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Wheel of the Sangha

Volume 37 Issue 2 February 2018

Keep the Betsuin clean

and organized by Rimban Katsuya Kusunoki

One of my 2018 New Year Resolutions is “Keep the

Betsuin clean and organized”. I reorganized the storage

behind the Hondo. I am now working on reorganizing

the Betsuin Library. I try my best to keep the Betsuin

clean and organized for people to feel comfortable.

There are a lot of differences between Japan and

the USA. It is also different how and who cleans the

school building. In the USA, janitors clean the school

building after students go home. But in Japan, students

clean classrooms, hallways, playgrounds, toilets and all

over school. All students must take two cleaning rags to

school at the beginning of each semester. All students

are assigned a place to clean. After lunch break, they

go to their place to clean. They wipe and clean the floor

with the cleaning rag. They do this everyday so, at the

end of the semester, these cleaning rags become dirty

and worn out. Many students dislike this clean up time,

but they learn how to clean a room, and how comforta-

ble a clean room is.

Let me introduce to you a poem about the cleaning

rag.

Wiping up dirt with a cleaning rag.

The place becomes clean and the

cleaning rag becomes dirty.

I think a child wrote this poem. The child saw that some-

one was cleaning up using a cleaning rag or might clean

some place’s dirt by himself/her-

self. The child just wrote what he/

she watched and how he/she

thought. It is an unaffected poem,

isn’t it? The cleaning rag must be

clean and white first. The more a

person cleans a floor, the more the

cleaning rag becomes dirty. We are

able to realize how dirty the floor is from how dirty the

cleaning rag becomes.

The more I listen to the Buddha Dharma and the

more I reflect upon myself, the more I realize my

“BONNO”. “BONNO” means greed, anger, envy, and

attachment. I hardly understand how much or how many

kinds of “BONNO” I have if I just idle each day away. It

is the Amida Buddha’s wisdom light that illuminates my

mind and lets me know my “BONNO” clearly.

If I awaken to my “BONNO”, I try to change my be-

havior. I try not to show my “BONNO” and make trouble

for others. I try to be kind and gentle to others. Consid-

eration for others is based on realization of my

“BONNO”. When you are not kind and gentle to others,

you are not realizing your BONNO. At that time, please

listen to the Buddha Dharma and think about your

“BONNO”. At the end, I would like to introduce you to

the “Jodo Shinshu Creed”. Please set a time and read

the Jodo Shinshu Creed aloud once a day

Jodo Shinshu Creed

• Entrusting the Vow of the Buddha and reciting the Sacred Name, I shall proceed through the journey of life with strength and joy.

Continued on p. 2…

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The Seattle Betsuin Gratefully Acknowledges the Following Donations December 2017 – January 2018

Funeral / Memorial / Nokotsudo: Given by:

Hideo & Misao Kaneko – In Memory of $ 1,333.00 Estate of Marion Dumont

Ruth Morimoto – Funeral Service $ 600.00 Seiichi & Maiko Morimoto

Fusaye Shibata – 7th Year Memorial $ 500.00 Dennis Shibata

Elmer & Masako Tazuma – In Memory of $ 200.00 Laurie Tazuma

In Memory of Sakai Family $ 120.00 Seiji Sakai

Ruth & Takao Aoki – In Memory of $ 100.00 Elaine & Dennis Aoki-Yamashita

Ray & Mineko Okamura – In Memory of $ 100.00 Trisha Morton

In Memory of: Given by:

Marion Dumont Rev. Hiroshi & Misaye Abiko; Genie Aoyagi; Shirley Baskin; Bob & Jenny Higaki; Ruby Inouye; Aiko Joo; Sharyl Kamihara; Lois King; Kimi Kitasoe; Lori Kosakura; Rev. Dean & Linda Koyama; Violet Makishima; Terrie Masuda; Craig & Dana Nakashima; Tsukasa & Keiko Namekata; Dani & Cheryl Ohashi; Naomi Rickett; Dick & Agnes Sasaki; Rev. Dennis J & Jane Shinseki; Jeanne Tsujimoto; Esther Ura; Naomi Wood; Brian Yama-koshi; Carole Yamakoshi; Lois Yamakoshi; Carol & Doris Yanari; Etsu Yano

