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Higashi Hongwanji
Hawaii Betsuin
Bulletin

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January 2016

Higashi Hongwanji
Mission of Hawaii

Temple Activities Calendar
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led by Rinban Kawawata in Japanese
3 pm Ukulele class/band practice
7 pm ABCs of Buddhism study class
led by Rinban Kawawata in English
10 am Sunday service & Sunday school
12 pm Betsuin board meeting
12 pm Art of Paper Crafting class
7 pm O-kō: Dharma discussion at Kaneohe
10 am Sunday service & Sunday school
3 pm Ukulele class/band practice
6:30 pm Movie night: Still Walking (2008)

2/13

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1/28 Thu 10 am Shinran Shōnin memorial service
1/31 Sun 10 am Sunday service & Sunday school

FEBRUARY

Sat 10 am District Dharma Gathering
Speaker: Dr. Nobuo Haneda
Maida Center of Buddhism, Berkeley
Sun 10 am Shōtsuki memorial service &Sunday school
Sun 12 pm Art of Paper Crafting class
Otani Center
Tue 3 pm Ukulele class/band practiceThu 7 pm ABCs of Buddhism study class
led by Rinban Kawawata in English
Fukuhara Conference RoomSat 10 am What on Earth Is Namuamidabutsu?
led by Rev. Frank Childs
Sun 10 am Sunday service & Sunday school
Sun 12 pm Basic Buddhism study class

10 am New Year service - 修正会 (Shusho-e)Ozoni served after service
10 am Shōtsuki memorial service &Sunday school
12 pm Jimmy’s Auto Basics
led by Jim Hirakawa (Palolo Auto Service)
10 am What on Earth Is Namuamidabutsu?
led by Rev. Frank Childs
10 am Sunday service & Sunday school
12 pm Basic Buddhism study class
現代語で仏教を聞こう2016 Message to our Members and Friends

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現代語で仏教を聞こう

led by Rinban Kawawata in Japanese
7 pm O-kō: Dharma discussion at Betsuin
10 am Nirvana Day service & Sunday school
12 pm Betsuin board meeting
3 pm Ukulele class/band practice
6:30 pm Movie night: I Wish - 奇跡 (2011)2/28 Sun 11 am General membership meeting &Shinnenkai (New Year’s party)
Otani Center

Everyone is welcome to join in on our sutra chanting at 7 am daily (except Sundays & 28th day of the month) in the Betsuin main hall.

At Higashi Hongwanji, we remaintrue to our origins
as an open Sangha, welcoming
anyone who wishes to learn more
about the Jodo Shinshu
tradition of Buddhism.
A registered 501(c)3 organization
President: Faye Shigemura
Vice President: Jonathan Tani
Secretary: Debra Saiki
Treasurer: Edmund Nakano
Auditor: Ken Saiki
Rinban: Kenjun Kawawata
Minister: Koen Kikuchi
Associate Minister:Frank Childs
1685 Alaneo Street
Honolulu, HI 96817
Tel: (808) 531-9088
Fax: (808) 531-3265
Email: betsuin@hhbt-hi.org
Wa is published monthly byHigashi Hongwanji Missionof Hawaii for its members
and friends. Comments,
articles and other items for
publication consideration
are welcomed.
Editor: Ken Saiki

