The Jodo Shinshu International Office (JSIO) will host The Three Pure Land Sutras Chanting Marathon on Saturday, August 28, 2021 from 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. (HST). This will be a special live-stream event where we will have a rare opportunity to listen to all three pure land sutras chanted in their entirety. This event
Read MoreSUMMER DHARMATHON 2021 The Summer Dharmathon is a new program of the Buddhist Study Center (BSC) featuring 10 Honpa Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii (HHMH) ministers who will be speaking on the HHMH 2021 theme and slogan: “Building Healthy Sanghas: Nurturing Empathy and Respect” It will be live streamed from the BSC YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUWzJg0lcuY5tdIGef9O9HQ.
Read MorePuna Hongwanji Buddhist Temple presents an Online Buddhist Education Series Tannishō. Study class with Rev. Satoshi Ka’imipono Tomioka will start from September 7, 2021 from 6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. via Zoom. The study class will be held every Tuesday from 6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. (HST). This study class will review Chapter 12 of
Read MoreThe Hawaii District Ministers Association (HDMA) will present monthly online seminars via Zoom on Saturdays for 2021. Register once and you will receive an email invitation for each of the seminars each month. Although your attendance for all of the seminars is encouraged, you can attend any class that interest you. The HDMA and Nembutsu
Read MoreOn Wednesday , March 31, 2021 at 7:00 p.m. will be our Wednesday Evening Zoom Dharma Gathering. The Dharma Message will be “Influencer”. From about 7:45 p.m. Rev. Satoshi Kaʻimipono Tomioka will deliver the message in Japanese. 英語法話のすぐあとに、日本語法話もあります。 If you have previously received the Zoom link you may continue to use that link.
Read MoreThe Honolulu and Oahu Hongwanji Councils and the Office of Buddhist Education is sponsoring a 2021 Spring Virtual Nembutsu Seminar. The guest speaker will be Bishop Marvin Harada of the Buddhist Churches of America. The topic will be Buddhism & Everyday Life. The session will be held on Saturday, March 27, 2021 from 9:00 a.m.
Read MoreEffective Tuesday, February 23, 2021 from 6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. we will have a new online Zoom Buddhism Class. The class will be every Tuesday night thereafter. We will be reading and discussing the reading of the Tannisho. This will be Part 2 and we will start from Chapter 11. If you did not
Read MoreThe Hawaii District Hongwanji Council presents an online Nembutsu Seminar on Saturday, December 19, 2020 from 10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. (HST). Guest speaker will be Rev. Takashi Miyaji of the Southern Alameda County Buddhist Church. https://sacbc.org/our-minister/. https://www.shin-ibs.edu/academics/faculty/miyaji/. The topic for the virtual seminar is “Hearing Amida Buddha’s Calling Voice”. What does the term “Namo
Read MoreOnline Buddhism Education Series will be held on Saturday, December 12, 2020 from 10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. (HST). Guest speaker will be Rev. Blayne Higa of Kona Hongwanji Buddhist Temple. http://www.konahongwanji.org/reverend-blayne-bio. The topic for the virtual session is “It’s ok to not be ok: Shin Buddhist Wisdom for Living”. Rev. Higa will explore how
Read MoreZoom Online Public Buddhism Class “Buddhism in Music”. Open to the public and free to register. Music is a part of our lives and it brings happy, uplifting, and meaningful feelings to us. What is your song? An inspiring idea and concept of Buddhism can be found in that song. The more you learn the
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