Sue (Sumiko Furuta) Donald & Karen Akira; Thomas & Beverly Ikeda; Estate of Daisy Kuramoto; Wayne Ku-ramoto; Brian & Janet Masuo

George Kodama May Macnab

Mary S. Shigaya George & Irene Mano; Mabel Nishizaki; James & Tomiko Zumoto

Ryomi Tanino Thomas & Beverly Ikeda; Sadie Yamasaki

Endowment Donations:

Donald & Karen Akira; In Memory of Hideo & Misao Kaneko - The Estate of Marion Dumont; Dassie Matsuoka; Kemi Nakabayashi; Shirley Shimada

General Donations: Given By:

Appreciation for Use of Facilities Nikkei Concerns – Kokorokai Volunteers

General Donation Kayoko Nakamura

General Donation Tacoma Buddhist Temple

General Donation Seattle Buddhist Church, SBBWA

… Rimban’s Message and Jodo Shinshu Creed continued from p. 1

• Revering the Light of the Buddha, reflecting upon my imperfect self, I shall strive to live a life of gratitude.

• Following the Teachings of the Buddha, discerning the Right Path, I shall spread the True Dharma.

• Rejoicing in the Compassion of the Buddha, respecting and aiding one another, I shall do my best to work towards the welfare of society.

Evaluation of My 2018’s resolutions (E=Excellent, G=Good, S=So so, B=Bad)

1 Remember the Betsuin’s members’ names and faces. S 2 Keep the Betsuin clean and organized G 3 Launch a study class B 4 Exercise three days a week S 5 Go to a café once a month E

Gassho

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ON BEHALF OF THE MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE…

We would like to “thank” the following regular members, for contributing their minimum annual Sustaining Membership dues (the basic dues toward the Temple maintenance/operations). These are the most recent paid members for the fiscal year of 2018.

Mark Fordham, Kevin Nagai, Sunnie Nagai, Phillip Robbins & Penne Lee, Shirley Shimada, Margaret Teramoto, Michael & Gayle Teramoto, Sam Umeda, Arlene Yamada

(compiled by HL, PS, JN, & SO)

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Book Study Group submitted by Leonora Clarke

Our next book study group will take place from 9:30 -11:30am on Saturday, February 3, in Me-morial Hall Chapel. The book for this month is Naturalness by Kenryo Kanamatsu. Please ask Leonora Clarke or Shirley Shimada how to obtain this book. Everyone is invited to attend and there is no charge.

Dharma School invites the sangha to Nirvana Day and Pet Memorial Day Vegetarian Potluck on Sunday, February 11, 2018 11:45AM in the Gym

Scout Troop 252 News The first meeting of the new year was on January 14, 2018

and the troop began by organizing and checking the tents for tears and holes. The troop took the tents to the gym and set them up. Then, after the new quartermaster checked all of them, returned them to the Densho. This year, the troop will get ready for the new scouts and the upcoming summer camp. The troop hopes to make this year a great year for the incoming scouts. - KB

‘SCHOLARSHIPS’ - High School Seniors / College Students

HIGH SCHOOL: The Seattle Betsuin Tsujihara Family Memorial Scholarship Grant and Seattle Betsuin

Continuing Education Grant are offering scholarships to high school seniors graduating in 2018.

COLLEGE: If you are a student currently enrolled and completed one year of college, the Masaru &

Mitsuma Shimokon Scholarship Grant is offering scholarships for careers as nurse practitioner, medical doc-

tor, registered nurse, engineer, or computer science. Other fields in the technical, math and science pro-

grams may also be considered. This is a one-time only grant.

All high school and college applicants or their parent(s) must be a member of good standing of the Seattle

Betsuin Buddhist Temple.

The deadline to submit applications is Monday, April 9, 2018 before or by 2:30pm to the temple of-

fice. For applications and/or questions, please contact Shizue Kaku via the temple office 206-329-0800 or

email: office@seattlebetsuin.com

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Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Women’s Association submitted by Machiko Wada and Nina Tomita-Kato

Time is passing so fast, it’s February already. Hope you are well and taking care of yourself. It has been an eventful year already. Here are highlights of last month.

