Information of O-Toba for 2016

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 2016.
Because of the Temples busy summer schedule, the deadline to order your
O-Toba is Tuesday, March 1st. Our O-Bon services will be held on July 15-17
(Fri-Sun).
Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.
In Gassho,
Jodo Mission of Hawaii

Address Service Requested

Jodo Mission of Hawaii

1429 Makiki St.
Honolulu HI 96814
(#1231-0216)

Bulletin - FEBRUARY 2016

Jodo Mission of Hawaii

Buddhas Memorial Day Service (Nehan-e)

Sunday, February 14th 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.
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. 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 lecturing, 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 unbearable
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.
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.sonet.ne.jp/Moon-6

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 14th at 10:00 am. We look forward to your attendance.

Me s s ag e f rom Kyo d an B o ard Pr e s id e nt

Happy New Year! As we prepare for another year, let's keep in mind and actually set
aside time for things that bring value to our lives, such as spending time with
loved ones, working on projects that we feel passionately about, exercising, and
enjoying the simple pleasures of life such as watching the sun set into the ocean.
Nothing emphasizes the importance of "time" as watching the development
of the children in our lives, from babies to toddlers, and toddlers to children. I
have two nieces, Elyse, 3 years and 4 months old, and Sophie, 9 months old daughters of my younger sister Mia and brother-in-law Mike Lee who live in San
Mateo, California. I make an effort to see them 2 to 3 times a year, and my mom, dad, baby
sister Lara, and I try to do video chat with them every Sunday through Skype on a laptop.
Everyday is precious, so let's not just work hard but have a balance by setting aside time
for the most important people and values in our lives. Have a healthy, happy, and successful
2016!
With Warmest Aloha,
Jon Riki Karamatsu
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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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HAWAII STATE JODO SHU FUJINKAI SCHOLARSHIP

Namiye Nakamura Scholarship
The Hawaii State Jodo Shu Fujinkai offers a $1,000 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 an applicant who participated regularly in his/her Jodo
Mission temple activities.
2. Be an active member of his/her respective Jodo Mission.
3. The applicant should be a student graduating from a high school in Hawaii. If there are no graduating students applying, any applicant continuing his/her education may receive the scholarship.
4. Be accepted at an accredited university or institution of higher learning.
5. Possess good moral character and leadership potential.
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
Narashiba at 949-3995.
Ashley Mizuo, 2014 Namiye Nakamura Scholarship recipient (Hawaii Jodo
Shu Rengo Fujinkai) was the guest
speaker on Sunday, January 3, 2016.
She talked about her experience away
from home and attending her first year
of college at Loyola University in Chicago, Illinois.

Honolulu Jodo Shu Fujinkai General Membership Meeting

and Shinenkai or New Years Party
The Honolulu Jodo Shu Fujinkai will have their annual General Membership Meeting and
New Years party on Sunday, February 28, at 10 a.m. This year the Fujinkai New Years party will be potluck. Be creative and bring a dish, it can be homemade or purchased. Sign
up sheet at Jodo Mission office.
All Fujinkai members are invited to the general membership meeting and New Years
party. If you are interested in joining the Fujinkai, please come and find out what we are all
about. 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.

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Den Den Mushi

About 4 students from Shukutoku University
Panel Theater will be here on Sunday, Feb.
21 at 10:30 am (after Sunday Service) to
perform. If you have never seen this group,
you must come. Each year a new group
comes to sing and dance and tell a story using their flannel panel board. They visit care
homes and churches spreading their
cheerfulness and experience Hawaii during their short visit. This year in addition to the
Betsuin, they will go to Hilo Meishoin and visit with temples and care homes on Hawaii
Island.
Also performing will be Rev. Ryojun Kouda of Tokyo, the founder of panel theater,
and Professor Tsukasa Takahashi of Kyoto Bukkyo University
Please come to see this wonderful group tell their picture story!

