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Honolulu, Hawaii 96817
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Higashi Hongwanji
Hawaii Betsuin
Bulletin9

September 2016

Higashi Hongwanji
Mission of Hawaii

Temple Activities Calendar
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SEPTEMBER

Sun 10 am Shōtsuki memorial service &Sunday school
Sun 12 pm
現代語で仏教を聞こう
led by Rinban Kawawata in Japanese
Fukuhara Conference RoomThu 7 pm The Larger Sutra study class
led by Rinban Kawawata in English
Fukuhara Conference RoomSat 9 am Hawaii District meeting
Fukuhara Conference RoomSat 1 pm Goenki meeting
Fukuhara Conference RoomTue 3 pm Ukulele class/band practice
Fukuhara Conference RoomSun 10 am Ohigan service/Sunday school
Guest speaker: Rev. Shigenori Makino
Otoki lunch: in Otani Center
Sun 12 pm Betsuin board meetingTue 7 pm O-kō: Dharma discussion at Kaneohe
Sun 10 am Sunday service/Sunday school
Sun 12 pm Art of Paper Folding classTue 3 pm Ukulele class/band practiceTue 6:30 pm Movie night: Sword of Desperation (2010)
Wed 10 am Shinran Shōnin memorial service
Sunday service/Sunday school

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10/2 Sun 10 am Perpetual memorial service &Sunday school
10/9 Sun 10 am Sunday service/Sunday school
10/9 Sun 12 pm
現代語で仏教を聞こう
led by Rinban Kawawata in Japanese
Fukuhara Conference Room
10/11 Tue 3 pm Ukulele class/band practice
Fukuhara Conference Room
10/13 Thu 7 pm The Larger Sutra study class
led by Rinban Kawawata in English
Fukuhara Conference Room
10/16 Sun 10 am Sunday service/Sunday school
10/16 Sun 12 pm Betsuin board meeting
Fukuhara Conference Room
10/18 Tue 7 pm O-kō: Dharma discussion at Betsuin
Fukuhara Conference Room
10/23 Sun 10 am Sunday service/Sunday school
10/25 Tue 3 pm Ukulele class/band practice
Fukuhara Conference Room
10/25 Tue 6:30 pm Movie night: An Autumn Afternoon (1962)
Fukuhara Conference Room
10/28 Fri 10 am Shinran Shōnin memorial service
10/31 Sun 10 am Sunday service/Sunday school

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
Rinban: Kenjun Kawawata
Minister: Koen Kikuchi
President: Faye Shigemura
Vice President: Jonathan Tani
Secretary: Debra Saiki
Treasurer: Edmund Nakano
Asst. Sec’y & Auditor: Ken Saiki
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 SaikiI

