After two years of canceled Bon Dance, in 2022 we are bringing back Bon Dance to Puna Hongwanji Buddhist Temple. We are easing our way back in so having ONLY ONE NIGHT of Bon Dance this year. We plan to have our Bon Dance on Saturday, July 2, 2022. The Hatsubon Service will be at
Read MoreThe Honpa Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii Buddhist Study Center Summer Session Satellite Lecture presents Jodo Shinshu the Making of American Buddhism. Lecture will be available in-person or online with Dr. Scott Mitchell, Dean of the Institute of Buddhist Studies. BSC Summer session June 2022 Guest Speaker: Dr. Scott Mitchell, Dean of the Institute of Buddhist
Read MoreThe 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
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