The document provides information about ordering O-Toba for the 2014 O-Bon season from Jodo Mission of Hawaii. It states that an order form will be sent soon and the deadline to order is April 1st due to the temple's busy summer schedule. The O-Bon services will be held July 25-27. It also announces a Buddha Day celebration on April 6th hosted by the Hawaii Buddhist Council and gives contact information for Jodo Mission of Hawaii.

1. Information of O-Toba for 2014
Dear Members and Friends of Jodo Mission:
Thank you very much for your support to Jodo Mission. We
hope you are enjoying a very safe and peaceful New Year. Time
passes so quickly! It is time to order your O-Toba.
We will soon send you an O-Toba order form
to order your O-Toba for O-Bon 2014.
Because of the Temple’s busy summer schedule, the deadline to order your O-Toba is Tuesday, April 1st. Our O-Bon services will be held on
July 25-27 (Fri-Sun).
Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.
In Gassho,
Jodo Mission of Hawaii
HBC Buddha Day(Hanamatsuri) Celebration
Sunday, April 6, 2014 at 10:00 a.m. at Jodo Mission of Hawaii
Please reserve April 6, 2014. The Hawaii Buddhist Council is planning a Buddha
Day or Hanamatsuri Celebration for the day Shakyamuni Buddha was born. Guest Speaker is
Dr. George Tanabe. The Hawaii Buddhist Council is compr ised of the following Buddhist denominations: Nichiren Mission, Soto Mission of Hawaii, Higashi Hongwanji Mission, Jodo Mission of Hawaii, Koyasan Shingon Mission and Tendai Mission.
Address Service Requested
Jodo Mission of Hawaii
1429 Makiki St.
Honolulu HI 96814
(#1208-0314)
Jodo Mission of Hawaii
Bulletin - MARCH 2014

2. VISION FOR THE FUTURE (5)
By Rev. Yubun Narashiba
Japanese Buddhism in Hawaii has a very unique cultural background. In
Japan, Buddhist customs differ from village to village, town to town,
prefecture to prefecture. This is because Buddhism has been localized to fit to the custom in
each area. Since Japanese immigrants came to Hawaii from the various regions of
Japan,
ceremonial customs are different according to the area where the family came from. However,
as time passes, those customs are becoming unclear and more confusing for the younger
generations. Because of this confusion, younger generations seem to be going away from
Buddhism by saying that Buddhism is hard to understand. Therefore, in this article, I would
like to explain the standard procedure of doing a service. As the first, let me show you the two
common procedures of having funerals among the members of Jodo Mission of Hawaii.
1. When Someone Passed Away
Death
↓
Medical examination
↓
Call for a minister
↓
Makuragyo (Bedside service)
↓
Call for a mortuary
↓
Body pick-up
↓
Meeting with the funeral director at the
mortuary
↓
Viewing service
↓
Cremation
↓
FUNERAL with the first 7th day service
↓
49th day service
Burial service
↓
Hatsubon (1st O-Bon) service
↓
1 year memorial service
2. When Someone Is Very Close To Death
Call for a minister
↓
Rinju Gyogi (Last rites)
↓
Death
↓
Medical examination
↓
Call for a mortuary
↓
Body pick-up
↓
Meeting with the funeral director at the
mortuary
↓
Viewing service
↓
Cremation
↓
FUNERAL with the first 7th day service
↓
49th day service
Burial service
↓
Hatsubon (1st O-Bon) service↓
↓
1 year memorial service
Note: Above two service procedures are purely for informational purpose. We shall honor your family customs and
decisions to arrange a funeral service.
**Editor’s note: This article is a reprint from our August 2011 issue. Because this article contains information you will need to
know some day, we will be reprinting it from time to time as space permits.
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3. Spring Higan Chutoba Form (彼岸会中塔婆申し込み用紙)
Your Name(お名前) :
Phone（電話）: ______________
Name of Deceased （亡くなった方のお名前）：
Higan Service
March 23 at 10 a.m.
1.
____
I plan to attend service
____
2.
I do not plan to attend
3.
4.
One Chutoba is $7 X Total of Chutoba
（中塔婆1本7ドル）
（本数）
= Total $
（合計）
Please make checks payable to “Jodo Mission of Hawaii”. DEADLINE: Sunday, March 9, 2014
FOR OFFICE USE ONLY
Order accepted by
Date accepted
Received by
Date paid
/
/
/
(In person/ Mail / By phone)
/
(Cash/ Check #
)
Write
Spring Higan-e Service
The word “Higan” literally means “the other shore” in Japanese. One
shore represents this world which we are in, and the other shore “Higan”
represents Amida Buddha’s Pure Land. The river represents the bad
mind we all possess. The concept is that we practice the teaching to
reach the other shore across the river.