t’s time for Ohigan once again. Higan, as you know, means, “reaching The
Other Shore,” which, in Sanskrit, is expressed as Paramita. The Other Shore
symbolizes the state of the mind of the Buddha, or to become a Buddha. The
Other Shore also means a good and meaningful life.
When we talk about the other shore, you might imagine being on one
side of a river, looking at the other side. We want to get to the other shore. But
how do we cross the river and get to the other side?
There are various ways one might come up with to get to
The Other Shore. One is the difficult path, the way of sages.
There’s also the easy path, the way of the Pure Land. The
difficult path has been described as somewhat like taking off
your clothes and attempting to swim over to the other shore.
This is the hardest way and not everyone can do it.
Shinran Shonin tried to do the difficult path for 20
years at Mt. Hiei. However, it didn’t work for him. Then he
Rinban Kenjun Kawawata
encountered the teaching of the Nembutsu through histeacher, Honen Shonin, the founder of the Jodo sect of Buddhism.
Shinran expressed his gratitude to the Nembutsu teaching from Amida’s
innermost aspiration in the preface of his main writing, Kyogyoshinsho (The Collectionof Passages Expounding the True Teaching, Living and Realizing of the Pure Land):“As I humbly reflect, Amida’s prayer for universal deliverance isbeyond my understanding. It is the great boat that crosses theocean of impassability. Amida’s Light knows no hindrance. It is
the sun of transcendental wisdom (praj¬ñā) which illuminates thedarkness of ignorance (avidyā).”For Shinran, the Nembutsu is the great boat that crosses over the roughocean, the life he endured. The wisdom of Buddha in our Jodo Shinshu
tradition is Nembutsu, the spirit of Namu Amida Butsu.
Namu means bowing your head. There are two meanings when we bow ourhead. When expressing apology, you bow your head and say, ”I’m sorry.” Whenyou express appreciation, you also bow and say, “Thank you. Arigato gozaimasu.”
So Namu has two aspects, expressing a feeling of apology and that of gratitude.
Sometimes we say that we have a right to have a comfortable and happy life.
When we consider our lives deeply, however, we realize that we depend on others
and other lives for our existence. We eat meat, vegetables and fruits. We take thelives of other living things for our own living. Here we have to confess our guilt andreally appreciate their sacrifice. So that is why we say, “Itadakimasu,” before eachmeal. Because the sacrifice of those lives, we are able to sustain our individual lives.
“Itadakimasu” literally means, “I humbly receive this meal with my sincere
appreciation.” That is the spirit of Namu: “sorry” and “thank you” at the same time.
When we bow to each other, we don’t have any fights and arguments.
Whether in athletic competitions or interacting with others in our daily lives, weshow our respect for each other. We can live in the world of peace and harmony,
which is the world of oneness.
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In the Larger Sutra, Buddha
says, “Wherever the Buddha
comes to stay, there is no state,
September 1, 2016
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his virtues. The whole country
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That is why it’s important to keep
＊法要後お斎がございます。
ご家族お揃いでThe Three Treasures in our lives.
お参りください
Faye Shigemura。
Kenjun Kawawata
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taking refuge in the Dharma and重村 フェイtaking refuge in the Sangha.” You caninterpret The Three Treasures to mean,“IHigashi Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii
bow to the Buddha, Dharma and Sangha,”or“I depend on the Buddha, Dharma,and Sangha.”
Namu Buddha, Namu Dharma andNamu Sangha.
In the Lager Sutra, Buddha told the
Date:
Sunday, September 18, 2016
story of Dhramkara Bodhisattva, saying,Time:
10:00 a.m.
“The hands of Dharmakara produce
Dharmainfinite treasures.” This means putting
Message: Rev. Shigenori Makino
your hands together in gassho andFormer Rinban, Honpa Hongwanji Hawaii Betsuin
bowing your head. This is the figure of
Namu. Then he produces true treasures,
Place: Higashi Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii
which are the teachings and people
1685 Alaneo St. (corner N. Kuakini St.)
who listen to and share the teachings.
Telephone: 531-9088
Dharmakara Bodhisattva bowsand expresses his spirit of Namu to
ABOUT OUR OHIGAN SERVICE GUEST SPEAKER
the world of oneness. So when we
gassho and bow our head and recite,
Rev. Makino was born in Kitakyushu City in Fukuoka,
Japan. He studied Jodo Shinshu Buddhism at Ryukoku“Namu Amida Butsu,” we are able to
University, graduating with both bachelor’s and master’s
encounter the infinite treasure. We
degrees. He subsequently studied Psychology at Winona
encounter The Three Treasures, theState University in Minnesota.
His ministerial career stsrted at Sapporo Betsuin in
wisdom of the Buddha that leads us to
Hokkaido, Japan. He then was assigned to Hawaii anda meaningful and peaceful life.
served at Wailuku Hongwanji, Kailua Hongwanji and
So this Ohigan, let us rediscover
Moiliili Hongwanji. He was Rinban of Honpa Hongwanji
Hawaii Betsuin, served at Toronto Buddhist Church
the boat that crosses the ocean ofin Canada and was Bishop of Jodo Shinshu Buddhist
impassability. Let’s take advantage
Temples of Canada.
Rev. Shigenori Makinoof this occasion to hop on this greatRev. Makino also has a certificate of pastoral careand volunteered as a counselor and chaplain in numerous places. He is married toboat, listen to the teachings and recite
Sumie Tamekuni and has two daughters and two grandchildren.
the Nembutsu together.
All aboard!
In gassho,
For more information, please call Higashi Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii at 531-9088.
Rinban Kenjun Kawawatalu, HI 96817 •Phone (808)1685 Alaneo Street • Honolu-hi.org

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We gratefully acknowledge the following for theirgenerous contributions and assistance. If we’ve missed
any names, please accept our apologies and let us know
by calling the Betsuin at 531-9088 so we can makecorrections to our records. For donations of $250 or more,
receipts/acknowledgment will be issued in compliancewith current IRS regulations. Thank you.

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Doris Hanai
Wayne & Violet Harada
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Selma Yamada
Joanne Kurosawa
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Hiroshi Kato
Jon Shimizu
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In Memoriam
We extend our deepest sympathy
to the family of the late
Eleanor Natsuko Nonaka (86)July 13, 2016

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The saga continues...

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nstead of a good dousing, rain
danced with us to the music below,
as we celebrated our annual bondance on back-to-back evenings on
Friday, July 23 and Saturday, July 24.
We couldn’t have been happierwith the weather, even with Tropical
Storm Darby threatening, hanging
heavily over the yagura. Although
the wet weather kept some fromventuring out to Bon Dance Heaven,
don’t underestimate the real bondance enthusiasts; even with wet
weather, the show does go on in thebon dance world, unless there is—
Pure Land forbid—a life-threatening
situation like the Apocalypse,
Nirvana-style.
No matter how small or large
the crowd, the drums burst forwardwith their boom tat-tat-tat just as
loudly, the flutes fill the air withmelodious whees by gleeful wheeers and dancers do their fan andtowel things, the younger ones withreckless abandon, local style.
The amount of work that goes
into the planning and execution offood sales is also the same, all thewhile conscious about sanitation,
this year especially, with hepatitis-Ain the headlines.
Fortunately, year after year, ourvolunteers show up, even calling
us before we send out our call for
help. They include many temple
members and various groups offriends: Farrington High School Classof 1964, Dennis and Debra Saiki’s
family, Kaneohe Higashi Hongwanji
members, Ed Nakano’s ohana, Kelly
Nakano’s friends, who happen to be
Cherry Blossom Festival Queen

