2015 BON DANCE SCHEDULE

OF JODO SHU TEMPLES

Island

Temple

Oahu

Betsuin
Haleiwa

Big Island
[Hawaii]

Times

949-3995

Aug 14 to 15

6:30 pm 9:30 pm

637-4382

June 19 to 20

6/19:
6/20:

August 1

8:00 pm

July 11
August 15

8:00 pm

August 8
July 11

6:30 pm

August 1

6:30 pm

August 15

7:00 pm

June 19

7:00 pm

(808) 661-4304

July 3

7:00 pm

(808) 822-4319

June 12 to 13

7:30 pm

(808) 742-6735

July 24 to 25

7:30 pm

Call Rev. Miyazaki

(808) 936-7828
(808) 935-6996
(808) 936-7828
Call Rev. Wansa
(808) 775-0965
Call Rev. John Hara
(808) 244-0066

8 pm 10 pm
8 pm 11 pm

8:00 pm
6:30 pm

Jodo Mission of Hawaii

1429 Makiki St.
Honolulu HI 96814
(#1222-0515)

Bulletin - MAY 2015

Jodo Mission of Hawaii

Kauai

Dates

Address Service Requested

Maui

Kurtistown
Hilo
Hakalau
Hamakua
Kohala
Hawi
Kahului
Wailuku
Lahaina
Kapaa
Koloa

Phone No.

Volunteer Office Worker Needed

We are in need of a volunteer office worker from June 3,
2015 to July 10, 2015 from 9 am to 2 pm on either Wednesdays
or Fridays. Duties include: answering the telephone, receiving
reservations for memorial services, taking messages, collecting
payments, answering the Nokotsudo or Columbarium buzzer to let
someone in to visit the Nokotsudo. It is quite interesting. You get
to meet all kinds of people and at the same time, you will learn a
lot about Jodo Mission and Jodo Shu.
In preparation for the O-Bon season, the O-Tobas
need to be written and the minister needs to concentrate
on the O-Toba he is working on so having someone answer the telephone while the minister is writing an OToba or doing a memorial service or getting ready
for a funeral would be greatly appreciated. If you
are interested, please contact Rev. Narashiba
at 949-3995.
Golden Chain
I am a link in Amida Buddhas golden chain
of love that stretches around the world. I will
try to keep my link bright and strong.
I will try to be kind and gentle to every living
thing and protect all who are weaker than
myself. I will try to think pure and beautiful
thoughts, to say pure and beautiful words,
and to do pure and beautiful deeds, knowing
that what I do now depends my happiness
and misery.
May every link in Amida Buddhas golden
chain of love be bright and strong and may
we all attain perfect peace.
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Special Needs:

For those who

do not want to climb many stairs,
see below:

Elevator: Please note that we

do have an elevator which is located
on the seaside of the Temple. Please
ring the bell at the back door of the
Temple for assistance.
Service in Ikoi Hall: If you
would like to have your service on the
first floor, you may do so by requesting the service be held in Ikoi Hall instead of walking up the stairs.

