Jodo Shinshu Buddhism
先月、南アラミダ群仏教会の宮地崇先生とサンマテオ仏教会のメンバーを含めた桑湾教区（サンフランシコ周辺）の団体と一緒に、日本の京都、浄土真宗の本山西本願寺で行われた親鸞聖人御誕生８５０年及び立教開宗８００年の慶讃法要、ならびに第１７回世界仏教婦人会大会、そして鹿児島隠れ念仏参拝の２週間のツアーに参加してきました。
羽田空港に到着して日本に入国後は、東京築地本願寺の近くのホテルに２泊宿泊しました。滞在中は、築地本願寺の晨朝勤行（お朝勤）にも参加しました。築地本願寺は東京の中心にあって、その周りには高いオフィスビルがたくさん並んでいます。築地本願寺のお朝勤は午前７時から始まるので近辺のオフィスで働いている方々の中にはこのお朝勤にお参りしてから、職場に向かう方の姿もありました。
Continue reading “参拝旅行の味わい”Last month I had the opportunity to travel with Rev. Takashi Miyaji of the Southern Alameda County Buddhist Temple and several members of the San Mateo Buddhist Temple on the Bay District Pilgrimmage Tour to attend the 17th World Buddhist Women’s Convention, held in conjunction with the Joint Service Celebrating the 850th Anniversary of Shinran Shonin’s Birth and the 800th Anniversary of the Establishment of the Jodo Shinshu Teaching, followed by an excursion to sacred sites related to hidden Nembutsu practice in the Kagoshima region. A pilgrimmage tour differs from ordinary tourism, in that the sites we visit are connected to the transmission of the Buddha’s teachings and the Nembutsu, and therefore provide us with a precious opportunity to reflect on the causes and conditions that have supported our lives up to this moment and guide us to clarify the direction of our lives moving forward.
Continue reading “Impressions from the Pilgrimmage Tour”
We invite you to join us in person or from the safety and comfort of your own home via Zoom Meeting for our for our annual Ho’onko Memorial Service for Shinran Shonin on Sunday, January 22, 2023 at 9:30 a.m.
This service will also include the Installation of Officers for the temple Board of Trustees led by incoming Temple President David Chin and the Buddhist Women’s Association led by Co-Presidents Grace Kanomata and Doris Murai.
Schedule
8:30 a.m. Shoshinge Gyōfu Chanting
9:00 a.m. Mindfulness Meditation
9:30 a.m. Ho’onko Service
English Language Dharma Talk by Rev. Takashi Miyaji
Installation of Officers for the SMBT Board of Trustees
Installation of Officers for Buddhist Women’s Association
10:45 a.m. 日本語法話 宮地 崇 師
Japanese Language Dharma Talk by Rev. Dr. Takashi Miyaji
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