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contestants, Chef Zone, Palolo
Hongwanji members, Alan Nagasawa
and The Aikido Ohana, Jonathan
Tani’s tai chi group and many, many
individuals.
Generous temple members
donated cash, drinks, rice, Spam,shoyu, sugar and various otherneeded ingredients.
Kendall Shimazu and his efficientcrew were back with their uniqueflavors of their yummy shave ice,
perennially a crowd-pleaser.
Jimmy Hirakawa’s new son-inlaw Thomas Littleton cooked pulled
pork to feed the volunteers anddancers.
Toshimasa Arai from Palolo
Hongwanji spent almost all day
helping us, as did Susan and Julian
Ng of the Kaneohe temple.
Karen Kamihara was there with
fun games—old and new— toentertain the many youngsters.
Atsuko Nonaka and her minyomusicians and singers provided live
music to get people in the mood
before the dancing started.
The Iwakuni Odori Aiko Kai,
Honolulu Fukushima Bon Dance
Club, and Ryukyukoku Matsuri Daiko
Hawaii were so essential to thesuccess of our big weekend.
Please see the acknowledgement
section of this Wa under Obon
Volunteers for names of thesevaluable volunteers to whom we are
extremely grateful.
Mahalo to all for your kokua.
Kamsa hamnida, job well done!
All is well in Bon Dance Land.
Good night, dear Ancestors.
— Faye Shigemura

Again in 2016, Foodland andthe Western Union Foundation
will partially match each donation
made to our temple in the month of
September up to $249 per personat any Foodland, Sack N Save andFoodland Farms checkout.
A total of $300,000 in matching
Give Aloha funds is available this year
through the program.
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Volunteers help to package the popular Hoku
fresh-off-the-grill chicken for our supporters.

Mahalo for your support of our
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pick-up site...or all of the above.
Unfortunately, we miscalculated ourchicken order and ran out shortly
before our 2 pm closing. Although we
gave cash refunds on the spot, weapologize for the disappointment
and inconvenience to those who
were expecting the tasty Hoku BBQ
chicken at the dinner table.
We’ll do better next time.

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Aikido is a modern Japanesemartial art founded by Morihei

501(c)(3) charitable organization.
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you may want to send to us ordrop off at our office so we canacknowledge your gift.
And if don’t have a Mai‘kai cardyet, don’t feel left out…you caneasily get one free at the register.
Please consider taking advantageof this once-a-year opportunity tomake your temple donation enjoy an
extra boost through the Foodland
Give Aloha program.

Betsuin WirelessUeshiba (1883-1969) and based upon
his study of traditional Japanesemartial arts and insights into his
spiritual training.
In Aikido, strength is not used to
struggle with the opponent. Instead,techniques blend and redirect the
opponent’s attacks without causing
injury. For this reason, Aikido is also
called the “way of harmony.”
The Aikido Ohana (TAO) was
founded in 1981 by Alan Nagahisa
Sensei along with like-minded
instructors to offer Aikido training in a
comfortable, family-like environment,
as the name reflects.
In 1990, TAO moved to its
present host location at thecentrally located Higashi
Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii
and has enjoyed 26 years of
fellowship with the temple,
volunteering for various
temple fundraising events.
Classes are held on Tuesdays
and Fridays, starting with youths at
3:30 pm, beginning adults at 5:00 pm
and open classes from 6:00 pm.
As the movements in Aikido areprimarily derived from the sword andstaff, a supplemental weapons class isoffered on Thursdays from 6:00 pm. A
senior-oriented class is anticipated;
watch for more details!
Questions? Call (808) 732-7066 or visit
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seated, far right) officiated at the Hawaii Meijikai’s 45th annual bon service Aug. 15 at
Makiki Japanese Naval cemetery, the 1st Japanese naval cemeterly outside of Japan, where
Meiji-era Japanese sailors are buried. Seated next to Bishop Kawawata are Consul General ofJapan Yasushi Misawa and his wife, Yoko Misawa.
Photo courtesy of Kensaku Furuhashi

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Edo-period swordsman, Kanemi
Sanzaemon (Etsushi Toyokawa) kills
Renko (Megumi Seki), mistress of
powerful daimyo, Tabu Ukyou (Jun
Murakami). Kanemi returns fromprison to his clan and is faced with thedeath of his wife, Mutsue (Naho Toda)
and cares for her niece, Satoo (Chizuru
Ikewaki), who helps change his bleak
outlook on life. Meanwhile, Kanemi
develops his unique “bird-catching”
sword technique, which he will put totest in battle against the fearsome
Hayatonosho Obiya (Koji Kikkawa).
Nominated for six Japan Academy
Prizes in 2011, including Best Actor(Etsushi Toyokawa) and Best
Supporting Actor (Koji Kikkawa).
Showtime: 6:30 pm, Tues., Sept. 27.
114 min. Released 2010, Color.
Japanese audio, English subtitles. Free
admission. Light refreshments.
）
江戸時代、海坂藩の近習頭取・兼見三左ェ門（豊川悦司）は、藩主・右京太夫(村上淳）の失政の元凶である愛妾(あいしょう)・連子(関めぐみ)を3年前に城中で刺し殺すものの、寛大な処分によって再び藩主に仕えることに。亡妻・睦江(戸田菜穂)のめいであり、身の周りの世話をしてくれる里尾（池脇千鶴)との日々の中で生きる力を取り戻すが...
第34回日本アカデミー賞、優秀主演男優賞(豊川悦司)、優秀助演男優賞、(吉川晃司)、優秀撮影賞、 優秀照明賞、 優
秀録音賞、 優秀編集賞。
公開 : 2010年、カラー 、言語 : 日本
語、 字幕 : 英語 、映時間 : 114分、9月27日(火)午後6:30時 、入場無料。

