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The monthly newsletter of the Jodo Mission of Hawaii.
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Jodo Mission of Hawaii
Bulletin - FEBRUARY 2013
(#1195-0213)
Jodo Mission of Hawaii 1429 Makiki St.
Honolulu HI 96814
Address Service Requested
DEN DEN MUSHI
Each year Shukutoku University Panel
Theatre Group called Den Den Mushi comes
to Hawaii to perform a musical picture story
show visiting care homes, schools, and Jodo
Missions.
This year five students from Shukutoku
University Panel Theatre Group Den Den
Mushi will be in Hawaii in February, arriving
on February 11 and departing February 22.
On Sunday, February 17, at 10:00 a.m.
(after Sunday Service), Den Den Mushi will
perform their musical picture story show.
Please come and enjoy their performance.
After their performance here on Oahu,
Den Den Mushi will travel to Maui and will
spend some time at the Lahaina Jodo
Mission, Kahului Jodo Mission and Wailuku
Jodo Mission.
Hope you enjoy your stay in Hawaii!
2012 photo of Den Den Mushi
Welcome to Hawaii
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Buddha’s Memorial Day Service (Nehan-e)
Sunday, February 10th at 10 a.m.
Nehan-e is the Memorial Day Service of Shakyamuni Buddha. He is the founder of
Buddhism. He passed away at the age of 80 about 2500 years ago on February 15.
“Nehan” is “Nirvana” in Sanskrit. “Nirvana” 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.
Shakyamuni Buddha taught us how to live our daily lives and actually find meaning in our
lives.
Thanks to Shakyamuni Buddha, we can live with this wonderful teaching. Shall we express
our great appreciation to Shakyamuni Buddha on this Nehan-e
Service. The service will be held on Sunday, February 10th at
10:00 am. We look forward to your attendance.
This picture, the image of the passing of Shakyamuni Buddha, was drawn by Rev. Shokei Sasawaki (Osaka, Japan)
Check out her web site! http://www009.upp.so-net.ne.jp/Moon-6
New Year’s Day Offerings / Blessings
On New Year’s Day, Rev.
Narashiba performed
blessings to whoever
came to the New Year’s
Day service on January
1st. Photo at right shows
long time member Mrs.
Tsuruko Yamamoto being
blessed. Photo at left
shows offerings made to
Buddha.
Ozoni soup (mochi soup to
start the New Year)
Right photos:
Husband & wife
were blessed: Mr.
& Mrs. Toshiyaki
Hibi and
Mother and
daughter were
blessed: Yukari
and Sophie
Narashiba
Page 3
Bits of Knowledge of Buddhism Vol. 22 St. Honen’s Exile from Kyoto (Part 3) (Feb. 2013)
By Rev. Yasushiro Watanabe
St. Honen was sentenced to exile on Shikoku Island far from Kyoto at
the age of 75. Now, I will continue the story with two events that happened on his way to Shikoku Island. These events remind us that Nembutsu brought
much joy to many people.
[1: Fishermen at Takasago Beach]
On his journey to Shikoku, St. Honen passed by Takasago Beach. There, some fishermen and their families were waiting for him. The fishermen made
their living by catching fish and shellfish. “Do not kill living things” is the first
of the basic Five Precepts for a Buddhist. That’s why people looked down on
their job. And fishermen were afraid that they would fall into hell because of
their sinful lives. They really wanted to know if there was any way that they
could attain liberation.
St. Honen assured them that there was something that they could do:
Simply chant Nembutsu. They were both astonished and comforted by his an-
swer. They thanked him for his message to them, and they immediately began
to chant Nembutsu.
[2: Ladies at Muro Port]
When St. Honen arrived at the Port of Muro, a small boat approached.
Muro was once known as a town where prostitutes sang and danced at gather-
ings. Honen’s followers said that the passengers in the small boat seemed to be prostitutes. “Do not be immoral” is the third of the basic Five Precepts for a
Buddhist. So, like the fishermen, the women explained that they were leading
sinful lives. They, too, wanted to know if there was any way that they could at-
tain liberation. The women were worried that they would live more miserable
lives in the afterlife than in their present lives.
St. Honen told them not to worry. They could be reborn in the Pure
Land. He advised them to choose another way to live, but if that was not pos-sible, then they should go on as they are. However, they should chant Nem-
butsu. St. Honen said to them gently, “Amida Buddha has shown the way to
liberation for people in your situation. The compassion of Amida Buddha was
quite just for you.” The women said, “Just as we are? You mean that even low-
ly women like us can attain liberation by relying on Amida Buddha?” And St.
