birth Archives – Higashi Honganji USA https://higashihonganjiusa.org/tag/birth/ Jodo Shinshu Buddhism for everyone Tue, 07 Jul 2020 17:04:12 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://higashihonganjiusa.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/cropped-cropped-mon-tw-300x300-32x32.jpg birth Archives – Higashi Honganji USA https://higashihonganjiusa.org/tag/birth/ 32 32 April 8: the Buddha’s Birthday https://higashihonganjiusa.org/2020/04/08/this-month-buddhas-birthday/ Wed, 08 Apr 2020 19:03:40 +0000 https://higashihonganjiusa.org/?p=638 Today, April 8, is when we commemorate the Buddha’s birth.  Typically we hold a special service called Hanamatsuri on this day, or a Sunday closest to this date. It’s usually our most festive service of the year. Unfortunately because of the Covid-19 pandemic, services have been cancelled or limited to online participation only. Please check …

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