By Rev. Ken Yamada
If there’s only one service a year you can attend, then go to Hoonko, Shinran Shonin’s memorial held in November. Continue reading “Hoonko: A Very Special Service”
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”
Abbot Choyu Otani’s Hoonko Message
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
Retired Abbot Choken Otani was succeeded by Abbot Choyu Otani last summer.
New Overseas District Abbot Yul Otani’s Hoonko Message
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.