The December 2010 issue of the Jodo Mission of Hawaii Bulletin.

1. JODO MISSION OF HAWAII
BULLETIN - JANUARY 2011
(#1170-0111)
Jodo Mission of Hawaii
1429 Makiki St.
Honolulu HI 96814
Address Service Requested
A Happy New Year!
*** New Year’s Greetings ***
Bishop Gensho Hara
A Happy New Year! I pray for a fruitful year for all of you guided by the wisdom and compas-
sion of Amida Buddha. As you know, this year 2011 marks the 800th Grand Memorial of our Jodo
Shu founder, Honen Shonin, who taught us the way of O-Nembutsu—calling Amida Buddha’s Holy
Name. Jodo Shu temples in Japan and around the world will hold special commemorative services,
observances, and projects in honor of our founder.
Here, in Hawaii, each temple will hold a Memorial Service for Honen Shonin (Gyoki-e) in Janu-
ary. We will also hold a Kyoku-sponsored Hawaii State Grand Memorial Service at the Honolulu
Betsuin on Sunday, September 18. Other planned commemorative projects include a Japan tour with
attendance to the Grand Memorial observance at the Grand Head Temple Chionin in April and a re-
vised publication of the Otsutome book.
We hope to observe these and the other functions throughout the year with the utmost gratitude
and appreciation for our master Honen Shonin and his teachings. We also congratulate Koloa Jodo
Mission for their centennial celebration on February 19.
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2. New Year’s Greetings
Cont’dGreetings from Bishop Hara:
On this most auspicious New Year, let us recall Honen Shonin’s parting message, Ichimai
Kishomon (One-sheet Document): “devote yourself simply to the recitation of Nembutsu.” With
this in mind and in our hearts, I wish you a most happy, healthy, and prosperous New Year! Namu
Amida Butsu.
With Gassho,
Bishop Gensho Hara
Message from Kyodan Board President
In 100 years, I wonder what life will be like, and what challenges will face the President and
congregation of Jodo Mission of Hawaii in the year 2111? Maybe, they will wonder what our life
was like and what were our biggest challenges and concerns in the year 2011. I have a funny feel-
ing that the challenges they will face in 2111, will be similar to our present day concerns in 2011,
which was probably similar to the concerns in the year 1911. And those concerns are the continua-
tion, sustainability, and prosperity of Jodo Shu in Hawaii. These are concepts that are never com-
plete, just in a state of change. I would share with future generations that the “way” is in a process
- a process (1) to redefine a greater relevancy for Jodo Shu while maintaining it’s mission, (2) to
find people who have a passion to implement this new mission, and (3) lastly to have the courage
and vision to be open - to new opportunities, new people, and a new way.
On Sunday, January 23, at 10:00 a.m., please join us for the 800th Memorial Service for Ho-
nen Shonin, founder of Jodo Shu (Gyoki-e). We will also have a General Membership Meeting
and installation of our new Kyodan Board followed by a New Year’s Party and fellowship.
Thank you again for your continued support. Best wishes for a prosperous and healthy 2011.
To those in the year 2111, here are some pictures from us. For more pictures, videos, and event
information, please visit us at www.Facebook.com/JodoMission
In Gassho,
Ian Y. Kitajima
Left to Right: Japan Yoshimizuko Convention in June 2010;
Bazaar in Sept 2010; 3 happy workers at Bon Dance Aug 2010
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3. GYOKI-E CHUTOBA FORM 2011（御忌会中塔婆申し込み用紙）
Deadline: January 16, 2010
YOUR NAME（お名前）：＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿PHONE（お電話番号）：＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿
NAME OF DECEASED（亡くなった方のお名前）：
1._________________________________________________________
2.____________________________________________________________
3.____________________________________________________________
4.____________________________________________________________
One Chutoba is $ 7.00 × Total of Chutoba ＿＿＿＿＿＿ ＝ Total ＄＿＿＿＿＿＿
（中塔婆 1本 7ドル） （本数） （合計）
FOR OFFICE USE ONLY
Order accepted by: _______________ Date accepted: _______/______/ 2011 (In person / Mail / By phone)
Received by: _______________ Date paid: _______/______/ 2011 (Cash / Check # __________ ) Write_______
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Gyoki-e
(Honen Shonin’s 800th Grand Memorial Service)
Gyoki-e means the me- Three hundred years later,
morial service for Honen Shonin. after Honen Shonin passed away,
Honen Shonin, who is a founder the Emperor Gokashiwabara
of Jodo Shu, passed away on mandated Jodo Shu to call the
January 25th, 1212. He was 80 anniversary of Honen Shonin’s
years old. death “Gyoki”. Since then, peo-
After Honen Shonin ple called his annual memorial
passed away, his disciples and service “Gyoki”. This occasion
believers started to have a memo- implied that Honen Shonin was
rial service for him on the 25th of clearly accepted and revered by
every month. The biggest cere- the Emperor and the people.
