February 8, 2020
| Puna Hongwanji
| Community Events, Services
Tickets are available for our upcoming Shinnen Enkai (New Year Party) and Keirokai (recognizing members reaching the auspicious age of 80 years old in 2020. Event will be held on Sunday, February 16, 2020. The service will begin at 9:00 a.m. After service everyone will go downstairs into the social hall. There will be mochi
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February 8, 2020
| Puna Hongwanji
| Services
All are welcome to our Sunday Family Service on Sunday, February 9, 2020 at 9:00 a.m. Sunday will be Dana Day – a day of caring and loving kindness. Stories related to Dana will be shared. Stories include ”The Giving Tree” and ”Love You Forever”. Also after service be sure to purchase your Shinnen Enkai
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January 31, 2020
| Puna Hongwanji
| Services
Come join us for our Super Bowl Sunday Service at 9:00 a.m. Dharma message will be delivered by Rev. Satoshi “Ka’imipono” Tomioka. Rev. Tomioka’s message will be “Cookies and life lessons”. Tickets will be available for sale for our Shinnen Enkai (New Year Party) and Keirokai (recognizing members reaching the auspicious age of 80 in
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January 25, 2020
| Puna Hongwanji
| Classes and Lectures, Community Events, In the Community
Buddhism class in Japanese will be offered on Saturday, February 15, 2020 from 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Open to the public. Free. Donations appreciated.
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January 25, 2020
| Puna Hongwanji
| Classes and Lectures, Community Events, In the Community
THIS CLASS HAS BEEN CANCELLED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. WE WILL ADVISE YOU WHEN WE RESUME WITH THIS CLASS. Please join us on Tuesday’s from 6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. weekly for the Puna Hongwanji Buddhist Temple Book Club. The current book being reviewed is “Everyday Suchness” by Rev. Gyomay Kubose. Materials will be provided. This
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January 25, 2020
| Puna Hongwanji
| Services
Please join us on Sunday, January 26, 2020 at 9:00 a.m. for our Sunday family service. Dharma message will be delivered by Rev. Satoshi “Ka’imipono” Tomioka. Rev. Tomioka’s message will be “Hell is my home!”
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January 10, 2020
| Puna Hongwanji
| Classes and Lectures, Community Events, In the Community, Other Activities
Puna Hongwanji Buddhist Temple presents Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration on Sunday, January 19, 2020 from 4:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. Please join us in celebration of the life and teachings of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Program will include Martin Luther King Jr words of wisdom with Michael Donenfeld and the Mindfulness Meditation group.
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January 10, 2020
| Puna Hongwanji
| Services
Please join us on Sunday, January 12, 2020 at 9:00 a.m. for our Hoonko Service (Founder’s Memorial Service. Guest speaker will be Rev. Kerry Kiyohara of Makawao Hongwanji Buddhist Temple. An informative background of Hoonko from Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple…. Shinran Shonin (1173-1262), the founder of our Jodo Shinshu tradition, passed away on January 16,
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January 10, 2020
| Puna Hongwanji
| Classes and Lectures, Community Events, In the Community
Puna Hongwanji Buddhist Temple presents Everyday Buddhism Class with Rev. Kerry Kiyohara of Makawao Hongwanji Buddhist Temple. Session will be on Saturday, January 11, 2020 from 10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Topic for the Buddhism Class is “It’s about ME! What Shinran Taught”. Session will be held at the Puna Hongwanji Buddhist Temple. Open
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January 4, 2020
| Puna Hongwanji
| Classes and Lectures, Community Events, In the Community
Come join us for the first Buddhism Book Club in 2020 on January 7, 2020 from 6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. We will start a new book “Everyday Suchness: Buddhist Essays on Everyday Living” by Gyomay M. Kubose. A classic collection of short articles first published in 1967, hailed as one of the most significant
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