Jodo Shu Mourns the Passing of

Former Bishop Dwight Ryokan Nakamura
With a great sadness, the Jodo Shu community in Hawaii
mourns the loss of a devoted, compassionate minister and
former Bishop of Hawaii Council of Jodo Missions Dwight
Ryokan Nakamura. Bishop Nakamura passed away quietly
on March 23, 2015 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina at the
age of 88. He was born in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan.
He is survived by two daughters: Chandra Kanemaru and
Dana Nakamura.
Many of you remember him as always smiling, and saying
good morning and thank you for coming or thank you for your
participation. He loved food and he loved his sweets.
Bishop Nakamura came to Hawaii in 1954 and in 1962 assisted Kyoku with the
publication of an English service book, Light of Asia and in 1978 was the editorial
chairman regarding the published Otsutome, a service book containing Japanese and
English translations. He became Bishop of the Hawaii Council of Jodo Missions
(also known as Kyoku) in 1983 to 1991 and again in 2004 to 2007. Prior to becoming
Bishop, he was also resident minister at Kurtistown and Hilo Meishoin.
Bishop Nakamuras presence can be seen on the temple grounds.
In 1953 he installed the statue of Ojizosama which faces the H-1 freeway. Ojizosama is the protector of children and travelers. He believed
after the Ojizosama was installed there were fewer accidents.
Upon Bishop Nakamuras return from Japan in 2004, a statue of
Guze Shoson Bodhisattavas was sculpted by the great Buddhist sculptor, Wakei Nagaoka. This highly inspired artist created Buddhas
images to represent the past, the present and the future
by engraving all three on one stone. You can see this
statue as you enter the Betsuin temple grounds.
Also, upon his retirement in 2007, he donated
three statues by Wakei Nagaoka of Okazaki and his
brother Kizan Nagaoka of Hokkaido.
The Bishops funeral will be held on Sunday,
May 31, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. at Jodo Mission of Hawaii as Kyokuso (Kyokusponsored funeral). This is the highest honor given to a minister in Hawaii.
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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 confusing 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. Therefore, 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.
1. When Someone Passed Away
Death

Medical examination

Call for a minister

Makuragyo (Bedside service)

Call for a mortuary

Body pick-up

Meeting with the funeral director at the

mortuary

Viewing service

Cremation

FUNERAL with the first 7th day service

49th day service

Burial service

Hatsubon (1st O-Bon) service

1 year memorial service

2. When Someone Is Very Close To Death

Call for a minister

Rinju Gyogi (Last rites)

Death

Medical examination

Call for a mortuary

Body pick-up

Meeting with the funeral director at the

mortuary

Viewing service

Cremation

FUNERAL with the first 7th day service

49th day service

Burial service

Hatsubon (1st O-Bon) service

1 year memorial service

Note: Above two service procedures are purely for informational purpose. We shall honor your family customs and
decisions to arrange a funeral service.
**Editors 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.
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Announcements
Childrens Day (May 5)
In Japan, since 1948, May 5 has
been a national holiday known
as Childrens Day or
Kodomo no hi. This national
holiday in Japan was decreed to
celebrate the happiness, health
and growth of all children.
Most notable are carp
shaped streamers. The
carp was chosen because
it symbolizes strength
and success and according to Chinese legend, a
carp swam upstream to
Childrens Day
around the world.
become a dragon.

What Hanamatsuri Means to Me

By Sophie Narashiba

Sophie Narashiba did a beautiful drawing of

What Hanamatsuri Means to Me. The drawing is of the celebration of Buddhas birth and
how his mother Queen Maya dreamt of an elephant bringing Buddha into this world.

May 10th Is Mothers Day

(Haha No Hi)
Mothers Day is celebrated as an expression
of love and appreciation to mothers. Please
come to our Mothers Day Service on May
10 at 10:00 a.m.

Flowers Needed for

Lei Making
on Friday, May 22, 2015
Please bring Plumeria or other small
flowers for leis to
Jodo Mission on
Thursday, May 21,
2015. Any amount of flowers will
be greatly appreciated. Little bit
here and little bit there adds up.
Everyone is invited to join us on
May 22, 2015 beginning at 8 am
for our Memorial Day lei making
project. Please come and help us
sew leis for our veterans at Punchbowl Cemetery. Lunch will be provided. Thank you!
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What is Perpetual Memorial

Service? (Eitaikyo)

Obituaries

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 morning 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 welcome 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.