mony was held on 25th of Janu- Our Gyoki-e service will be
ary every year. This service was held on January 23rd at 10 a.m.
held not only in the Kyoto local Please join us.
area but it spread all over Japan. Chutoba is available for this
In those days, the word “Gyoki” Gyoki-e service. For more infor- Founder of Jodo Shu :
meant the anniversary of the Em- mation, please take a look at the Honen Shonin
perors or their wives' deaths. The Chutoba order form above. (1133-1212)
word “Gyoki” was such a respect-
able word for the Emperor's fam-
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4. Bits of Knowledge about Buddhism
Vol.02 “Who Is the Master of St. Honen?”
St. Honen (1133-1212), the founder of Jodo Shu, was the teacher of St. Shinran (1173-1262),
the founder of Hongwanji. Then, who was the teacher of St. Honen? He was taught by high priests
on Mt. Hiei, but the teacher on whom he relied the most was St. Shan-tao (613-681), the Chinese
Pure Land Buddhism master. After St. Honen thoroughly studied the Sutras and the priests’ com-
ments, he finally came across a passage in “Commentary on the Meditation Sutra” written by St.
Shan-tao. In that commentary, St. Shan-tao mentioned that he had found the ultimate path to the
Pure Land supported by the Original Vow of Amida Buddha, which is to recite the Nembutsu. That
was the very moment St. Honen decided to start Jodo Shu in the spring of 1175.
It is true that St. Shan-tao didn’t teach St. Honen in person, but
St. Honen did have a clear dream about his true master. In his
dream, the lower half of St. Shan-tao’s figure was shining golden.
Because gold is the symbol of Amida Buddha, St. Honen firmly be-
lieved that St. Shan-tao was a manifestation of Amida Buddha.
In the main altar of Jodo Mission, we have the statues of St.
Honen on the left of Amida Buddha, St. Shan-tao on the right. The
statue of St. Shan-tao is golden from the waist down according to
Honen’s dream.
MAHALO
Thank you to those who came for general clean-
up of the temple, including the columbarium or
Nokotsudo on December 12, 2010. Your dedica-
tion to the temple is deeply appreciated.
Edna Ajimura David Miyamoto
Evelyn Gushiken Ethel Miyamoto
Sally Hayashi Rev. Nakano
Gene Ikeda Rev. Narashiba
Ian Kitajima Ryan Ozawa
Stanley Kitajima Doris Soma
Harue Maki Teruto Soma
Jo Ann Matsuo Judy Teruya
Martha Miura Rev. Watanabe
‘Rocky” Mishina Mutsue Yanagihara
We even learned to clean and polish some brass
altar utensils. It takes a lot of hard work trying to
make them shiny and removing all the tarnished
areas.
Thank you to Sunday
School for inviting eve-
ryone to their Christ-
Ministers and Minister Wives Workshop: Held November mas Party and sharing
20-21.
their visit with Santa.
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5. January 1, 2011
Dear Members of Jodo Mission of Hawaii,
Shinnen Omedeto Gozaimasu!
Hon Nen Mo Yoroshiku Onegai Moshi Agemasu!
Please accept our best wishes for the New Year and we gratefully appreciate your support and
cooperation during the past years. As we begin the New Year of 2011, we humbly ask for your kokua
and continuous support and cooperation to sustain the temple in the face of inflating operational
costs.
Your membership dues allow Jodo Mission to exist and remain a positive influence in the com-
munity. Our Board of Directors works totally on a volunteer basis. Our ministers are working hard to
provide spiritual leadership through services, personal counseling, and other activities including deliv-
ering sermons, conducting weddings and memorial services, various blessings (baby, home, car,
boat, office, get well, birthday), visiting care homes and hospitals, and giving religious instructions.
They are on call 24 hours a day. Your dues pay for our mailings, the costs of our functions, build-
ing maintenance and operations. By maintaining a strong membership, Jodo Mission is able to con-
tinue to provide peace of mind to our members and respond to the needs of the community.
We are continually active in propagating the Pure Land Buddhism and public services in the
community. The Board of Directors wishes to hear your questions and concerns and urges you to
join or renew your membership so that we may remain a viable and positive force in the community.