3

'VOJOTVOTVSGGPS'VLVTIJNBLJET
by Faye ShigemuraH

ave you thought about what it would be like to rearschool-age children these days, when 3rd-graders areteaching parents how to stream programs from their cell
phones to the television? Seems like a long and eventuallosing battle, right?
InJuly, project coordinatorRev. Hidesato Kita, Rev. Hiroko
Maeda, Walt Herring of the
Kaneohe temple and I had
the privilege of chaperoning
eight Fukushima children, whocame to Hawaii—thanks toyour donations to this Higashi
Hongwanji Hawaii District respite
program—for a week of fresh air, away from the ravages ofnuclear contamination at their homes. These four young
ladies and four young gentlemen, ages nine to 13, arrived fullof anticipation and not lacking an ounce of youthful energy.
Betsuin members greeted our young guests and theirchaperone from Japan, Junko Midorikawa. They were
presented lei and served lunch, with delicious dishes alsobrought by the Honolulu Fukushima Kenjin Kai. Because of
their long layover enroute to Hilo, the children were able tovisit Punchbowl National Cemetery of the Pacific and dip
their feet in the waters at Ala Moana Beach Park. Thereafter,
it was off to the airport for Hilo, where they would begin
their Hawaiian Adventure…ea, ea.
Walt Herring kindly offered his second residence inMountain View on the Big Island to board the children andstaff. Walt has not heard the voices of children in his home
for many, many years, and suddenly here were eight young
scampering,screaming, yellingkids who knew
almost no English.
We didn’t hear
too much fromquiet Walt formost of the stay,
but he was there
every day, driving
the boys, while Rev. Maeda drove the girls to the activities.
Patience is a virtue not wasted on Walter.
Thanks to the generosity and connections of Hilo Higashi
Hongwanji members and Rev. Marcos Sawada, there were lotsof food, drinks and activities for the group. David and Donna
Kohara, Roy and Carol Hamakawa, Sharon Kawagoe, Colleen
Kasamoto, Stan Kanemura, the Boy Scouts and members ofthe Hilo kyodan were all there to support this program.
The children were treated to surfing and canoe paddlinglessons, interacted with horses, including two Shetland
ponies not yet one month old, toured Volcano National Park
led by Norma Sawada, did activities at Kalapana and visitedthe Imiloa observatory.

4

One of the most enjoyable activities was the swimmingtimes spent at Four Mile Beach. Me, I got my foot steppedon by one of the free-roaming mama Shetland horses who
became curious as we unloaded ourlunch from the van. Owwee….thehorse and I were fighting for position
behind the van.
The days flew by so quickly. The
children wrote in their journal everyday. Rev. Maeda sent daily reports
with pictures to parents in Japan.
Staff met after the kids were sent
to bed to plan for the next day. The
children loved the young, charming
staff, present company excluded,
but we oldies held our own when the need presented itself:
Junko with the cooking and me with the cleaning.
The last day was spent at the Hilo temple with Sunday
service in the morning, followed by mochi pounding androlling. Junko taught everyone how to make nice mochi,
using the technique learned from a mochi maker in Japan.
The Hilo ladies created a sumptuous spread to put any
Waikiki buffet to shame. It included the cassava that was
harvested the day before and cooked by Walter and Rev.
Sawada. My favorites were the kakuma salad and ozoni.
Mr. Owata from the Hilo Fukushima Kenjin Kai brought
gifts for all the children.
The children sang athank you song foreveryone and gave all
the staff members athank you card signed
by each of them. Tears rolled.
The Hilo media was there filming and interviewing.
Speaking of media, the Honolulu Star-Advertiser also had
a nice article in its Saturday, 8/30/2016 issue with a few
photos from Rev. Maeda.
As I said at the beginning, kids are so smart, plus,
they’re street-smart. One boy was constantly reading. They
play computer games that test your reaction speed. They
play fast, quick-thinking word games. At such a youngage, they’re asking questions like, “What quality is mostimportant to you when looking for a boyfriend…Smarts?
Good looks? Love?” What kind of question is that for a 10year old to be asking? Sheesh!
I’m glad I don’t have to worry about bringing up a childin this crazy world. You need to be quick on your feet and one
step ahead of them all the time. I’m still Skipping To My Lou.

Photos by Rev. Hiroko Maeda

NEW STUDY CLASSES IN ENGLISH AND JAPANESEl Classes conducted in English lLet’s learn about
Buddhism & Shin Buddhism
through

The Larger Sutra
Date:

Every 2nd Thursday of the monthstarting Thursday, September 8Time:

7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

Lecturer: Bishop Kenjun Kawawata
Higashi Hongwanji Hawaii District
Place: Higashi Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii
1685 Alaneo St. (corner N. Kuakini St.)
Honolulu, HI 96817

The Larger Sutra (Muryoju-kyo) is one of theThree Pure Land Sutras which tells the story of
Dharmakara Bodhisattva (Hozo Bosatsu), who
encountered his teacher, Buddha. He practiced
the path of the Bodhisattava and eventuallybecame Amida Buddha.
We read the Larger Sutra and learn the basisof general Buddhism and Shin Buddhism.
For more information, please call
Higashi Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii (808) 531- 9088.

