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.
New Overseas District Abbot Yul Otani’s Hoonko Message
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vM1pFIwqdvg&ab_channel=ShinshuCenterofAmerica
Overseas District Abbot Yul Otani gives his message for this year’s Hoonko, Shinran Shonin’s memorial. He was born and raised in Brazil and now lives in Kyoto, Japan.
Book Review: The Cat Who Went to Heaven
By Rev. Frederick Brenion
For an easy-to-understand book about the Buddha, I recommend “The Cat who went to Heaven” by Elizabeth Coatsworth. Continue reading “Book Review: The Cat Who Went to Heaven”
Arriving Here
By Gary Link
“To arrive” means coming from somewhere else. What happens between is a journey. In my case, it was a Buddhist journey. Continue reading “Arriving Here”