Jodo Mission of Hawaii Bulletin - February 2014

Jodo Mission of Hawaii

Bulletin - FEBRUARY 2014

(#1207-0214)

Jodo Mission of Hawaii 1429 Makiki St.

Honolulu HI 96814

Address Service Requested

Buddha’s Memorial Day Service (Nehan-e)

Sunday, February 9th at 10 a.m.

Nehan-e is the Memorial Day Service for Shakyamuni Buddha. He is the founder of Bud-

dhism. 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 wis-

dom 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 ex-

perienced 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 mov-

ing, 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.

Thanks to Shakyamuni Buddha, we can live with this wonder-

ful teaching. Shall we express our great appreciation to Shakya-

muni Buddha on this Nehan-e Service. The service will be held

on Sunday, February 9th at 10:00 am. We look

forward to your attendance. 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.so-net.ne.jp/Moon-6

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New Year’s Day Offerings / Blessings

On New Year’s Day, Rev. Narashiba performed blessings to all

who came to the New Year’s Day service on January 1st. Photo

above shows mother holding son for his blessing with husband

waiting for his turn. Left Photo: Offering of incense on the First

Day of the New Year.

Re: New Years When you think of New Years, what comes

to mind are the Mochi, Ozoni (mochi soup), Kagami Mochi

Kadomatsu, sushi, sekihan, tempura, nishime, kobu maki, other

types of Japanese foods.

Arigato to all who came to the temple to make Mochi on

Saturday, December 28. It takes a lot of people, young and old,

and it is a LOT OF HARD WORK. The mochi rice needs to be

washed the day before and also the pots, burners, wooden con-

tainers or morobutas all need to be brought out from storage and

prepared for use for Mochi Day. Then on Mochitsuki Day, rice is

cooked, pounded manually or put through a grinder, then shaped,

floured, then the mochi needs to be brushed of excess powder and

packed to fulfill all the orders received. There is also a lot of fel-

lowship. Didn’t your mochi taste especially good when you were

part of this unique day!! Thank you so much for your help!

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Ministers and Ministers’ Wives Seminar: On December 21 and 22, 2013, Hawaii Jodo Shu

ministers and Ministers’ Wives held a Seminar. Their guest speaker on Saturday, December 21, was

Archbishop Shogen Miyabayashi from Kamakura, Japan (photo above 1st row center). Also from Japan

were Rev. Yoshiharu Tomatsu (who was the guest speaker at the Sunday Betsuin English Service on

December 22), Rev. Shodo Kobayashi, Rev. Dosho Takeda, Rev. Soshin Washime, Rev. Eishin Nenoi,

Rev. Kogen Yamada and Rev. Tomoyuki Sugawara. Also in attendance at the Seminar was Hawaii

Council of Jodo Missions (Kyoku) President Leonard Chow (top row center).

Hawaii ministers present were: Bishop Gensho Hara (Lahaina; photo 1st row next to Archbishop

Miyabayashi), Rev. Yubun Narashiba and Rev. Kanjun Nakano (Honolulu), Rev. Koji Ezaki (Heleiwa),

Rev. Junshin Miyabayashi (Kurtistown, Hilo and Hakalau), Rev. Wajira Wansa (Hamakua, Kohala and

Hawi), Rev. John Hara (Kauhului and Wailuku), Rev. Shoryu Akiya (Kapaa) and Rev. Kosen ishikawa

(Koloa).

Rev. Tomatsu’s sermon on December 22 was on an

interesting subject of “The Meaning of Nenbutsu in

this Present Moment”. It can be heard on the Jodo

Mission website at www.jodo.us.

On January 19, 2014 in connection with St. Honen’s

Memorial on January 25, Betsuin members partici-

pated in a 30-minute Nenbutsu session with several

minutes of meditation. On January 12, 2014, Bet-

suin members participated in a shorter version of

the 30-minute Nenbutsu session. In Japan, there

may be a longer session of 1 hour or longer of

Nenbutsu sessions.

Rev. Takeda, Bishop Hara, Rev. Kobayashi, Rev. Tomatsu

Above photo taken at December 22 Sunday Service.

HAWAII STATE JODO SHU FUJINKAI SCHOLARSHIP

Namiye Nakamura Scholarship

The Hawaii State Jodo Shu Fujinkai offers a $750 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 de-

gree in an accredited college or university.

The applicant for the scholarship must meet the following criteria:

1. Priority will be given to a student graduating from a high school in Hawaii.

2. If there are no graduating students applying, any applicant continuing their educa-

tion may receive the scholarship.

3. Be accepted at an accredited university or institution of higher learn-

ing.

4. Possess good moral character and leadership potential

5. Be an active member of his/her respective Jodo Mission

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 con-

sidered. 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.