Bishop Kenjun Kawawata
Kenjun Kawawata was born on March 6,
1952 in Tokyo Japan.In 1970, he was ordained
as Tokudo at Higashi Honganji in Kyoto.
He graduated from Otani University in
Chinese Buddhism in 1978 and received his
Kyoshi certification.
He became a Kaikyoshi for Higashi
Honganji North America Districts in 1984and started to serve at Higashi Honganji Los
Angeles Betsuin.
In 1998, he was assigned as Resident
Minister at West Covina Higashi Honganji.
On October 1, 2012, he was named Director of Higashi
Hongwanji Hawaii District and Head Minister of.Higashi
Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii (Hawaii Betsuin).

l 日本語仏教講座 l

無 量 寿 経講話

現代語で仏教を聞こう！

月日： ９月４日より毎月第一日曜日
時間： 午後１２時より

お話： 河和田賢淳輪番
東本願寺ハワイ別院

場所： 東本願寺ハワイ別院会議室

1685 Alaneo St.(N. Kuakini St.の角)
Honolulu, HI 96817

無量寿経とは浄土真宗の処依の経典、浄土三部経の一つでです。
この経には御念仏の教えの根本となる
法蔵菩薩の物語が語られております。法蔵菩薩が師である世自在王仏に出会われ、その方の下で修行され阿弥陀仏となられた物語です。
この度はこのお経を皆さ
まと共に読みつつ仏教、浄土真宗を学んで行きます。
どうぞご家族ご友人お誘い合わせのうえご参加ください。
お問い合わせは東本願寺ハワイ別院(808) 531- 9088.

河和田賢淳輪番
１９５２年、年３月東京にて生まれる。
１９７０年、東本願寺のお坊さんとなる。
京都の大谷大学を卒業しお坊さんとして働き始める。
１９８４年、東本願寺ロスアンゼルス別院の開教使として赴任。
１９９８年、
ウエストコビナ東本願寺駐在
開教使となる。
２０１２年１０月、ハワイ別院輪番、東本願寺ハワイ開教監督として赴任し、現在にいたる。

5

'VOJOTVOTVSGGPS'VLVTIJNBLJET
by Faye ShigemuraH

ave you thought about what it would be like to rearschool-age children these days, when 3rd-graders areteaching parents how to stream programs from their cell
phones to the television? Seems like a long and eventuallosing battle, right?
InJuly, project coordinatorRev. Hidesato Kita, Rev. Hiroko
Maeda, Walt Herring of the
Kaneohe temple and I had
the privilege of chaperoning
eight Fukushima children, whocame to Hawaii—thanks toyour donations to this Higashi
Hongwanji Hawaii District respite
program—for a week of fresh air, away from the ravages ofnuclear contamination at their homes. These four young
ladies and four young gentlemen, ages nine to 13, arrived fullof anticipation and not lacking an ounce of youthful energy.
Betsuin members greeted our young guests and theirchaperone from Japan, Junko Midorikawa. They were
presented lei and served lunch, with delicious dishes alsobrought by the Honolulu Fukushima Kenjin Kai. Because of
their long layover enroute to Hilo, the children were able tovisit Punchbowl National Cemetery of the Pacific and dip
their feet in the waters at Ala Moana Beach Park. Thereafter,
it was off to the airport for Hilo, where they would begin
their Hawaiian Adventure…ea, ea.
Walt Herring kindly offered his second residence inMountain View on the Big Island to board the children andstaff. Walt has not heard the voices of children in his home
for many, many years, and suddenly here were eight young
scampering,screaming, yellingkids who knew
almost no English.
We didn’t hear
too much fromquiet Walt formost of the stay,
but he was there
every day, driving
the boys, while Rev. Maeda drove the girls to the activities.
Patience is a virtue not wasted on Walter.
Thanks to the generosity and connections of Hilo Higashi
Hongwanji members and Rev. Marcos Sawada, there were lotsof food, drinks and activities for the group. David and Donna
Kohara, Roy and Carol Hamakawa, Sharon Kawagoe, Colleen
Kasamoto, Stan Kanemura, the Boy Scouts and members ofthe Hilo kyodan were all there to support this program.
The children were treated to surfing and canoe paddlinglessons, interacted with horses, including two Shetland
ponies not yet one month old, toured Volcano National Park
led by Norma Sawada, did activities at Kalapana and visitedthe Imiloa observatory.

4

One of the most enjoyable activities was the swimmingtimes spent at Four Mile Beach. Me, I got my foot steppedon by one of the free-roaming mama Shetland horses who
became curious as we unloaded ourlunch from the van. Owwee….thehorse and I were fighting for position
behind the van.
The days flew by so quickly. The
children wrote in their journal everyday. Rev. Maeda sent daily reports
with pictures to parents in Japan.
Staff met after the kids were sent
to bed to plan for the next day. The
children loved the young, charming
staff, present company excluded,
but we oldies held our own when the need presented itself:
Junko with the cooking and me with the cleaning.
The last day was spent at the Hilo temple with Sunday
service in the morning, followed by mochi pounding androlling. Junko taught everyone how to make nice mochi,
using the technique learned from a mochi maker in Japan.
The Hilo ladies created a sumptuous spread to put any
Waikiki buffet to shame. It included the cassava that was
harvested the day before and cooked by Walter and Rev.
Sawada. My favorites were the kakuma salad and ozoni.
Mr. Owata from the Hilo Fukushima Kenjin Kai brought
gifts for all the children.
The children sang athank you song foreveryone and gave all
the staff members athank you card signed
by each of them. Tears rolled.
The Hilo media was there filming and interviewing.
Speaking of media, the Honolulu Star-Advertiser also had
a nice article in its Saturday, 8/30/2016 issue with a few
photos from Rev. Maeda.
As I said at the beginning, kids are so smart, plus,
they’re street-smart. One boy was constantly reading. They
play computer games that test your reaction speed. They
play fast, quick-thinking word games. At such a youngage, they’re asking questions like, “What quality is mostimportant to you when looking for a boyfriend…Smarts?
Good looks? Love?” What kind of question is that for a 10year old to be asking? Sheesh!
I’m glad I don’t have to worry about bringing up a childin this crazy world. You need to be quick on your feet and one
step ahead of them all the time. I’m still Skipping To My Lou.