Betsuin New year party: Betsuin members and families celebrated the New Year on January 7. All church affiliated groups’ officers were installed. Door prizes were given out.

Additions to bento, New Year’s gobo and mame, were prepared led by Ritsuko Kawahara and crew with assis-tance from the Sr. YBA. A productive and great experience for all.

Please join monthly services held at Keiro, Nikkei Manor, and Merrill Gardens (Renton), (see the temple schedule).

Hoonko: Hoonko service was conducted on January 14. Service was memorable with Rinban Kusunoki’s Howa message and viewing of film and explanation of Goeden/Godensho, illustration of life of Shinran Shonin. BWA served Nigome and Zenzai cooking led by Ritsuko and BWA members.

Donation: Gratefully appreciated

Lisa Kumasaka-Mitchell Jane Hamatani, "In appreciation" Fran Shintaku

SBBWA expresses our sympathy to the families of the late Mrs. Sue Furuta and Mrs. Martha Taniguchi.

Upcoming dates: New members’ installation and membership luncheon on April 29. ###

Happy New Year 2018!

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Seattle Betsuin Ukelele Band and Seattle Betsuin Sangha Singers performing at Shinnenkai –IG

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Musical Notes submitted by Kemi Nakabayashi

After the Bodhi Ensemble provided New Year’s Eve service music and we rang the bonsho, the New Year’s Party was a wonderful way to kick off 2018. The entertainment certainly highlighted lots of talent. How wonderful to hear the spontaneous singing of Shojoji along with Minh on shamisen! Kaya dancing hula and Hieu playing solo violin were so poised also. The Seat-tle Betsuin Ukulele Band’s accompaniment to the Camp Fire hula dancers and leading the concluding sing along added to the festivities. Rev. Anan Hatanaka provided a helpful and informative ryuteki class on January 3, pre-paring the Betsuin Gagaku

Group to perform Etenraku again for the Ho-Onko service on January 14. We appreciate Rinban Kusunoki’s enthusiasm for developing the gagaku group and making the arrangements for guest ministers to continue to provide instruction.

We are looking ahead already to Earth Day music service on April 22. Youth and adult musicians are always welcome to provide ideas and participate in future services. ###

Rev. Hatanaka demonstrates holding the ryuteki, left, and explaining Etenraku, right

Kristy, Hieu, Alina, Kayla and Emily providing music at the New

Year’s Eve service

Ryuteki class participants Ayano, Yuiya, Janie,

Dennis, Rinban Kusunoki and Rev. Hamanaka

Camp Fire News submitted May Chinn Dolphins 8th Grade by Alisa H. The Dolphins started off the

year making blankets for the kids at Children’s Hospital in hopes

of making their stay a bit more comfortable. In a couple of

weeks Grace Tazuma will be on her way to deliver them. Thank

you, Grace, for leading this fun and meaningful project.

JR YBA PROJECT #2 Hello everyone. The Seattle Betsuin JR YBA (Young Bud-

dhist Association) is having a toiletry drive starting on Sunday, January 21, 2018. All donations will be giv-

en to Mary’s Place, a homeless women’s shelter in Seattle.

As last year, we collect shampoo, conditioner, body wash/soap, feminine hygiene, toothbrushes, tooth-

pastes, etc. Anything and everything helps. Boxes will be placed around the temple for your donations.

We will be collecting throughout the month of February. Gassho, Josh M (YBA Vice President)

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Dharma School invites everyone to the Nirvana day vegetarian potluck on February 11, 2018 The pet memorial service will be held the same day. Submitted by Joyce Tsuji

Dharma school will also be hosting a bake

sale on Nirvana Day; contributions of baked goods

will be much appreciated.

We hope everyone enjoyed the dog/pudding

centerpieces at the New Year’s Party made by the

3/4/5 grade class with help from the High School

class.

We hope many DS families enjoy the North-

west Convention in Spokane. Just as a reminder:

there will be no DS on that Sunday February 18.

