Saturday, August 12 at 7:00 p.m.
Join us at the San Mateo Buddhist Temple as we dance with joyful gratitude for the guidance we receive from those who have crossed over to the Other Shore.
Odori
Memories of San Mateo Buddhist Temple’s First Obon
By Susan (Kawakita) Kwong
Hearing my mom reminisce of how she and a handful of her friends started Obon at San Mateo Buddhist Temple, it quickly caught my attention and found it my mission to contact her friends and listen to their stories. Wish I had known years earlier since I was only able to obtain a few people’s memories. Was quite interesting and wanted to share this story since our Obon is around the corner. Thank you, Mrs. Wada, Mrs. Hashimoto, and mom for reminiscing about San Mateo Buddhist Temple’s first Obon.
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Saturday, August 15th, 2020
San Mateo Buddhist Temple Sangha members are encouraged to participate in the BCA Virtual Obon!
See the flyer below for more information.