Photos by Rev. Hiroko Maeda

NEW STUDY CLASSES IN ENGLISH AND JAPANESEl Classes conducted in English lLet’s learn about
Buddhism & Shin Buddhism
through

The Larger Sutra
Date:

Every 2nd Thursday of the monthstarting Thursday, September 8Time:

7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

Lecturer: Bishop Kenjun Kawawata
Higashi Hongwanji Hawaii District
Place: Higashi Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii
1685 Alaneo St. (corner N. Kuakini St.)
Honolulu, HI 96817

The Larger Sutra (Muryoju-kyo) is one of theThree Pure Land Sutras which tells the story of
Dharmakara Bodhisattva (Hozo Bosatsu), who
encountered his teacher, Buddha. He practiced
the path of the Bodhisattava and eventuallybecame Amida Buddha.
We read the Larger Sutra and learn the basisof general Buddhism and Shin Buddhism.
For more information, please call
Higashi Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii (808) 531- 9088.

Bishop Kenjun Kawawata
Kenjun Kawawata was born on March 6,
1952 in Tokyo Japan.In 1970, he was ordained
as Tokudo at Higashi Honganji in Kyoto.
He graduated from Otani University in
Chinese Buddhism in 1978 and received his
Kyoshi certification.
He became a Kaikyoshi for Higashi
Honganji North America Districts in 1984and started to serve at Higashi Honganji Los
Angeles Betsuin.
In 1998, he was assigned as Resident
Minister at West Covina Higashi Honganji.
On October 1, 2012, he was named Director of Higashi
Hongwanji Hawaii District and Head Minister of.Higashi
Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii (Hawaii Betsuin).

l 日本語仏教講座 l

無 量 寿 経講話

現代語で仏教を聞こう！

月日： ９月４日より毎月第一日曜日
時間： 午後１２時より

お話： 河和田賢淳輪番
東本願寺ハワイ別院

場所： 東本願寺ハワイ別院会議室

1685 Alaneo St.(N. Kuakini St.の角)
Honolulu, HI 96817

無量寿経とは浄土真宗の処依の経典、浄土三部経の一つでです。
この経には御念仏の教えの根本となる
法蔵菩薩の物語が語られております。法蔵菩薩が師である世自在王仏に出会われ、その方の下で修行され阿弥陀仏となられた物語です。
この度はこのお経を皆さ
まと共に読みつつ仏教、浄土真宗を学んで行きます。
どうぞご家族ご友人お誘い合わせのうえご参加ください。
お問い合わせは東本願寺ハワイ別院(808) 531- 9088.

河和田賢淳輪番
１９５２年、年３月東京にて生まれる。
１９７０年、東本願寺のお坊さんとなる。
京都の大谷大学を卒業しお坊さんとして働き始める。
１９８４年、東本願寺ロスアンゼルス別院の開教使として赴任。
１９９８年、
ウエストコビナ東本願寺駐在
開教使となる。
２０１２年１０月、ハワイ別院輪番、東本願寺ハワイ開教監督として赴任し、現在にいたる。

5

#PPTUZPVSUFNQMFEPOBUJPOUISPVHI(JWF"MPIBQSPHSBNOBON 2016
The saga continues...

I

nstead of a good dousing, rain
danced with us to the music below,
as we celebrated our annual bondance on back-to-back evenings on
Friday, July 23 and Saturday, July 24.
We couldn’t have been happierwith the weather, even with Tropical
Storm Darby threatening, hanging
heavily over the yagura. Although
the wet weather kept some fromventuring out to Bon Dance Heaven,
don’t underestimate the real bondance enthusiasts; even with wet
weather, the show does go on in thebon dance world, unless there is—
Pure Land forbid—a life-threatening
situation like the Apocalypse,
Nirvana-style.
No matter how small or large
the crowd, the drums burst forwardwith their boom tat-tat-tat just as
loudly, the flutes fill the air withmelodious whees by gleeful wheeers and dancers do their fan andtowel things, the younger ones withreckless abandon, local style.
The amount of work that goes
into the planning and execution offood sales is also the same, all thewhile conscious about sanitation,
this year especially, with hepatitis-Ain the headlines.
Fortunately, year after year, ourvolunteers show up, even calling
us before we send out our call for
help. They include many temple
members and various groups offriends: Farrington High School Classof 1964, Dennis and Debra Saiki’s
family, Kaneohe Higashi Hongwanji
members, Ed Nakano’s ohana, Kelly
Nakano’s friends, who happen to be
Cherry Blossom Festival Queen