[editor’s note: 10:00AM Service will be held; but

there will be no after-service programs]

Classroom Reports

Pre-K/K Class Happy New Year. The class cele-

brated the new year by reading the book “Thank

You Very Mochi” which talked about how Kimi went

to her grandparent’s house for their annual family

mochitsuki. She learned that the most important

ingredient for mochi is not the rice, kine (mallet),

usu (stone bowl) or other food ingredients like

shoyu and red beans, but that Family is the most

important ingredient to make mochi. The children

then made their own Okasane (good luck mochi)

out of modeling clay to take home with them. The

class observed Hoonko by talking about Shinran

Shonin and his importance in our lives. The stu-

dents made a snow globe picture of Shinran and

his disciples meditating in the snow.

First/Second Grade To start off the New Year we

discussed some of the traditional Japanese activi-

ties observed on New Year’s like the tolling of a

large bell and eating special foods. We colored

“year of the dog” calendars, and did a find-the-

object activity with pictures of the zodiac animals.

We then read about the life of Shinran Shonin and

did a Ho-onko word search in honor of his memori-

al day. The kids seem to love puzzle activities.

They are very sharp!

2018 FAMILY

MEMORIAL SERVICE SCHEDULE

In the Jodo Shinshu tradition, family memorial services are held on designated anniversaries to express gratitude and recall cherished memories of our loved ones. If you have a family member who passed away in the following years, you are en-couraged to conduct a family memorial service in 2018:

Year of Death

2017 1st year memorial

2016 3rd year memorial

2012 7th year memorial

2006 13th year memorial

2002 17th year memorial

1994 25th year memorial

1986 33rd year memorial

1969 50th year memorial

Please call the Temple office at (206) 329-0800 to schedule a service. -JN

JR YBA PROJECT #1 The

JR Youth Buddhist Association (YBA) is donating $300 to either World Vision or Heifer International (both organizations have the project our group is interested in). This donation will buy farm animals for communities in either in Africa, Asia, Americas, or the US. “Livestock ownership improves dietary diversity, and expanded ownership alters the local food economy to influence food consumption by households lacking farm animals.” The animal choices are goats, dairy cow, chickens, ducks, al-pacas, fish fingerlings, oxen, pigs or combinations of animals.

Consequently, JR YBA is asking if members of our Sangha be would interested in matching our dona-tion with any monetary contributions? Members of our group will available to accept donations, in the foyer, during the month of February. We ‘thank you’ in advance for your support.. submitted by C.H. & S.O.

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Photos by Sat Ichikawa

Dharma Exchange Notes Dharma Exchange is a mix of discussions and edu-cational programming that takes place in the dining room downstairs. Join us — we enjoy coffee and donuts almost every Sunday. Jan. 7, 2018 Doug McLean discussed the path of Mahayana Buddhism along the Silk Road. He said there is a huge collection of narrative-styled sutras, the earliest dated 100AD after the death of the Buddha. He outlined the first principles of Mahaya-na: 1. Emptiness involves interdependency, fluidity and change. 2. There is a universal potential for Buddhism in Mahayana. All can be enlightened given the right circumstances. 3. The existence of other Buddhas was briefly taught in earlier Buddhism. They work to lead all to Nirvana. 4. Expedient Means. Just as the Buddha taught different people according to their background and understanding, the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas strive to liberate all, using a variety of means. 5 . It was thought that after the Buddha appeared, the Dharma would eventually decline and be forgot-ten until the next Buddha came to teach the Dhar-ma. The Bodhisattva Jizo appeared in but one su-tra, the Sutra of the Earth-Store Bodhisattva. The Bodhisattva Kannon is popular in Mahayana Bud-dhism. Amida Buddha was formerly Dharmakara, and after many kalpas he made 48 vows and creat-ed the Pure Land, a refuge. The purpose of the Pure Land is to find refuge there to make it easier to become enlightened because the environment is conducive. . . In discussing interdependence in Mahayana Buddhism, Doug said all things are im-permanent, and all things are derived from other things, and that is called emptiness. All things are impermanent and fluid; therefore anything can be changed e.g., bad temper and negative thoughts, which have an affect on other things. . . Rev.

