objects and other concepts related to JodoShinshu Buddhism. We

would also like to encourage participants to bring in their own questions and topics in order to keep thediscussions lively and relevant J.

Dates and times are subject to change. Signing up or contacting us ahead of time is highlyrecommended if you wish to park in the Sakura Square lot and also so that we may keep you

informed of changes or cancellations.Contact: Rev. Diana Thompson

(303) 295-1844 OR [email protected]

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