Our annual membership dues (Gojikai-hi) is $60 per year, or $5 per month. Upon receipt of this
letter, would you kindly send your membership dues made payable to Jodo Mission of Hawaii, and
mail it to 1429 Makiki Street, Honolulu, Hawaii 96814. If your 2011 dues have already been paid,
please accept our apology and appreciation for your support and please ignore this letter.
We thank you for your timely payments and donations. We also invite you to participate in our
various activities, Sunday Services, Obon, Ohigan, Fujinkai, Senior, Intermediate, or Junior Y.B.A.,
Sunday School, Children’s Choir, and many other wonderful activities, including most recently our
cooking demonstration classes.
Should you have any questions, please feel free to call Jodo Mission at 949-3995.
In Gassho,
Sunday School
Jodo Mission of Hawaii
Fujinkai We welcome children to join our Sun-
(women’s association) Children’s Choir “Malama”
day School. Let’s enjoy studying Onem-
January 9 Our Children’s Choir will meet butsu by doing various activities.
at 8:30 a.m. on Sunday, January 16, at 11 a.m.
Ikoi Hall Any child ages 5 to 8 years old can 1/9/11 Family Service Refreshments
Sunday School mothers will assist with
join. They will sing mainly Japa- ozoni refreshments
YBA nese songs and Buddhist gathas.
Practice will be in Japanese. 1/23/11 at 11 a.m.: Sunday School will join
No Meeting New Year’s Party
in January Sewing Circle 1/30/11: Sunday School plans to go on an
No Sewing Circle in January excursion—TO BE ANNOUNCED
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6. What is “Perpetual Memorial Obituaries
Service?” (Eitaikyo)
The Jodo Mission of Hawaii extends
This record of a perpetual memorial service and its sincere condolences to the family
is called Eitaikyo in Japanese. When the date of
death occurs for a person listed on this record, the members and loved ones of the following
ministers pray for that individual during the morn- members who have recently left this
ing service. The prayers will continue each year for world for the Pure Land.
as long as Jodo Mission exists.
Anyone can be included in it. You may put your Alice Chieko Masatsugu 82
own name on the list, too. This also helps when it June Atsuko Yanagawa 87
is difficult to have memorial services. We also wel-
come 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 application
is accepted, the name will be listed on the record.
New Year’s Party
Please join us for our New Year’s
Jodo Mission Office Party. All members and friends are
Hours: invited.
Monday to Saturday
Date: Sunday, January 23
8am—5pm Time: 11:00 am
Sunday & Holidays (after Gyoki-e service)
8am—3pm Place: Jodo Mission Social Hall
Rev. Yubun Narashiba Rev. Kanjun Nakano Rev. Yasuhiro Rev. Dwight
Head Minister Nakamura
Resident Minister Watanabe
Retired Minister
Resident Minister
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7. Perpetual Memorial Service (Eitaikyo)
For January 2011
1 Sekitaro Hirohama
The Hirohama & Kawasugi 12 Heiji Fukuda (1)
Family Heiji Fukuda (2) 22 Masae Tanimura
Kenji Fujikami The Fukuda Family Konoshin Kimura Ine Yoshizaki
The Hashimoto Family Nagao Yamada Fukukichi Tatei The Yoshizaki Family
The Ohara Family Shokichi Harada Tomota Kakehashi
Haruko Ikuta Tadashi Yanagihara 23 Shokichi Fukumoto Masao Kume
Tsugio Takamatsu Family The Fukumoto Family Akio Matsuda
Tomomitsu Kawamura 13 Bishop Jiko Kuya Takeo Yoshihara Kiyoshi Kamimura
The Kawamura Family Shima Morita The Yoshihara Family Barbara Okamoto
Fukuda Tokusaburo’s Father The Tanaka Family
Hon-yo Jo-dai Shin-ji 14 Akitaka Chikamoto Jiro Kiyama 31 You Kawamura
The Fukuda Family The Ohta Family Ralph Toshiaki Hashimoto The Kawamura Family