Honen replied clearly, “Of course.” These wonderful words made the women in the small boat very happy, and they, too, began to chant Nembutsu right
away.
In 784, the imperial capital was transferred frown Nara to Nagaoka and in 794 from there to Heian, the present-day Kyoto, where it was to remain nominally at least, until 1868. It is not entirely clear why the capital was removed to Heian. Possibly the growing influence of the Nara school and their hold on the court had something to do with it. There is no doubt that as the power of Buddhism grew, its interest in secular matters increased and it is probably true that Emperor Kanmu (782-805) decided to remove from Nara at least partly in order not to be troubled with Buddhist bu-reaucracy. Thus the transfer of the capital to Kyoto marked a turning point not only in government affairs but also in the history of Bud-dhism.
In the early part of this period two extraordinary men Saicho (767- 822, generally known by his posthumous title Dengyo Daishi) and Kukai (774-853, commonly referred to as Kobo Daishi), sepa-rately established in the vicinity of the capital two new schools, Tendai and Shingon. The leaders of these schools were both men who went to China *(at this tome under the T’ang dynasty) to ac-quaint themselves directly with the latest theoretical and practical developments in the world of Buddhism. A prominent feature of both school is their comprehensive and harmonizing character. In accordance with this orientation both sought to work out a system of thought in which every point of view, Buddhist and non-
Buddhist, could be assigned a place in an all embracing synthesis. As these school grew in strength and influ-ence, the structures of thought they created served as the theoretical foundation for the syncretism of Shinto and Buddhism that later took place. The tone of the later Heian period is quite different from that of the beginning. The vigorous enthusiasm of earlier times gave way to certain disillusionment. By the eleventh century, the idea of Mappo or the end of the Dharma had chaptered the popular imagination. Mappo is used to express certain Buddhist eschatolo-gy. Immediately after the Buddha’s decease, the Right Dharma is considered to last for one thousand years, followed by the simulated Dharma lasting for another one thousand years, and finally by the End of the Dharma, which marks the end of civilized order. That such an end seemed to be approaching was evidenced by growing strife and dis-order, weak rulers, greedy clergy, and in general, the flagrant disintegration of morals that characterized the late Heian Period. The aristocratic Tendai and Shin-gon School were preoccupied with materialistic matters, while the older Nara school ware at most obsolescent. What was needed was a revival of faith by popular methods. Such a revival was led by men like Kuya, who taught in a sim-ple way the invocation of the Buddha’s name and its saving power. The move-ment was crystallized by Genshin (942-1017), a Tendai priest, who in his Essen-tials of Salvation urged the worship of Amida, the Buddha of Infinite Life and Light. His teachings, easily understood by the common people, promised help from outside, that is, from Amida himself. This was obviously a religion which attracted people weary of troubled times and in need of a simple, more intuitive belief. (To be continued)
From Understanding Japanese Buddhism -Published by The Japan Buddhist Federation
Saicho (767 - 822) Kukai (774 - 853)
The Introduction of Buddhism into Japan (5)
Heian Buddhism (794 - 1192)
Kuya Six Buddhas are coming out of his mouth.
Page 4
All in One Ajitsuke Kogai Rice
Ingredients:
2 c rice
2 c water
1 can ajitsuke kogai (do not drain)
2 T shoyu
1 T sake
1/4 tsp ajinomoto (optional)
1 c frozen carrots and peas
1/2 gobo, slivered
1 tsp salt
Preparing the rice:
1. Having washed and drained 2 c of rice,
add all other ingredients to the rice pot
and set the rice cooker to cook.
2. When done, mix rice gently
and arrange in serving dishes.
Jodo Mission of Hawaii, Gochiso-sama
Page 5
HAWAII STATE JODO SHU FUJINKAI SCHOLARSHIP
Namiye Nakamura Scholarship
The Hawaii State Jodo Shu Fujinkai offers a $750 Namiye Nakamura Scholarship to
a Hawaii high school graduate or a member of the temple who wishes
to further his/her education toward a degree or advanced degree in
an accredited college or university.
The applicant for the scholarship must meet the following criteria:
1. Priority will be given to a student graduating from a high school in
Hawaii.
2. If there are no graduating students applying, any applicant continu-
ing their education may receive the scholarship.
3. Be accepted at an accredited university or institution of higher
learning.