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First of all I would like to express my sincere appreciation to all of you who
supported this Betsuin over the past year. Without your support, we could nothave such a meaningful year at our temple.
This year, we will celebrate our Betsuin’s centennial, our milestone 100th
year of serving the Hawaii community. At the same time
Higashi Hongwanji Hawaii District will be observing the750th Memorial Service for our founder, Shinran Shonin.
The Betsuin was initially established in 1916 by Rev.
Shingyo Doi from Gifu prefecture in Japan, along with theoriginal members, on Kukui Street in uptown Honolulu.
The Betsuin has been spreading the Nembutsu teaching
here in Hawaii ever since.
During the Betsuin’s hundred-year history, members
faced numerous obstacles, including a temporary forced
shutdown of the temple during World War II. Putting their Rinban Ken Kawawata
efforts together, members overcame those hardships, and today we can see
this wonderful temple and sangha.
I would like to express my sincere gratitude to the ministers and members
who built and enthusiastically supported the Betsuin, and helped spreadthe Nembutsu teaching through the past century. I would also like to makemy commitment for effective Betsuin services, educational programs andactivities for the present members and future generations. For this purpose,
we need to listen the dharma more diligently and it is important to become aperson who deeply enjoys listening to the dharma.
As you already know, Shinran Shonin’s 750th memorial observance and
Betsuin centennial celebration will be held this year on November 5 and 6.
Please be sure to mark the dates on your calendar.
Built in 1983, the Betsuin’s main building is already more than 30 years
old. Used daily for various temple functions, it has required some muchneeded upkeep work. Altar restoration and structural repairs, including a
new coat of paint, have already been completed in preparation for the 750th
memorial and centennial observance. Another Betsuin commemorative year
project planned in the coming year is repaving of our parking lor.
Thus our members, friends and visitors will be able to gather and observe
Shiran Shonin’s memorial service and centennial celebration with a newly
restored altar in improved facilities. We would appreciate your continued
cooperation, understanding and support for these commemorative projects
as we step into our centennial celebration and enter a new era for the Betsuin.
I wish that you will listen to the dharma together with us and have ameaningful year. Thank you very much.

In Gassho,
Kenjun Kawawata

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appy New Year to everyone!! Time passes soquickly, and it’s already a new year!
Have you kept your New Year’s resolutions fromlast year? Did you look back what happened last year?
In my case, I can actually say, “Yes!” What I decided
to do at the beginning of theyear was “to start a new thing.”
But at the time I would never
have imagined that I’d be here
in Hawaii now, nor could I haveimagined that I really would starta new thing!
Many of us will hope forsomething at the beginning ofa year. “I hope my family and my
Rev. Koen Kikuchi
relatives will be happy and havegood health.” Or, “This year, I willlose weight.” “I will quit smoking.” “I want to have along vacation.”
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very year, I write a New Year message for our Wa
temple newsletter. For some reason, this year, I
had a few false starts, and justcouldn’t put down on paper what
I wanted to say.
The starts were good, but the
middle sucked. Beginning with
“Akemashite omedeto gozaimasu!”
was easy enough; after that it was
all downhill.
Then I realized my problem
was I wasn’t expressing myself
with a good heart. I wanted to
Faye Shigemura
monku, tell everyone my problems,
write for myself, and not for readers and friends.
The past year was not the stellar year that I
wanted and anticipated it to be. I faced many walls(not fences) and mountains (not hills). After seething
and giving myself some time to think things through,2

have wishes that repeat every year? And don’t you
easily forget what you wished for at the beginning of
the year? This is what I used to do every year.
Sometimes I was disappointed at myself because
I couldn’t get my wish. At other times I felt happinessthat I could actually get my wish.
When I was in school, the wish was always about
my test scores. I hoped to get higher scores forentering the next level. So, I believed this was the only
way that I could be happy in the future.
But the more I wished, the more I wasdisappointed when I didn’t get a good result. And
when I got a good result, I wished for more and more.
It seemed like there was no end. I tried and tried toachieve my goal. Finally, the result was not what I
wanted. It was totally a negative cycle.
In the New Year’s greeting to his friend, Rennyo
Shonin said, “Do the Nembutsu.” This means to pleasestart a New Year with Nembutsu. He described
Nembutsu as an important teaching for us. What is theimportantace of it? How does it become an importantpart of our life? We have to think about this.
This is my New Year’s wish: to listen to and think
about the meaning of Nembutsu together with you. I
hope that many people will come to this temple andwe can listen together in 2016.
Together, let’s “Do the Nembutsu”!
Gassho,Koen Kikuchi
this was actually a great life lesson in disguise: 8IJMF
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bonbu I am.
Another realization followed soon after: This is thereason we all try to make New Year resolutions, or
re-state our aims or intentions every year.
Why do we make New Year resolutions? For mostof us, it is made to uncover the better ‘You” in yourself.
I will put my husband before my pets; I will homecook a meal at least once a week; I will think before
end up talking back; I will cut back on watching somany Korean dramas; I will stare at that piece of
chocolate a full 15 seconds before deciding whether I
should eat it or not; I will clean my house once amonth; I will leave my eye glasses in the same place
every night; I shall take Rev. Kikuchi’s cue and reflect
more on the meaning of Nembutsu. These are all
positive wishes.
We should make serious resolutions three times ayear at a minimum, to get to be better persons faster.
All extremists in the world should makeresolutions to become Buddhists: By the time they
think they’ve figured things out, they will be too old
to do anything about it that’s harmful.
Resolutions are for everyone, no exceptions. How
can you become a better You?
—Faye Shigemura