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.
Harriet Fumiko Asaumi
100
Catherine Kimi Sato
51
Minoru Oshiro
82
Bishop Dwight Ryokan Nakamura
88
Carl Isao Yoshida
51

Hawaii Buddhist Councils

Memorial Day Service
Everyone is cordially invited to the
Memorial Day Service, sponsored by the
Hawaii Buddhist Council:
When:
Where:

Jodo Mission Office Hours:

Hawaii Buddhist Council is made up of seven (7)

Buddhist denominations: Higashi Hongwanji Mission
of Hawaii, Honpa Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii, Jodo
Mission of Hawaii, Koyasan Shingon Mission of Hawaii, Nichiren Mission of Hawaii, Soto Mission of Hawaii and Tendai Mission of Hawaii.

Monday to Saturday
8am5pm
Sunday & Holidays
8am3pm

Phone: 949-3995

Junen: O-junen, or simply junen, literally means

Website: www.jodo.us

ten recollections or ten moments of mindfulness. In Jodo Shu, junen specifically means ten
recitations of Amida Buddhas Name or Namu
Amida Butsu (Homage to Amida Buddha or I
take refuge in Amida
Buddha) ten times.
Junen is a standard way
of reciting the Nenbutsu
in daily practice and in
services.

Bishop Gensho Hara

Rev. Yubun Narashiba

Lahaina, Maui

Head Minister

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Monday, May 18
at 9:00 a.m.
Punchbowl Cemetery

Rev. Kanjun Nakano

Resident Minister

EITAIKYO (Perpetual Memorial Service) for May

1 Tome Iwamoto
Tome Toishigawa
2 Bishop Buntetsu Miyamoto
Etsuo Nakagawa
3 Mitsuyo Nakahara
The Fukunaga Family
Mitsuko Sakai
Carol Masako Yano
4 Eikichi Hirouji
The Miyamasu Family
Tamotsu Takaoka
Toshio Yoshioka
James Mitsuyoshi Uesugi
5 Sadaichi Mito
The Mito Family
Michie Makino
The Makino & Okamura Family
Morita Kokubun
6 Tokusaburo Fukuda (2)
The Fukuda Family (2)
Tora Kanayama (2)
The Kanayama Family
Hitoshi Nitta
Kamato Uyehara
Tamayo Matsumori
Laurie T. Cho
Kazuo Karimoto
Kuma Tatei
Masaru Morimoto
7 Minetaro Katagiri
The Katagiri & Imamiya Family
Tsuyako Kishii
Kiyoshi Hirano
Satoru Miura
8 Toshiko Kusunoki
Tami Kawasaki
The Kusunoki Family
Tsuru Kitamura
The Kawasaki & Nakagawa Family
Yasuo Kagihara
The Kitamura Family
Seki Tamura
10 Sada Kurihara
The Kurihara Family
The Ajimura Family
The Ito Family (Stillborn)
Shinichi Takenouchi
11 Masataka Fukuda
The Fukuda Family
Shuzo Mitsutani
The Mitsutani Family
Ayataro Nanbu
The Nanbu Family
Kimiko Fujii
Kikuyo Hayashi
Kinuyo Matsui
Matsuichi Onaga
12 Konosuke Tsuda
The Tsuda Family
Kimie Takaoka
Mieko Takara
Yasu Ogi
Kenji Otani
Kikuye Okamura

13 Konzo Nakai
The Nakai Family
Hikoichi Hirai
The Hirai Family
Moushi Uehara
Teruo Sawamura
Fumiko Yogi
Kenichi Hayashi
Teruo Sawamura
The Sawamura Family
Betty Oshita
Katsutoshi Kano
14 Kiku Miyashige
The Goto Family
The Miyashige Family
Fui Yamato
The Yamato Family
Toshio Karamatsu
Kiku Matsumoto
Kura Harada
Shinichi Yanagihara
Mitsuko Takemoto
16 Kamekichi Hayashi
The Hayashi Family
Kozo Okamoto
Peggy Miyako Ogi
17 Hiromu Hayashi
Wallace Kazuyo Sakai
Helen Miyoko Fujikami Tamashiro
Hanako Thelma Ogawa
18 Hatsuyo Yamamoto
The Yamamoto Family
Tadami Uemoto
Chizuko Koto
Haru Shimizu
The Kawabe Family
The Mitsujiro Kurashige Family
Kiyoshi Narahara
19 Kamechiyo Uyehara
Fumio Fujiwara
Kayoko Miyamoto
Toshiko Yamanaka
20 Sukeo Matsuno
The Matsuno Family
Hatsue Tsuda
The Tsuda Family
Kamei Akamine
Haruyo Iwamoto
Koan Takara
Benzo Takahashi
21 Fuji Yamamoto
The Yamamoto Family
Shigeko Fujikami
The Fujikami Family
22 Tsunekichi Tamanaha
The Tamanaha Family
Masuo Tomita
Haruo Nakagawa
Howard Seishi Kobayashi