4. Possess good moral character and leadership potential
5. Be an active member of his/her respective Jodo Mission
6. Submit an application by April 15th.
The family or legal guardian of the applicant must currently be a member of his/her
respective Jodo Mission. Financial need will be considered. Determination of the
scholarship recipient will be made by a Scholarship Committee.
If there are any questions about the scholarship, please consult Rev. Yubun Na-
rashiba at 949-3995.
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Sewing Circle
Feb 9 and 23
8:30—11 a.m.
Ikoi Hall
Any person interested
in sewing is welcome
Fujinkai (women’s association)
Feb. 3 at 8:30 a.m.
Ikoi Hall
YBA
No Meeting in February
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Jodo Mission of Hawaii
Children’s Choir “Malama”
Our Children’s Choir will meet on
Sunday, February 17, at 9:30 a.m. Any
child ages 5 to 8 years old can join.
Children will sing mainly Japanese
songs and Buddhist gathas. Practice
will be in Japanese.
Also will join Den Den Moshi pro-
gram.
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Sunday School
We welcome children
to join our Sunday
School. Let’s enjoy
studying Onembutsu by
doing various activities.
2/17 @ 10 am will join Den Den Moshi
Program
Page 7
Did You Know!
The YMCA has a Seniors’ program called the “90 Something Club” at
the Kaimuki YMCA. To be in this club, you must be 90 years old and older.
One of our members Yoshiko Kitagawa belongs to this club. Recently, the
Star-Advertiser ran an article entitled “Nonagenarians pursue physical, social
health”. If you have not read the article (it appeared in the Tuesday, Decem-
ber 18, 2012 newspaper), you must read it! It is a very interesting article. Mrs. Kitagawa had
two knee replacements, lost mobility and was required to use a walker, but she wasn’t about to
give up hope of getting her old life back. By joining the 90 Something Club she has been able
to walk without the assistance of a walker or a cane. But this did not come overnight. She
goes to the YMCA regularly to work out doing aqua exercise classes five times a week and
works out on the weight machines. At 93, she is one of the younger ladies. The article men-
tions Cecilia Blackfield who is 97 years old and who informally organized this 90 Something
Club. This club really makes you feel so happy to be here on earth! They had a Christmas party
and celebrated Cecila Blackfield’s 97th birthday by serenading her with “Happy Birthday”.
So if you are in your 90’s or even if you are younger, check out the YMCA and see if you
can get into shape as well as keep healthy!
HELP NEEDED
For Nokutsudo/Columbarium
Our Nokutsudo or Columbarium has grown and is still growing.
We need more help with cleanup.
What type of help is needed you might ask? Clean up would in-
clude throwing out old flowers, carefully washing vases and putting them back onto the
shelf, changing water in vases if flowers are still good, etc. It does not mean this is for
only women to do. Men are most welcome to help. Gene Ikeda recently retired from
the Nokutsudo (he is in his nineties).
If you are able to help and/or if you have a friend or friends who would be willing to
help, please contact the temple office at 949-3995 with possible times you and your
friend or friends are able to help. If you can only help sometimes, that would be most ap-
preciated. Please contact the office. Any help is most appreciated. Thank you.
A R I G A T O !
THANK YOU GENE IKEDA: Did you know that Gene retired from the
Nokotsudo gang. Gene is in his mid-nineties and was coming to the temple
to clean the Nokotsudo and he also used to come on other days to do
some yard work or during O-Bon time, he even painted the entrance to the
temple yard so it would look nice. THANK YOU GENE for your help for the
past many years.
Announcements
ARIGATO!!
Did you enjoy the mochi you picked up on
Saturday, December 29? Wasn’t it delicious? It
was the efforts of all those who came out to help
on December 28 and 29 that you were able to
eat such delicious mochi!!
THANK YOU to all who came out to help on
December 28 and 29 with the mochitsuki and
preparation. It takes many, many people
(Temple members, friends, relatives) to prepare
mochi for all the orders the Temple members and
friends ordered. May we see you again next year!
Thank you for your time and hope you had FUN
and enjoyed fellowship!
Oldtimers like Masa Kitajima, Teruto Soma,
Richard Murashige, Doris Soma, Aki Nishiyama,
and others who have all the knowledge of the ins
and outs of mochi preparation and mochi mak-
ing. Everyone of these dedicated Temple mem-
bers have their own unique specialty in mochi
making and with their knowledge we were able to
handle the huge amount of orders.
ARIGATO (cont’d)
Younger members Ian Kitajima and Her-
bert Fujikawa and their friends and relatives
were also instrumental in steaming the rice!