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contestants, Chef Zone, Palolo
Hongwanji members, Alan Nagasawa
and The Aikido Ohana, Jonathan
Tani’s tai chi group and many, many
individuals.
Generous temple members
donated cash, drinks, rice, Spam,shoyu, sugar and various otherneeded ingredients.
Kendall Shimazu and his efficientcrew were back with their uniqueflavors of their yummy shave ice,
perennially a crowd-pleaser.
Jimmy Hirakawa’s new son-inlaw Thomas Littleton cooked pulled
pork to feed the volunteers anddancers.
Toshimasa Arai from Palolo
Hongwanji spent almost all day
helping us, as did Susan and Julian
Ng of the Kaneohe temple.
Karen Kamihara was there with
fun games—old and new— toentertain the many youngsters.
Atsuko Nonaka and her minyomusicians and singers provided live
music to get people in the mood
before the dancing started.
The Iwakuni Odori Aiko Kai,
Honolulu Fukushima Bon Dance
Club, and Ryukyukoku Matsuri Daiko
Hawaii were so essential to thesuccess of our big weekend.
Please see the acknowledgement
section of this Wa under Obon
Volunteers for names of thesevaluable volunteers to whom we are
extremely grateful.
Mahalo to all for your kokua.
Kamsa hamnida, job well done!
All is well in Bon Dance Land.
Good night, dear Ancestors.
— Faye Shigemura

Again in 2016, Foodland andthe Western Union Foundation
will partially match each donation
made to our temple in the month of
September up to $249 per personat any Foodland, Sack N Save andFoodland Farms checkout.
A total of $300,000 in matching
Give Aloha funds is available this year
through the program.
Here’s all you need to do tomultiply your temple donation
dollars through Give Aloha during
the entire month of September:t"UDIFDLPVU TIPXZPVS'PPEMBOE
Mai‘kai Club card.
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of your donation—any amount up
to $249—which will be added toyour grocery total. You can pay incash, by check or by credit/debitcard. You don’t have to make apurchase to make a donation.
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you a receipt, which will indicate“Higashi Hongwanji” and the
donation amount. Keep it forincome tax purposes, since it isyour official record of your taxdeductible contribution to ourNews on the

Volunteers help to package the popular Hoku
fresh-off-the-grill chicken for our supporters.

Mahalo for your support of our
DIJDLFOBOETVTIJCFOFöUTBMF
Thank you to all who took part inour annual barbecue chicken andsushi fundraiser, whether as a ticketbuyer, consumer, volunteer at the
pick-up site...or all of the above.
Unfortunately, we miscalculated ourchicken order and ran out shortly
before our 2 pm closing. Although we
gave cash refunds on the spot, weapologize for the disappointment
and inconvenience to those who
were expecting the tasty Hoku BBQ
chicken at the dinner table.
We’ll do better next time.

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GBNJMZMJLFFOWJSPONFOUBU5"0
Aikido is a modern Japanesemartial art founded by Morihei

501(c)(3) charitable organization.
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you may want to send to us ordrop off at our office so we canacknowledge your gift.
And if don’t have a Mai‘kai cardyet, don’t feel left out…you caneasily get one free at the register.
Please consider taking advantageof this once-a-year opportunity tomake your temple donation enjoy an
extra boost through the Foodland
Give Aloha program.

Betsuin WirelessUeshiba (1883-1969) and based upon
his study of traditional Japanesemartial arts and insights into his
spiritual training.
In Aikido, strength is not used to
struggle with the opponent. Instead,techniques blend and redirect the
opponent’s attacks without causing
injury. For this reason, Aikido is also
called the “way of harmony.”
The Aikido Ohana (TAO) was
founded in 1981 by Alan Nagahisa
Sensei along with like-minded
instructors to offer Aikido training in a
comfortable, family-like environment,
as the name reflects.
In 1990, TAO moved to its
present host location at thecentrally located Higashi
Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii
and has enjoyed 26 years of
fellowship with the temple,
volunteering for various
temple fundraising events.
Classes are held on Tuesdays
and Fridays, starting with youths at
3:30 pm, beginning adults at 5:00 pm
and open classes from 6:00 pm.
As the movements in Aikido areprimarily derived from the sword andstaff, a supplemental weapons class isoffered on Thursdays from 6:00 pm. A
senior-oriented class is anticipated;
watch for more details!
Questions? Call (808) 732-7066 or visit
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seated, far right) officiated at the Hawaii Meijikai’s 45th annual bon service Aug. 15 at
Makiki Japanese Naval cemetery, the 1st Japanese naval cemeterly outside of Japan, where
Meiji-era Japanese sailors are buried. Seated next to Bishop Kawawata are Consul General ofJapan Yasushi Misawa and his wife, Yoko Misawa.
Photo courtesy of Kensaku Furuhashi

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Edo-period swordsman, Kanemi
Sanzaemon (Etsushi Toyokawa) kills
Renko (Megumi Seki), mistress of
powerful daimyo, Tabu Ukyou (Jun
Murakami). Kanemi returns fromprison to his clan and is faced with thedeath of his wife, Mutsue (Naho Toda)
and cares for her niece, Satoo (Chizuru
Ikewaki), who helps change his bleak
outlook on life. Meanwhile, Kanemi
develops his unique “bird-catching”
sword technique, which he will put totest in battle against the fearsome
Hayatonosho Obiya (Koji Kikkawa).
Nominated for six Japan Academy
Prizes in 2011, including Best Actor(Etsushi Toyokawa) and Best
Supporting Actor (Koji Kikkawa).
Showtime: 6:30 pm, Tues., Sept. 27.
114 min. Released 2010, Color.
Japanese audio, English subtitles. Free
admission. Light refreshments.
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第34回日本アカデミー賞、優秀主演男優賞(豊川悦司)、優秀助演男優賞、(吉川晃司)、優秀撮影賞、 優秀照明賞、 優
秀録音賞、 優秀編集賞。
公開 : 2010年、カラー 、言語 : 日本
語、 字幕 : 英語 、映時間 : 114分、9月27日(火)午後6:30時 、入場無料。