Kenzo Hashimoto
24 Zensuke Yokomichi
The Yokomichi & Kondo Family
Kaizo Goto (2)
The Goto & Miyashige Family
Kichizo Yamamoto
The Yamamoto Family
Takeji Ogata
Kiseno Nakano
Satsuki Nakano
Kamazo Teruya
Natsu Muramoto
25 Keiichi Mineishi
The Mineishi Family
Kazuo Shidaki
The Shidaki Family
Yoshio Nishimura
Shinsuke Uchiumi
Minoru Yamane
Yonosuke Ikuta
The Takasawa Family
Jiroichi Otani
26 Senkichi Fukuda
The Fukuda Family
Fukuji Muranaka
Rikio Kunihisa
Mitsuki Kimoto
Toshiko Higa
27 Kichi Hisamura
Torakichi Miyao
Takashi Saiki
Gladys Tomi Uemoto
28 Iro Yamane
Misao Yasuda
Shuso Gushikuma
Shurei Gushikuma
Kamaru Gushikuma
Kama Gushikuma
29 Mayo Yamamoto
The Yamamoto & Suzukawa Family
Yazaburo Shoji
The Shoji Family
Joji Sakaguchi
Tomiko Yamanaka
Haruo Kito
The Kito Family
Hatsuko Toishigawa
Sumie Ito
30 Tamezo Yanagihara
The Yanagihara Family
Heikichi Ichida
The Ichida Family
Setsu Yamamoto
Mackay Umeichi Yanagisawa
Tsunejiro Iwamoto
Yoshiko Moritsugu
31 Hideo Kuniyuki
Ichiro Obara
Tahei Harada

23 Hichizo Nishimura (2)

The Nishimura & Aoki Family
Harukichi Hirohama
The Hirohama Family
Ishi Onaga
The Onaga & Nakamura Family
Tomoko Hayashi

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10am Sunday Service

10am Memorial Day

Service

10am Sunday Service

11:45am Board Meeting

10am Mothers Day Service

with Sunday School

10:00am Obetsuji Service

8:30am Fujinkai Meeting

25

18

11

Mon

26

19

12

Tue

Mothers Day Service

Sunday School

29

May 3: 8:30 am
Ikoi Hall

Fri

8am Lei Making

Event

22

15

May 10: 10 a.m.

FUJINKAI

28

21

14

Thu

YBA: to be
announced

May 10 & 24
8: to 11 a.m.

Sewing Circle

30

8:00 am Sewing
Class

23

16

8:00 am Sewing Class

Sat

Phone: 949-3995
Website: www.jodo.us

Jodo Mission of Hawaii

Meeting

27

20

13

Wed

May 2015

Coming Events:
June 5, 6, 7 Aloha State Meisho YBA Convention at Aulani Hotel
June 19, 20: Haleiwa O-Bon Services & Bon Dance
July 5: General Cleanup & O-Toba Set upWe need your help
July 17 & 18: O-Bon Services; 10:00 am Hatsubon only
2:00 pm & 7:00 pm
10:00 am
July 19: O-Bon Service:

31

24

17

10

Sun

9:30am Morning Service

Everyday