We have two Higan seasons in a year. One in the spring, the other in autumn, as Higan is
held during the week of the spring and autumn equinox. Shan Tao, one of the high ranking
priests of Jodo Buddhism in China said that the sun sets due west during the equinox thus it is
a good opportunity to think about Buddha’s Pure Land which exists far away in the west, as
well as appreciate our ancestors who are also there.
Please join us in crossing the river to the other shore as we think about Buddha’s Pure
Land and respect for our ancestors. Our Higan Service will be held:
Sunday, March 23 at 10 am
On that day, Chutoba prayers will be conducted during the service. If you request a
Chutoba, please fill out the form on this page, and send it to or drop it off at the Jodo Mission
office. One Chutoba is SEVEN dollars. Please make your check payable to “Jodo
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Mission of Hawaii.”

4. Announcements
Membership Dues (Gojikai)
REMINDER: If you have not paid your
membership dues ($60) this year,
please be sure to do so by making
your check payable to Jodo Mission
of Hawaii (mail to 1429 Makiki
Street, Honolulu, HI 96813). Thank
you.
ARIGATO: Jodo Mission wishes to thank
Kotake Shokai for the case of Tokuhon-A.
Many temple members who came to the
New Year’s Day Service received a box.
Thank you for your thoughtful gift!
Mind, Body & Soul
Do you know a person who can speak
on the subject of mind, body and soul?
We all have stresses in our lives be it
from work, family, health or all at the
same time. If you know of an interesting speaker, please contact Rev.
Narashiba at 949-3995. Thank you.
HAWAII STATE JODO SHU FUJINKAI SCHOLARSHIP
Namiye Nakamura Scholarship
The Hawaii State Jodo Shu Fujinkai offers a $750 Namiye Nakamura Scholarship to a Hawaii high school graduate or a member of the temple who wishes to
further his/her education toward a degree or advanced degree in an accredited
college or university.
The applicant for the scholarship must meet the following criteria:
1. Priority will be given to a student graduating from a high school in Hawaii.
2. If there are no graduating students applying, any applicant continuing
their education may receive the scholarship.
3. Be accepted at an accredited university or institution of higher learning.
4. Possess good moral character and leadership potential
5. Be an active member of his/her respective Jodo Mission
6. Submit an application by April 15th.
The family or legal guardian of the applicant must currently be a member of his/her respective Jodo Mission. Financial need will be considered. Determination of the scholarship recipient will be made by a Scholarship Committee.
If there are any questions about the scholarship, please consult Rev. Yubun Narashiba at
949-3995.
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5. Visitors from Japan—Koto Joysei Ministers
[Young Ministers Association]
Koto Josei Ministers from Tokyo, Japan: On February 9, 2014, 11 ministers from the Koto Josei
Ministers Association and their families visited Jodo
Mission and also conducted a Japanese Service led
by Rev. Okochi after our Sunday English Service.
Leis were given and they enjoyed their trip to Hawaii. Their trip was in commemoration to their first
group who came to Hawaii for a visit 40 years ago.
Taisho University Students:
On February 16, 2014, 13 students from Taisho University of Tokyo, Japan, came to our
Sunday English Service accompanied by
Mr. Toshimichi Sakurai, Chief Coordinator of
the International Affairs & Educational
Exchange Program and Professor Hiroko
Nishikage. The students studied English in
Japan and are here taking a course in English
at the University of Hawaii.
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6. What is “Perpetual Memorial
Service?” (Eitaikyo)
This record of a perpetual memorial service and
is called Eitaikyo in Japanese. When the date of
death occurs for a person listed on this record, the
ministers pray for that individual during the morning service. The prayers will continue each year for
as long as Jodo Mission exists.
Anyone can be included in it. You may put your
own name on the list, too. This also helps when it
is difficult to have memorial services. We also welcome you to attend the morning service at 8:30am.
How to apply
Stop by the office, and fill out the application
form. Each name costs $200. After the application
is accepted, the name will be listed on the record.
Jodo Mission Office Hours:
Monday to Saturday
8am—5pm
Sunday & Holidays
8am—3pm
Phone: 949-3995
Website: www.jodo.us
Obituaries
The Jodo Mission of Hawaii extends its
sincere condolences to the family members
and loved ones of the following members
who have recently left this world for the Pure
Land.
Keichi Ogi
Kokichi Kawahara
Tsuyoshi Okahara
Mitsuru Suehisa
Tsutomu Honda
Sueyo Nakamura
Harry Tomotoshi Oshiro
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Wedding Services, Baby Blessings,
House Blessings are available
upon request.
Wedding Services: If you are planning to
get married or know someone who is planning a wedding or if you would like to renew
your wedding vows, you are welcome to recommend our Temple. To pledge eternal
love between husband and wife to Amida
Buddha is very important.