Mochi Tsuki DayDecember 27, 2015

Arigato to all who came to the temple to make Mochi on Sunday, December 27.
There were so many of you who came to help: temple members, relatives and friends and
friends of friends. The time went by so quickly! It takes a lot of people, young and old,
to make mochiITS A LOT OF HARD WORK!
The mochi rice needs to be washed the day before
and the pots, burners, wooden containers or morobutas
all need to be brought out from storage and prepared for
use for Mochi Day.
On Mochi Tsuki Day, mochi rice is cooked, pounded manually or put through a grinder, and individually shaped, floured, brushed off excess powder and packed to fulfill all
the orders received. There is also a lot of fellowship. Some never made mochi before
and were amazed how it is done. Didnt your mochi taste especially good when you were
part of this unique day!! Thank you so much for your help!
The Sheila Chun and
daughters help with mochi
tsuki and Bon Dance to
help Tomoko Hisamoto.
Thank you

Lots of helpers! Thank you

Takeru Nii finally got to help
grinding the mochi rice!
Upper left photo shows a
baby pounding mochi!

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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 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 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.

Jodo Mission Office Hours:

Monday to Saturday
8am5pm
Sunday & Holidays
8am3pm

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

Honouliuli Internment Camp Talk

On January 17, 2016, we had two
guest speakers, Betsy Young and Les
Goto, volunteers with the Japanese Cultural Center of
Hawaii, who came
to talk about the
Honouliuli Internment Camp. So
many of our ministers who were in
Hawaii at the various Buddhist temples, including Jodo Shu
were almost immediately interned first at
Sand Island, then to Honouliuli and then
to an internment
camp in the U.S.
mainland. There
were many Japanese Americans
who were born in
the U.S. and
educated in Japan called Kibei and many
other Japanese were interned because
they were Japanese.
Those who were interned never told
their stories, never let their children know
what happened and their friends only visited them in the night hours.
Hopefully, we can have them back
again to continue this interesting subject
in the future or
schedule a tour of
the JCCH exhibit or
show the hour long
film regarding the
Honouliuli Camp.

Bishop Gensho Hara

Lahaina, Maui
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Rev. Yubun Narashiba

Head Minister

Rev. Kanjun Nakano

Resident Minister

Perpetual Memorial Service (Eitaikyo)

For February 2015
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 Families
Gorokichi Ishida
The Ishida and Aimoto
Families
Misao Mitsuyasu
The Mitsuyasu Family
Masaharu Kotake
Tsugio Hayase
Shigeyo Kawano
Sumiko Sakaguchi
Harumi Maeda
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
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
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
Frederick Kinzaburo
Makino

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

The Wakagi Family

Keiko Hanano
Noboru Hirano
Shigeru Takara
Tatsuki Hirano
Matsuye Hirano
28 Fukuichi Fukuda
Mitsuyo GladysYoshihara
Goichi Kawamura
The Kawamura Family
Tsuru Kuniyuki
29 Nobue Kochi

20 Ryozo Hamada
The Hamada Family
Magoichi Mineishi
The Mineishi Family
Taro Takara
Tomoyo Takara
Kimie Matsuda
Sue Takabayashi
Natsuko Aoki
The Takara Family
21 Tamotsu Kuniyuki
Momoyo Yoshida
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
Richard Kiyomi Ochiai
27 Taichi Wakagi

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.
Shizue Oshiro
Shoso Kanemoto

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10:00am Sunday Service

10am Nehan-e Family

Service
11:45 am Board Meeting

10:00am Obetsuji Service

10:30am Fujinkai General

Membership Mtg &
New Years Party

10:00 Sunday Service

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Mon

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Tue

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10

Fujinka i

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11

Thu

in February

Sewing Circle: No Class

General Membership Meeting

Feb. 28 at 10:30 am followed
by New Years Party

Feb. 7: 8:30 am Ikoi Hall

Wed

February 2016

COMING EVENTS:
Deadline for O-Toba Orders: March 1
Spring Higan Service: March 27
Deadline for Hawaii State Jodo Shu Fujinkai Scholarship: April 15

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Den Den Mushi Panel Theater

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8:30am Fujinkai Mtg.

Sun

9:30am Morning Service

Everyday

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13

Sat

February 7 at 11 am

Sr.YBA -Meettng:

Sunday School
Sunday School will join Den
Den Moshi Panel Theater
Presentation on Feb. 21

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Fri

Website: www.jodo.us

Phone: 949-3995

Jodo Mission of Hawaii