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Betsuin Wirelessfamily shares nostalgia, humor,
sadness and tension.
Still Walking received universal
acclaim by film critics. Won Asian Film
Award for Best Director, Mainichi Film
Award for Best Actor, Hiroshi Abe.
Showtime: 6:30 pm, Tues., Jan. 26.
114 min. Color. Japanese audio, English
subtitles. Free admission. Light
refreshments. Feel free to bring yourown snacks.
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who took time out from their busy
for kagami-mochi decorative displays.
holiday schedules on Dec. 26 to join
If you didn’t join us this time, be
our Oosouji, the age-old Japanesesure to be part of this annual year-end
tradition of “big cleaning” at yeartradition next time around! It’s fun,end, to help give our temple a fresh
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fellowship with other members andOur cleaning is part of the weekly
enjoy a hot bowl of ozoni, with mochi,
maintenance done in concert withof course, hand-crafted just a few
other community volunteer groups. days earlier at the temple.
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early Sunday, Dec. 27, was broken by who drowned accidentally 15 years
dull thuds, occasionally accompanied ago while saving the life of anotherby shouts of “Yoisho!,” as some 35
boy. His father Kyohei (Yoshio Harada),
members, families and friends took
a retired doctor, and mother, Toshiko
turns wielding the heavy kine, or(Kirin Kiki), are joined by theirwooden hammer, to pound thesurviving son Ryota (Hiroshi Abe),mochi rice into sticky mounds.
who has recently married a widow,
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Yukari (Yui Natsukawa), with a young
get-together in preparation forson, and their daughter Chinami (YOU),
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Goingnassake and other alcoholic beverages is a popular
PWFSNPOLFZQSPWFSCT Drinking
pastime while sitting under the trees and viewing cherrybanaby Ken Saiki
blossoms. The proverb describes a person getting drunkAs you probably know, according to Asian legend
each year is represented by one of the 12 animals
from the ancient Chinese zodiac. The year 2016 is ruledby the Monkey ( or saru), which is the ninth in thecycle of all the zodiac animals.
In popular culture, people born during monkey years
are said to inherit some of the animal’s personality traits,
such as being inventive problem solvers. Monkey people
are supposedly smart when making financial deals.
We’ve all heard the saying, “See no evil, hear no evil,
speak no evil” and associate it with the famous 17th-century

and red-faced, ending up looking just like a monkey.

saru no shiri warai-BVHIJOHBUNPOLFZTSFBSFOETMonkeys may laugh at the sight of other monkeys’ redokoles, not realizing theirs are similar. The proverb pokes
fun at those who ridicule others without noticing theirown shortcomings.
inu to saru
ken-en no naka
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Dogs ( or inu) and ( or saru) are not animals that are
naturally friendly with each other. The saying is often used
to describe the relationship between wives and theirmothers-in-law. “Ken-en no naka” describes the sameanimosity. Ken-en is the on-yomi, or Chinese style reading,of the kanji for inu and saru.

The Nikko monkeys mirror the “Right View, Right Thought/Mindfulness
and Right Speech” Buddhist code of conduct of The Eightfold Path.

carving at Toshogu Shrine in Nikko of three monkeys
covering their eyes, ears and mouth.
You may have wondered what monkeys have to dowith this teaching of not dwelling on evil thoughts. The
answer is, apparently nothing, other than being part of aplay on words. The “three monkeys” saying in Japanese isor mizaru, kikazaru, iwazaru. The
word –zaru is the archaic literary form of –nai, or “not,” and--zaru also happens to be what saru changes to in acompound word (like “sushi” changes to “zushi” in “makizushi”).
Monkeys are the subject of many Japanese proverbs.
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agame csaru ni ki nobori
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On the other hand, nobody’s
perfect. Monkeys occasionally willlose their balance and fall. Even
experts sometimes make mistakes.

