Buddhists officially don’t celebrate Christmas, but many of them decorate trees that suspiciously look like the holiday tree. The running joke is that they’re really “Bodhi” trees. Continue reading “Up Next: Bodhi Day”
New Book: Handbook for Shinshu Followers
By Rev. Ken Yamada
Somebody once told me she learned Buddhism from books and alone tried to practice its ideals. She also tried to teach her kids Buddhism. It was all quite difficult and trying. She said, “It’s hard to be a Buddhist by yourself.” Continue reading “New Book: Handbook for Shinshu Followers”
Watch: Hoonko Service in Kyoto
Now you can watch live this year’s Hōonkō services broadcast from Higashi Honganji’s mother temple in Kyoto, Japan. See below for the schedule of services and speakers honoring Shinran Shonin, founder of Jodo Shinshu Buddhism, beginning November 20th for one week. Continue reading “Watch: Hoonko Service in Kyoto”
Watch: New Abbot Succession Ceremony
A succession ceremony for new Abbot Chōyū Õtani will be held today at 5 p.m. Pacific Time. Watch this historic event live at this link, or later on the Shinshu Ōtani-ha (Higashi Honganji) Youtube channel.
Abbot Choyu Otani’s Hoonko Message
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ucSCm7C-qM&ab_channel=ShinshuCenterofAmerica
Newly installed Abbot Choyu Otani gives a Hoonko message for Shinran’s Shonin’s memorial. Abbot Otani was newly installed last summer. He was born in Japan and raised and educated in Brazil. He currently lives in Kyoto, Japan.
Retired Abbot Choken Otani’s Hoonko Message
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=01pL7gWSGwY&ab_channel=ShinshuCenterofAmerica
Retired Abbot Choken Otani was succeeded by Abbot Choyu Otani last summer.