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Jodo Mission of Hawaii Newsletter for February 2018
- 1. JodoMissionofHawaii Bulletin-FEBRUARY2018 (#1255-0218) JodoMissionofHawaii 1429MakikiSt. HonoluluHI96814 AddressServiceRequested Shizuoka âGagakuâ Concert Shizuoka âGagakuâ Concert will be held on Sunday, February 11, 2017 at 10:45 am at Jodo Mis- sion of Hawaii. Performance will include Gagaku music which is a type of Japanese classical music that was performed at the Imperial Court in Kyoto for cen- turies. Gagaku music will accompa- ny Bugaku dance, which is classical dance used in religious ceremonies in Buddhist temples. We welcome everyone to come and enjoy some Japanese culture of classical music and dance.
- 2. Buddhaâs Memorial Day Service (Nehan-e) Sunday, February 11th at 10 a.m. Nehan-e is the Memorial Day Service for Shakyamuni Buddha. He is the founder of Buddhism. He passed away at the age of 80 about 2500 years ago on February 15. âNehanâ is âNirvanaâ in Sanskrit. âNirvanaâ 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 wisdom throughout much of northern India. After nearly 45 years of lec- turing, he and a number of his loyal disciples journeyed toward the place of his birth. During this journey, Buddha experienced 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 unbeara- ble and he had to stop moving, 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 his wonderful teachings. Shall we express our great appreciation to Shakyamuni Buddha on this Nehan Service. The service will be held on Sunday, February 11th at 10:00 am. We look forward to your attendance. Page 2 Information of O-Toba for 2018 Dear Members and Friends of Jodo Mission: Thank you very much for your support to Jodo Mission. 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 memorial 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 2018. Because of the Templeâs busy summer schedule, the deadline to order your O-Toba is Thursday, March 1st. Our O-Bon services will be held on July 13-15 (Fri-Sun). Thank you for your understanding and cooperation. In Gassho, Jodo Mission of Hawaii
- 3. 1. When Someone Passed Away Death â Medical examination â Call for a minister â Makuragyo (Bedside service) â Call for a mortuary â Body pick-up â Meeting with the funeral director at the mortuary â Viewing service â Cremation â FUNERAL with the first 7th day service â 49th day service Burial service â Hatsubon (1st O-Bon) service â 1 year memorial service 2. When Someone Is Very Close To Death Call for a minister â Rinju Gyogi (Last rites) â Death â Medical examination â Call for a mortuary â Body pick-up â Meeting with the funeral director at the mortuary â Viewing service â Cremation â FUNERAL with the first 7th day service â 49th day service Burial service â Hatsubon (1st O-Bon) serviceâ â 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. **Editorâs 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. Page 3
- 4. Page 4 New Yearâs Eve Service, Ringing of the Temple Bell and Soba Noodles At the New Yearâs Eve Service on December 31, 2017, many members, relatives and friends attended and helped ring the temple bell 108 times to dispel 108 evil passions all human beings have. If you were unable to come on New Yearâs Eve, please remember New Yearâs Eve 2018. Honolulu Jodo Shu Fujinkai General Membership Meeting and Shinnenkai or New Yearâs Party To All Honolulu Jodo Shu Fujinkai Members, please come to our annual General Membership Meeting and New Yearâs party on Sunday, February 25, at 10:30 a.m., following Sunday Service. If you are interest- ed in joining the Fujinkai and would like to know more about Fujinkai, this would be a good oppor- tunity to meet the Fujinkai ladies. 