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in ancient times. The saying compares the silliness of aneboshi on a monkey to the futility of doing or being
something which is beyond one’s capabilities. “No fineclothes can hide the clown” is a Western equivalent.
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This proverb uses the monkey’s supposed inability to swim to
describe an impossible feat. What’s interesting, however, is thefact that Japanese monkeys actually have been observed
swimming long distances, sometimes even hundreds of yards.
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copying others without thinking,in mindless “monkey-see,monkey-do” fashion.
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This proverb describes theinability of monkeys todifferentiate between a fool anda great mind. A shallow-brained
person laughs at great thoughtsfrom great men.

HIGASHI HONGANJI HAWAII DISTRICT2016 DOBO RETREAT PROGRAM

District Dharma Gathering
We wish to invite you to attend the 2016 District Dharma Gathering of Higashi Honganji
Hawaii District. We will invite Dr. Nobuo Haneda, the head of the Maida Center, Berkeley as ourguest speaker. The theme of the Gathering is “Awakening to Your Deepest Wish” Please send
the application form below to the Hawaii District office or to ministers of your local temple.
Date:
Time:
Speaker:
Location:
Theme:
Fee:

Saturday, February 6, 2016
10:00 am — 4:00 pm
Dr. Nobuo Haneda (Maida Center of Buddism)
Higashi Hongwanji Hawaii Betsuin
1685 Alaneo Street, Honolulu, Hawaii 96817
Phone: (808) 531-1231, Fax: (808) 531-1231“Awakening to Your Deepest Wish”$10.00 (payable to Higashi Honganji Hawaii District)

Dr. Nobuo Haneda Biography
1946 Born in Nagano, Japan.
1968 Read Shuichi Maida’s work and became interested in Buddhism.
1969 Graduated from Tokyo University of Foreign Studies.
1971 Studied under Revs. Gyomei Kubose and Gyoko Saito.
1979 Received Ph.D. from University of Wisconsin.
1979 Lecturer, Otani University, Kyoto, Japan.
1981 Lecturer, Buddhist Educational Center, Chicago, IL.
1984 Head Professor, Institute of Buddhist Studies, Berkeley, CA.
1987 Researcher, Numata Center, Berkeley, CA.
1997 Director, Maida Center of Buddhism, Berkeley, CA.

If you have any questions, please contact your local temple or the district office at:
Higashi Honganji Hawaii District Office1685 Alaneo Street, Honolulu, Hawaii 96817
Phone: (808) 531-1231, Fax: (808) 531-1231, Email: adminaloha@higashihonganji.org
Detach HereI would like to participate in the 2016 District Dharma Gathering.
Name

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Special Anniversary
Memorial Services

GO GREEN!
Many of us have implemented
ways we can “go green” tohelp reduce the impact on ourenvirionment. In many cases wecan save money at the same time.
We practice recycling at the Betsuin
and have switched to energy-saving
lights, where possible.
Getting your monthly WA
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paper may be another way toconserve resources.
To switch to an electronic
version of our WA newsletter,
send an email, with subject line
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ccorrding to Buddhist tradition, special anniversary memorial services,or nenki hoyo, are observed during certain auspicious years following
the pasing of an individual. In 2016, anniversary memorial services are
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 Anniversary services may be held at the temple or some other locationof your choosing, such as your home. Holding the service at home isespecially convenientfor people who may have health or transportation
issues. The ministers will be happy to accommodate your preference.
Please call the Betsuin office at 531-9088 if you’d like more information
about scheduling anniversary memorial services.

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Please call the office at 531-9088 if you have any
questions about the listing.