Kusunoki will provide programs for future Dharma Exchanges. Doug will continue with his topic, and Rev. Jim Warrick will provide another installment of "Buddhism on Air". . . there will be no Dharma Ex-change on Jan. 28 [editor’s note: this is due to the Annual Betsuin Meeting] Jan. 14, 2018 - Rev. Jim Warrick presented the third installment of Rev. Dr. Ken Tanaka's "Buddhism on Air." Sensei suggested it will take three to four years to complete the study during Dharma Exchanges. . .Buddhism seeks wisdom, meaning in our life, freedom from ignorance, etc. The focus today is more on Jodo Shinshu as Buddhism has changed from Japan to the U.S. The Buddha lived 2500 years ago and his teaching spread through India 250 years after he died. Mahayana Buddhism travelled the Silk Road to China and existed along with Daoism and Confu-cianism. Buddhism entered Korea then Japan. . . In 1844 in the US, Henry David Thoreau translated the Lotus Sutra from French to English. Much later in 1950 Buddhism was noted by Alan Ginsburg and Gary Snyder who wrote about it. Soka Gokai is the most racially diverse of all sects. . .Tanaka Sensei was much influenced by The Golden Chain," which we recite in the Betsuin every Sunday. In the film Tanaka Sensei read each sentence aloud and related the deeper meaning of the words. Sensei felt it likely was composed in the US not Japan. Jim Sensei recommended a book, The Evolution of God by Robert Wright. In it, God ap-parently has a Master Plan to move all beings toward goodness. . . Also, he recalled the question posed by Rinban Katsuya Kusunoki, should we as Buddhists celebrate Christmas or not? The answer was, "Do so if you wish, and we should also celebrate the birth of the Buddha." In Gassho, Pat Bobrow

Chartered Bus for NW Convention departs from Seattle

Betsuin Temple at 11:00AM on Friday, February 16. On Sunday,

February 18, Meditation takes place at 9:00AM and

Service at 10:00AM, as usual. However, there will be no Dharma School

and no after-service programs. Minister’s Assistant Leonora Clarke and Youth Ministers

Assistants will conduct the service. - IG

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CF Hula Girls and SB Ukelele Band, Matsuri Taiko and Ron

2018 Shinnenkai Photos by Akico Taniguchi

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py 2

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british columbia jodo shinshu Buddhist temples

federation Convention, vernon, B.C. save the date for a wonderful chance to hear the dharma with

keynote speaker: Dr Kenneth Tanaka

September 8 and 9, 2018

registration forthcoming in february 2018 contact: cameron37@shaw.ca

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Sat Ichikawa Photo

Photo by Irene Goto

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There will be more news to come, but just a prelimi-nary notification of the Seattle Betsuin’s Salmon Dinner Fundraiser that will be held on March 24, 2018. Tickets will be mailed out in mid-to-late Feb-ruary to individuals/families on the Temple’s Ijikai/Sustaining Membership list that have paid their dues 2017 or recently for 2018. For those that do not re-ceive the mailing, tickets will be available for pur-chase from the Temple office as well as from Tem-ple organizations.

We need the Sangha to sell tickets to friends and family members to make this a financial success and purchase additional tickets their own use. As long as we know tickets have been sold, we will or-der sufficient quantities of salmon and pork to meet demand. Pre-sales will help to determine the amount of salmon and pork to order so it is very important to return payment by the specified date that will be identified in the letter. If ticket payment or returned tickets are not made by the specified date, sufficient quantities to match ticket sales may not be ordered. It is critical to follow the requested instructions for payment or ticket returns for this event as the ticket count does provide an estimate to assist the committee. It would be an unfortunate circumstance to have individuals show up that have paid for their tickets in advance and not have a meal because people intending on coming did not pay in advance. The committee would not have counted these individuals.

Additionally:

We are soliciting voluntary donations of baked goods to sell at the event. We will have some desserts similar to last year, but are in need of donations that can be dropped off before the event starts.

As food is prepared and served at this event, we are asking those who will be involved to get their food handlers permit issued by the King County Department of Health if they don’t already have one. The permit is good for an initial period of 2 years and with Obon coming up later this year, another opportuni-ty to know safe food handling procedures. You can take the examination on-line and pay a small $10.00 fee. The exam can be accessed at http://www.kingcounty.gov/depts/health/environmental-health/food-safety/food-worker-card.aspx. Once you get your permit, please make a copy and provide it to the Temple office.