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. The Honolulu Jodo Shu Fujinkai is always looking for more members to assist the temple in whatever way it can. The Fujinkai ladies are known for their sushi and sushi vinegar, etc. We try to keep tradition ongoing by making our own sushi vinegar, making various types of sushi, botamochi or ohagi, namasu, nishime, etc.. The Fujinkai ladies prepare refresh- ments for Family Service Sundays and they could use more help. We welcome ideas of âfunâ activities the ladies could get involved with, please come and share your ideas. If you plan to attend, please contact Sally Hayashi or leave your name with the temple office and she will get back to you. We need to have a head count for our New Yearâs Party. Thank you. Last year we honored our keiro ladies and supporters. [keiro are persons over 80 years oldâdonât they all look so healthy!] Den Den Mushi Panel Theater Group Four students from Shukutoku University Panel Theater will be here on Sunday, March 4 at 10:30 am (after Sunday Service) to perform. If you have never seen this group, you must come. Please come and bring your whole family, friends and relatives to see this wonderful group from Japan to tell their picture story
- 5. Page 5 Arigato to all who came to the temple to make Mochi on Saturday, December 30. There were so many temple members, relatives and friends and friends of friends who brought their children and grand- children to help with mochi making. Some experienced mochi making for the first time. The time went by so quickly! It takes a lot of people, young and old, to make mochiâITâS A LOT OF HARD WORK! The mochi rice needs to be washed the day before and pots, burners, wooden containers or morobutas all need to be brought out from stor- age, washed and prepared for use for Mochi Day. On Mochi Tsuki Day, mochi rice is steamed, pounded manually or put through a grinder, and individually shaped, floured, excess powder brushed off, weighed and packed to fulfill the many orders received. There is also a lot of fellowship. Some who never made mochi before were amazed how it is done. Didnât your mochi taste especially good when you were part of this unique day!! Thank you so much for your help! Please come back for mochi making day in December 2018. Mochi Tsuki DayâDecember 30, 2017
- 6. Jodo Mission Office Hours: Monday to Saturday 8amâ5pm Sunday & Holidays 8amâ3pm Phone: 949-3995 Website: www.jodo.us Page 6 What is âPerpetual Memorial Service?â (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. Kanjun Nakano Resident Minister New Yearâs Day Blessings New Yearâs Day brought many mem- bers and relatives to the first service of the new year. New Year Blessings for good health, happi- ness and luck were given by Bishop Narashiba to every- one who attended the New Year ser- vice. It was wonderful to see so many fami- lies who attended! Bishop Yubun Narashiba Now, with our New Year blessings, let this be the beginning of a wonder- ful a new year!
- 7. 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 Family Gorokichi Ishida The Ishida and Aimoto Family Misao Mitsuyasu The Mitsuyasu Family Masaharu Kotake Tsugio Hayase Shigeyo Kawano Harumi Mayeda Sumiko Sakaguchi 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 Namiye 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 J Jackson Miiyagawa 11 Minekichi Taniguchi The Taniguchi Family Tsuneko Nago The Nag & Kunimoto Family Rev. Shuen Inouye Townsend Sue Nishimoto (2) Noboru Yamasaki Kameyo Fujita Hisae Yamato 12 Sumie Kanayama 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 Family Sae Tachikawa Hiroshi Sato Raymond Shizuo Asaumi Shigeyo Otani Takeji Gushikuma Matsu Kiyuna George Satoshi Tarumoto Kikuye Homareda Eleanor Emiko Nishimura 15 Fred 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 Family Tsutako Yamanaka The Yamanaka Family Matsuyo Machida Otome Takara Tomiko âRuthâ Inouye Cory Ikuta Masae Matsumoto 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 Suye Takabayashi Natsuko Aoki The Takara Family 21 Tamotsu Kuniyuki Momoyo Yoshida 22 Yoshi Hayashi The Yano, Konaka & Hayashi Family 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 Richard Kiyomi Ochiai 27 Taichi Wakaki The Wakaki Family Keiko Hanano Noboru Hirano Shigeru Takara Tatsuki Hirano Matsuye Hirano Keiji Kokubun 28 Fukuichi Fukuda Mitsuyo Gladys Yoshihara The Goichi Kawamura Family Tsuru Kuniyuki 29 Nobue Kochi Perpetual Memorial Service (Eitaikyo) For February Obituaries The Jodo Mission of Ha- waii extends its sincere con- dolences to the family mem- bers and loved ones of the following members who have recently left this world for the Pure Land. Walter Yukio Sonoda 85 Hanae Yano Fujimoto 80 Bessie Sadako Asaumi 94