Edward K. Anami
Kazuko Arakawa
Tomi Asato
Janet Emiko Cho
Shirley Shizue Curek
Nobuyuki Fukunaga
Harold Katsumi Hamamoto
Darrell Kazumi Higa
Masaichi Higa
Rose Chieko Hirata
Arthur T. Hiroshima
Shigeko Hosaka
Betty Midori Hoshino
George Shinichi Ige
Sadami Ikeda
Dorothea Fujiko Inoshita
Sadame Ishida
Yoshie Ishimatsu
Harry Yukiya Iwanaga

James Shigeru Murotake
Masao Nakahara
Gary Tadashi Nakasato
Shizuko Nakasone
Shigeto NishimuraFred Masatoshi Nishiyama
Colleen Chizuko Nishiyama
Neil Hichiyoshi Nishizawa
Leatrice Sakayo Nomura
Tsuya Oasa
Robert Mamoru Oba
Toyome Ogata
Ichiji Okamoto
Elsie Tokie Takafumi Okawa
Hiromu Okihiro
Shizuka Onishi
Isamu Oshiro
Masao Oshiro
Shizue Otsuka

Yuhiro Iwasaki
Takumi Kajioka
Dwight Kalani Kamae
Harriet Ichiko Kawakami
Mabel Shinano Kihara
Tetsuo Koga
Kimiko Kubo
Takeo Maekawa
Tamiko Koshobu Mashima
Naka Mesaku
Yuiko Michioku
Jitsuo Mimuro
Rihachi Mitomi
Grace Tamie Mitsuka
Masayuki Miyasato
Jane Nobuko Miyashiro
Sharie Keiko Miyazaki
Noboru Miyazaki
Masayuki Mori

Sadao Shinkawa
Kiyoshi Shinsato
Akino Shirabe
Itoko Sueyoshi
Alice Hatsumi Sur
Hideko Takaki
Nobuyo Tanaka
Jean Tanaka
Tome Tokunaga
Tadakazu Tsuda
Richard Masato Uchida
Violet Shigeko Uyesato
Richard Yoshio Wataru
Jean Toshiko Yamamoto
Kikumi Yamato
Susumu Yamauchi
William Hideo Yamura
Elsie Kaoru Yoshimura
Lester Saburo Yoshino

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2/21
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2/6

led by Rinban Kawawata in Japanese
3 pm Ukulele class/band practice
7 pm ABCs of Buddhism study class
led by Rinban Kawawata in English
10 am Sunday service & Sunday school
12 pm Betsuin board meeting
12 pm Art of Paper Crafting class
7 pm O-kō: Dharma discussion at Kaneohe
10 am Sunday service & Sunday school
3 pm Ukulele class/band practice
6:30 pm Movie night: Still Walking (2008)

2/13

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歩いても歩いても

1/28 Thu 10 am Shinran Shōnin memorial service
1/31 Sun 10 am Sunday service & Sunday school

FEBRUARY

Sat 10 am District Dharma Gathering
Speaker: Dr. Nobuo Haneda
Maida Center of Buddhism, Berkeley
Sun 10 am Shōtsuki memorial service &Sunday school
Sun 12 pm Art of Paper Crafting class
Otani Center
Tue 3 pm Ukulele class/band practiceThu 7 pm ABCs of Buddhism study class
led by Rinban Kawawata in English
Fukuhara Conference RoomSat 10 am What on Earth Is Namuamidabutsu?
led by Rev. Frank Childs
Sun 10 am Sunday service & Sunday school
Sun 12 pm Basic Buddhism study class

10 am New Year service - 修正会 (Shusho-e)Ozoni served after service
10 am Shōtsuki memorial service &Sunday school
12 pm Jimmy’s Auto Basics
led by Jim Hirakawa (Palolo Auto Service)
10 am What on Earth Is Namuamidabutsu?
led by Rev. Frank Childs
10 am Sunday service & Sunday school
12 pm Basic Buddhism study class

2/7
2/7
2/9
2/11

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led by Rinban Kawawata in Japanese
7 pm O-kō: Dharma discussion at Betsuin
10 am Nirvana Day service & Sunday school
12 pm Betsuin board meeting
3 pm Ukulele class/band practice
6:30 pm Movie night: I Wish - 奇跡 (2011)2/28 Sun 11 am General membership meeting &Shinnenkai (New Year’s party)
Otani Center

Everyone is welcome to join in on our sutra chanting at 7 am daily (except Sundays & 28th day of the month) in the Betsuin main hall.