Sign-up sheets for help in putting on this event will be posted in the hallways in February or provided by Temple organizational repre-sentatives that you may be affiliated with. Please consider helping out where you can at this event which is one of two major fund-raisers for the Temple.

Salmon Dinner Fundraiser to be held on March 24, 2018: News Update submitted by H. L.

News of Northwest District

In our District, Rev. Yuki Sugahara was assigned to Oregon Buddhist Temple in June, 2017. Rev. Takashi

Miyaji was assigned to Tacoma Buddhist Temple as of December 18, 2017 to fill Rev. Kojo Kakihara’s place

as resident minister; Rev. Kakihara is returning to his home temple in Hiroshima, Japan. We, as a team, are

working on propagating Jodo Shinshu in this district.

– from Rev. Katsuya Kusnoki’s 2017 Annual Report - IG

March 18, 2017 Salmon Dinner

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Announcements from Weekly All Sangha News Contact the temple office to be added to the distribution list! Check out the newsletter’s new calendar

format and some of the coming events below.

Youth Musicians Sought

Looking for youth musicians to support music for children's and special services. For more information, please contact Kemi Nakabayashi

Join Jr. Young Buddhist Association

Anyone entering the 7-12 grade is welcome to join this organization. The purpose of the Young Buddhist Associa-tion (YBA) is to listen to the Buddha Dharma through different social and religious activities.

Registration forms can be obtained in the Temple Office, or by contacting Steph Ojima.

Camp Fire Group #699

For more information, please visit our webpage at Seattle Betsuin Camp Fire, or email the Temple Office.

Cub Scout Pack 252

For more information, please contact the Temple Office or Cubmaster Corey Murata

Support the Betsuin

Become a sustaining member. One of our largest sources of support is our Sangha. If you are not a sustaining (formerly "ijikai") member, please consider joining today. Membership form available online here.

Betsuin Website Contributors

The Seattle Betsuin is seeking two content contributors to help add content to the Betsuin website. Please contact

Ann at webmaster@seattlebetsuin.com if interested.

Betsuin Sodan (Funeral/Memorial Service) Committee

Volunteers Needed (No Experience Required)

2018 Scheduled Seminars, Conferences, Special Events at Seattle Betsuin

March 18, Sun Spring Ohigan, Guest Speaker: Rev. Koshin Ogui

May 4-7, Fri-Mon Jodo Shinshu Seminar by Dr. Rev. Nobuo Haneda

August 26, Sun Special Lecture by Dr. Rev. Ken Tanaka

Sept. 16, Sun Tomoshie Performance

Sept. 22, Sat Women in Buddhism Conference

Oct. 3-7, W-Sun Special Lecture by Dr. Rev. Toshikazu Arai

Nov. 19-Dec. 1 Tour to Japan

– from Rimban Katsuya Kusnoki’s 2017 Annual Report - IG

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Wheel of the Sangha Editors Irene Goto, English: newsletter@seattlebetsuin.com

Machiko Wada, Japanese: newsletter-jpn@seattlebetsuin.com

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Wheel of the Sangha

A Monthly Newsletter of Seattle Buddhist Church

“Peace and Harmony” when we encounter the Dharma

Sundays... Please confirm at www.SeattleBetsuin.org “coming events” or call the temple office 206.329.0800

9:00 am - 9:40 MEDITATION in Memorial Hall Chapel east wing 10:00 am - 10:35 SERVICE - in hondo (main hall) 10:35 am - 10:45 SANGHA GATHERING - offer incense, “meet and greet” 10:50 am - 11:30 CHILDREN’S DHARMA SCHOOL classes during the public school year JAPANESE PROGRAM in hondo (main hall) with a message in Japanese DHARMA EXCHANGE – a mix of discussion and educational programing; downstairs dining room PARENTS’ DHARMA EXCHANGE in Memorial Hall Chapel - discussion among young adults and parents while children are in class. TEMPLE TOUR 11:30 - 12:00 REFRESHMENTS and Social in dining room downstairs

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