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Temple Activities Calendar
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SEPTEMBER

Sun 10 am Shōtsuki memorial service &Sunday school
Sun 12 pm
現代語で仏教を聞こう
led by Rinban Kawawata in Japanese
Fukuhara Conference RoomThu 7 pm The Larger Sutra study class
led by Rinban Kawawata in English
Fukuhara Conference RoomSat 9 am Hawaii District meeting
Fukuhara Conference RoomSat 1 pm Goenki meeting
Fukuhara Conference RoomTue 3 pm Ukulele class/band practice
Fukuhara Conference RoomSun 10 am Ohigan service/Sunday school
Guest speaker: Rev. Shigenori Makino
Otoki lunch: in Otani Center
Sun 12 pm Betsuin board meetingTue 7 pm O-kō: Dharma discussion at Kaneohe
Sun 10 am Sunday service/Sunday school
Sun 12 pm Art of Paper Folding classTue 3 pm Ukulele class/band practiceTue 6:30 pm Movie night: Sword of Desperation (2010)
Wed 10 am Shinran Shōnin memorial service
Sunday service/Sunday school

Crossing the Ocean of Impassability

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OCTOBER

10/2 Sun 10 am Perpetual memorial service &Sunday school
10/9 Sun 10 am Sunday service/Sunday school
10/9 Sun 12 pm
現代語で仏教を聞こう
led by Rinban Kawawata in Japanese
Fukuhara Conference Room
10/11 Tue 3 pm Ukulele class/band practice
Fukuhara Conference Room
10/13 Thu 7 pm The Larger Sutra study class
led by Rinban Kawawata in English
Fukuhara Conference Room
10/16 Sun 10 am Sunday service/Sunday school
10/16 Sun 12 pm Betsuin board meeting
Fukuhara Conference Room
10/18 Tue 7 pm O-kō: Dharma discussion at Betsuin
Fukuhara Conference Room
10/23 Sun 10 am Sunday service/Sunday school
10/25 Tue 3 pm Ukulele class/band practice
Fukuhara Conference Room
10/25 Tue 6:30 pm Movie night: An Autumn Afternoon (1962)
Fukuhara Conference Room
10/28 Fri 10 am Shinran Shōnin memorial service
10/31 Sun 10 am Sunday service/Sunday school

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.
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Rinban: Kenjun Kawawata
Minister: Koen Kikuchi
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Editor: Ken SaikiI

t’s time for Ohigan once again. Higan, as you know, means, “reaching The
Other Shore,” which, in Sanskrit, is expressed as Paramita. The Other Shore
symbolizes the state of the mind of the Buddha, or to become a Buddha. The
Other Shore also means a good and meaningful life.
When we talk about the other shore, you might imagine being on one
side of a river, looking at the other side. We want to get to the other shore. But
how do we cross the river and get to the other side?
There are various ways one might come up with to get to
The Other Shore. One is the difficult path, the way of sages.
There’s also the easy path, the way of the Pure Land. The
difficult path has been described as somewhat like taking off
your clothes and attempting to swim over to the other shore.
This is the hardest way and not everyone can do it.
Shinran Shonin tried to do the difficult path for 20
years at Mt. Hiei. However, it didn’t work for him. Then he
Rinban Kenjun Kawawata
encountered the teaching of the Nembutsu through histeacher, Honen Shonin, the founder of the Jodo sect of Buddhism.
Shinran expressed his gratitude to the Nembutsu teaching from Amida’s
innermost aspiration in the preface of his main writing, Kyogyoshinsho (The Collectionof Passages Expounding the True Teaching, Living and Realizing of the Pure Land):“As I humbly reflect, Amida’s prayer for universal deliverance isbeyond my understanding. It is the great boat that crosses theocean of impassability. Amida’s Light knows no hindrance. It is
the sun of transcendental wisdom (praj¬ñā) which illuminates thedarkness of ignorance (avidyā).”For Shinran, the Nembutsu is the great boat that crosses over the roughocean, the life he endured. The wisdom of Buddha in our Jodo Shinshu
tradition is Nembutsu, the spirit of Namu Amida Butsu.
Namu means bowing your head. There are two meanings when we bow ourhead. When expressing apology, you bow your head and say, ”I’m sorry.” Whenyou express appreciation, you also bow and say, “Thank you. Arigato gozaimasu.”
So Namu has two aspects, expressing a feeling of apology and that of gratitude.
Sometimes we say that we have a right to have a comfortable and happy life.
When we consider our lives deeply, however, we realize that we depend on others
and other lives for our existence. We eat meat, vegetables and fruits. We take thelives of other living things for our own living. Here we have to confess our guilt andreally appreciate their sacrifice. So that is why we say, “Itadakimasu,” before eachmeal. Because the sacrifice of those lives, we are able to sustain our individual lives.
“Itadakimasu” literally means, “I humbly receive this meal with my sincere
appreciation.” That is the spirit of Namu: “sorry” and “thank you” at the same time.
When we bow to each other, we don’t have any fights and arguments.
Whether in athletic competitions or interacting with others in our daily lives, weshow our respect for each other. We can live in the world of peace and harmony,
which is the world of oneness.
(cont’d on p. 2)