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Mochi Miso Soup

Ingredients:

3 cups water

1 pkg dashi no moto

2 T miso 1 c daikon, shredded

1c carrots, shredded

green onions, minced (for garnish)

Procedure:

1. Bring water and dashi no moto to a boil. Lower the heat when it comes to a boil.

2. Peel the daikon and carrot.

3. Using a grater, shred carrot into long shreds and add it to the pot of dashi. Then shred the daikon like the

carrot and add it to the dashi too.

4. Bring it to a boil and cook for approximately 3 minutes. Skim the foam from the boiling broth.

5. Dissolve the miso into the pot of broth.

6. Prepare the mochi. If using frozen mochi, rinse them in water first then microwave them for 30 seconds on

each side. (The time will vary according to your microwave oven.) They are ready when soft to the touch.

7. Add mochi pieces to the pot of soup. When the soup begins to bubble, turn off the heat.

Place one moch in each serving of soup. Garnish with green onions. Enjoy!

NAGINATA By Ken Sato

The naginata is one of the traditional weapons of feudal Ja-

pan. It is a polearm with a single-edged, curved blade mounted on a

long shaft with a counterweight pommel at the other end. Many tradi-

tions, or ryu, included this weapon in their curricula. One of the tradi-

tions that survive today is Jikishinkage Ryu Naginata Jutsu. The 18th,

and current, Sōke (headmaster) of the ryu is Masami Sonobe.

Anton Geesink's gold medal judo victory in the 1964 Olympics

stunned the Japanese, but it also stimulated an interest in Holland

about the Japanese martial arts. In 1969 Hanae Miura was sent to

Holland and France as part of an elite delegation to introduce tradi-

tional Japanese martial arts to the world. Due to the excitement of the

coverage generated in Japan, the visit to Europe resulted in a request for

an exhibition in Hawai'i. That trip was soon followed by a request to have someone come

to the islands to teach the art. In response, Miura Sensei returned in 1972. She has been

teaching naginata in Hawai'i ever since.

Miura Sensei has organized many ex-

changes between Hawai’i and Japan; on several

occasions arranging travel for high ranking

sensei to administer examinations for local stu-

dents and, at other times, taking members to Ja-

pan for testing and cultural enrichment. She

holds the highest certification given in the ryu,

Tora no Maki, placing her among a very small

and select group of individuals. The Hawai'i do-

jo remains the only dojo outside of Japan under

a sensei of this level.

Training is on Saturdays from 1:30 – 3:00 PM in the Social Hall of the Jodo

Mission of Hawaii. Practice is based on kata (set forms) which develop the movement

vocabulary of the ryu. Weapons used are made of wood and represent the naginata,

sword (bokken), and dagger (tanto). Persons who have questions or are interested in ob-

serving practice may contact the group at

[email protected]

The Hawaii Naginata Federation is grateful to the Jodo Mission of Hawaii for making space

available for Saturday training.

Photo provided by Hon-olulu Star-Advertiser

per Ken Sato

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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.

Carol Taeko Murashige 87

Kesaaki Tsugane 91

Hideaki Katayama 50

Terry Wilson Seacord 78

Lillian Chiyoko Fujiwara 93

Robert Masaru Taniguchi 98

Carol Setsuko Muramoto 74

Edith Fusaye Mizuno 91

Miharu Okimura 95

Jodo Mission Office Hours:

Monday to Saturday

8am—5pm

Sunday & Holidays

8am—3pm

Phone: 949-3995

Website: www.jodo.us

Rev. Yubun Narashiba Head Minister

Rev. Kanjun Nakano Resident Minister

Rev. Dwight

Nakamura Retired Minister

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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 morn-ing 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 wel-come 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.

Interesting Speakers

If you know of anyone who would

be a good speaker to talk about how we

can relieve stress in our daily lives, i.e.

through meditation, exercise, etc. Jodo

Mission of Hawaii is interested. Please

contact the temple and speak with Rev.

Narashiba with your suggestion.

In our everyday lives we encounter

all types of stresses, including how we

cope with work, family, sickness, etc.

Sunday School

We welcome chil-

dren to join our Sun-

day School. Let’s

enjoy studying

Onembutsu by doing

various activities.

2/16 @ 10:45 am

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

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 AimotoFamilies

Misao Mitsuyasu

The Mitsuyasu Family

Masaharu Kotake

Tsugio Hayase

Shigeyo Kawano

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 Stella Masako Takamatsu

8 Toshio Higa

The Higa Family

Yukie Higashi Tame Ito

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 20 Ryozo Hamada

The Hamada Family

Magoichi Mineishi The Mineishi Family

Taro Takara

Tomoyo Takara

Kimie Matsuda

Sue Takabayashi Natsuko Aoki 21 Tamotsu Kuniyuki 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

27 Taichi Wakagi The Wakagi Family

Keiko Hanano

Noboru Hirano Shigeru Takara

28 Fukuichi Fukuda

Mitsuyo GladysYoshihara

The Goichi Kawamura Family Tsuru Kuniyuki 29 Nobue Kochi

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