The Nakamura Family Genzo Yanagihara Terry Kazuo Yorimoto Shizuko Aoyama
Chukichi Asamura The Yanagihara Family Kaname Yamanaka
Toyo Asamura Tsuchiyo Kimoto 24 Heikichi Isobe Takeo Tanaka
The Masuda & Asamura Family Miyoko Kaya The Isobe Family
The Yamasaki & Hara Family Machi Yokoyama
The Yoshizaki Family 15 Tane Nagata (1) The Yokoyama & Morita Family
The Matsushita Family The Nagata Family Toranosuke Kinoshita
The Aoki Family Sukeichi Kameoka Tane Kinoshita
The Sakuda Family The Kameoka Family The Kinoshita Family
The Okamura Family Tane Nagata (2) Tsune Aoki
Stanley Satoru Morimoto Mildred Misako Tanimura George Masao Tanaka
Shizue Kimura Helen Katsuko Ito
3 Hideo Toyoshiba
Yoshitaka Wada 16 Take Shinagawa 25 Taka Fukuda
Shizue Fujita Tomojiro Fujita The Fukuda Family
The Fujita Family Saiichi Hyodo
5 Kiyo Fujikami Kenji Iwamoto Joseph Yoshihiko Fujihana
The Fujikami Family Chiyoka Mizuno Sadako Oki
Shizuyo Morisako Seiichi Shimamoto
Kasuke Yamane 26 Take Arita
Jiro Nakamura 17 Hanayo Taniguchi The Arita Family
Kame Okamoto Haruo Nakamura
6 Kikuyo Yamasaki Moto Kawasugi The Nakamura Family
Eiichi Fujita Nobuo Hayashi Kimio Yagi
Shigeharu Ohata The Yagi Family
18 Kiyomatsu Daitoku (1) Sueyoshi Yanagihara
7 Jiro Oyabu The Daitoku Family Yoshi Yamamoto
The Oyabu & Kondo Family The Kawauchi Family Chester Takeo Kaita
Kazuko Nomiyama Katsutoshi Takada
Tetsuko Miyamoto The Takada Family 27 Seiichi Fujimoto
Kiyomatsu Daitoku (2) The Fujimoto Family
8 Matsujiro Otani (1) Itaro Kurihara Takeshi Sato
The Otani Family The Kurihara Family Charles Shoichi Kimura
The Yanagihara Family Masao Ishii Hiroko Nakano
Toshio Isoibe Shoichi Ishida
The Isobe Family 28 Yoshie Sato
Matsujiro Otani (2) 19 Tai Kawano The Sato & Suzuki Family
Taketo Sumimoto (1) The Kawano Family Sae Higashimura
Juichi Uesugi Chiyo Tomai The Higashimura Family
Fusataro Higuchi The Tomai Family Tome Yamanaka
Taketo Sumimoto (2) Miyo Ueno The Yamanaka Family
Kenji Miyakawa The Ueno Family Chizuko Saeki
Sadamu Iwamoto
9 Taka Tomonari 20 Shinazo Nishiguchi Yooko Fujimoto
The Tomonari Family The Nishiguchi Family
Asa Hayashi Noboru Ajimura 29 Tomo Isobe
The Ajimura Family Hana Kinoshita
10 Hiroko Yoza Kiku Kimura The Kinoshita Family
The Yoza Family Yuriko Nishimoto Jisaburo Kanemoto
Kami Higa The Kanemoto & Miyamoto
The Higa Family 21 Sueko Higashimura Family
Bishop Ninryo Nago Kiku Kimura Kansuke Shintani
The Nago & Kunimoto Family The Kimura & Muroshige Fusao Taniguchi
Family Ralph Hitoshi Tanaka
11 Tokoe Imaguchi Masao Teruya Toshito Fukuda
The Imaguchi Family Takeo Yamane
Hatsuko Hayashi Shimo Hatanaka 30 Kumaichi Tomonari
The Hayashi Family Hiroshi Furuya The Tomonari Family
Masakichi Teruya Tsuneko Shintaku Tsunejiro Kawasaki
Reginald Hisao Hisamura Koichi Ronald Namihira The Kawasaki & Nakagawa
Uichiro Ishii Family
Kohei Umeda

8. 8:30am Morning Service January 2011 Jodo Mission of Hawaii
Everyday Phone: 949-3995
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1
10am New Year’s
Day Service
2 3 4 5 6 7 8
NO SUNDAY SERVICE
10:30am Maunalani **3:15 pm Jodo Shu hour
Visitation
9 8:30am Fujinkai Mtg. 10 11 12 13 14 15
10:00am Family Service
10:00am CCH
11:45 am Board Meeting visitation
16 10:00am Sunday Service 17 18 19 20 21 22
**3:15 pm Jodo Shu hour
Deadline to Order Chutoba
23 10am Gyoki-e Service 24 25 26 27 28 29
(Honen Shonin’s 800th
Grand Memorial Service)
And General Membership
Meeting
11am New Year’s Party
in Social Hall
30 31
**Jodo Shu Hour Radio K-ZOO (AM1210Khz, Japanese station)
10:00 Sunday Service
COMING EVENTS: Feb. 6, 2011: Hanafuda Workshop, sponsored by Feb. 27, 2011 Fujinkai General Membership Meeting and New Year’s Party
Fujinkai