As you can see from the photos on this
page and the next page, everyone also had fun;
especially those who for the first time got to
pound mochi!
THANK YOU also to the late Martha Miura,
Gene Ikeda and Jo Ann Matsuo who come
every Saturday to clean the Nokotsudo. For
2013, Gene is unable to come to help in the
Nokotsudo and we appreciate all his help for
the past many years. THANK YOU GENE!
THANK YOU Jo Ann for also taking care of
the recycling of cans, bottles, plastics and she
purchases things for the Temple with what is
made from the recycled products.
Page 8
MOCHITSUKI PHOTOS
Takeru and Joshua taking turns
pounding mochi
Boys are having fun pounding mocha and
everyone enjoying the fun!
Katie and Alex Ogawa take
turns pounding mochi
Pankai and Lynn Bhanot, hus-
band and wife taking turns
pounding mochi
PHOTOS TAKEN AT MOCHITSUKI DAY: 12/29/12
Page 9
Mochi rice steaming Steamed rice taken off heat Cooked rice taken out of pot
Cooked mochi rice in grinder. Beautiful mochi
rice coming out of grinder
Richard, Rocky and Ian pushing
steamed rice through the grinder. Mochi rice is then put in cutter
so the rice can be shaped
Sophie is shaping mochi while
Debbie & Ryan look on
Shaping okasane
Allison, Aki and Mia are dusting
extra powder off the mochi.
Left photo: rows of mochi cooling.
Mochi are weighed
and packaged
Rev. Narashiba and Burt work on
the gigantic Okasane for the altar
Jo Ann and Amy making juice
out of oranges Yukari and Anne making spam
musubi for workers
Obituaries
The Jodo Mission of Hawaii extends
its sincere condolences to the family
members and loved ones of the following
members who have recently left this
world for the Pure Land.
Seiichi Takara 85
Mutsuko Reed 80
Yoshio Okamura 89
May Aiko Takenishi 88
Shizuo Yoshikane 90
William Yasumichi Rothenberger 59
Jodo Mission Office Hours:
Monday to Saturday
8am—5pm
Sunday & Holidays
8am—3pm
Phone: 949-3995
Rev. Yubun Narashiba Head Minister
Rev. Kanjun Nakano Resident Minister
Rev. Dwight
Nakamura Retired Minister
Page 10
What is “Perpetual Memorial
Service?” (Eitaikyo)
This record of a perpetual memorial service and is called Eitaikyo in Japanese. When the date of death occurs for a person listed on this record, the ministers pray for that individual 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 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.
Rev. Yasuhiro
Watanabe Resident Minister
Jodo Mission of Hawaii
Website
For those with computers, please visit
our website:
www.jodo.us
to learn more about us. Thank you.
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
3 Rymond Hisashi Narahara Ayame kano 4 Kii Hirohama
The Hirohama Family
Kiyoe Soma
Robert Takashi Maehara
5 Hatsu Konaka
The Yano, Konaka & Hayashi Families
Gorokichi Ishida
The Ishida and AimotoFamilies
Misao Mitsuyasu
The Mitsuyasu Family
Masaharu Kotake
Tsugio Hayase
Shigeyo Kawano
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 Namie Nakamura
Tsugi Hifumi Yoshizo Muramoto
8 Toshio Higa
The Higa Family
Yukie Higashi Tame Ito
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
11 Minekichi Taniguchi The Taniguchi Family
Tsuneko Nago
The Nag & Kunimoto Families
Rev. Shuen Inoue
Sue Nishimoto
Noboru Yamasaki Kameyo Fujita
Hisae Yamato Sue Nishimoto
12 Sumie Kanoyama
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 Families
Sae Tachikawa
Hiroshi Sato
Raymond Shizuo Asaumi Shigeyo Otani Takeji Gushikuma Matsu Kiyuna George Sotoshi Tarumoto Kikuye Homareda
15 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
18 Reiji Yamane
The Yamane & Harada Families
Tsutako Yamanaka
The Yamanaka Family
Matsuyo Machida
Otome Takara
Tomiko “Ruth” Inouye
Cory Ikuta
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
Sue Takabayashi Natsuko Aoki 21 Tamotsu Kuniyuki 22 Yoshi Hayashi The Yano, Konaka & Hayashi Families
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
27 Taichi Wakagi The Wakagi Family
Keiko Hanano
Noboru Hirano Shigeru Takata
28 Fukuichi Fukuda
Mitsuyo GladysYoshihara
The Goichi Kawamura Family Tsuru Kuniyuki 29 Nobue Kochi
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