Baby Blessings: May Amida Buddha’s
love surround our children with love.
House Blessings: May your new house,
apartment, home be blessed.
Please call for an appointment.
Inochi no Riyu
(The Reason for Life)
Rev. Yubun Narashiba
Rev. Kanjun Nakano
Head Minister
Resident Minister
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Rev. Dwight
Nakamura
Retired Minister
Sada Masashi of Japan
has written a beautiful
song for Jodo Shu as
part of the 800th memorial service for Honen
Shonin. Please come to
our Sunday Service to
learn this beautiful
song.

7. Perpetual Memorial Service (Eitaikyo) for March
1. Fusa Sato
Toshikado Kimura
The Sato & Suzuki Families
The Matsushita Family
10. Chotaro Fujise
Fujise & Kobayashi Family
2. Kazuo Ishizaki
Fushi Shintaku
Haruo Shigeoka
The Isogai Family
Masao Hayashida
Harriet Nomiyama
Setsuko Tsuda
De St. Martin
3
Hideo Shoji
The Shoji Family
Yoshima Takabayashi (2)
The Nanbara Family
The Tanigawa, Hirano,& ’
Hisano Family
The Namba Family
11. Seikichi Teramoto
The Teramoto Family
Mami Kumagaya
Shizuko Kubota
Yoshiko Oshiro
Ono Iwamoto
Kazue Kishida
4. Kuma Tabata
Mume Yamamoto
Kuni Ishikawa
12. Taikichi Yamane
Clara Asami Tominaga
Ruth Chieko Sakuda
5. Matsue Nakamura
Yukio Hisamoto
The Hayashi Family
Toshisuke Terada
Margaret Chieko Iwamoto
Sadae Kanehira
Shigeno Toyofuku
13. Benshiro Tanimura
The Tanimura Family
Kunisuke Higashimura
Mume Yanagihara
Seitaro Komiya
Tetsumi Fujimoto (2)
Rui Hara
The Hara Family
Fujino Imada
Barney Rio
6. Bishop Enjo Ito
Hideo Kubota
Kaoru Kusunoki
Chiyo Iwamoto
Tsugio Aoki (2)
Ruiko Kaita
14. Eijiro Hara
Satoshi Shinagawa
Yuku Nakamura
Shuso Saiki
George Aoki
Hisayo Kawaoka
19. Umeki Matsumori
The Matsumori Family
Tsuru Fukuda
Ototsuchi Yamanaka
Yamanaka Family
Ikuzo Kuniyuki
15. Hachizo Aoki
The Aoki & Kimura Family
Naoyuki Hara
Hara Family
Asajiro Asai
Omoyo Nagano
The Nagano Family
Hajime Aoyama
Harunori Ohara
Suematsu Namba
8. Hatsuno Daitoku
The Daitoku & Fujimoto
Family
Yoshi Imamoto
The Iwamoto & Kawakami
Family
Gisaburo Kawamura
The Kawamura Family
Satoru Takitani
25. Chiyo Nishimura
The Nishimura Family
Kimie Umemoto (2)
The Umemoto Family
17. Seiichi Yanagihara
Tetsubei Ishimoto
The Yanagihara Family
The Ishimoto & Akimoto
Tadako Kunimoto
Family
Kunimoto & Nago Family
Nobuo Nakamoto
Edwin Seimu Matsumori(2)
The Nakamoto Family
Mieko Nomiyama
Kichizo & Kikue Miura
Tsuchiyo Fujimoto
Shizuno Uyehara Mizuko
Tokuichi Ohara
Sankichi Umemoto
Suyekichi Watanabe
18. Moyo Iwamoto
Matsuyo Hamada Inouye
26. Yukiko Takeda
Eisaku Asaumi
The Takeda Family
9. Sumie Chikamoto
The Ota Family
Seiichi Takaoka
Masao Watanabe
Gohichi Hifumi
Sam Takaoka
27. Yukitsuchi Morikawa
The Morikawa Family
Kiyoe Kakehashi
Asae Okamura
20. Ichiyuki Mizuno
29. Muta Chinen (2)
The Mizuno & Ohta Family
Satoshi Ukeda
Asakichi Iwamoto
Shizuno Ebisuzaki
Iwamoto Family
Zennoshin Yoshioka
30. Bishop Shinko Nakajima
Setsu Yamamoto
21. Masuji Kajioka
Betsy Yoshiko Kubota
The Kajioka & Morita
Kikuyo Lila Uyeharu
Family
Betty Sun Ogata
Shima Nakagawa
The Nakagawa Family
31. Kamenosuke Kinoshita
Bishop Shinjun Shimizu
The Kinoshita Family
Gonsuke Nakahara
Aki Fukuda
The Fukuda Family
22. Asano Fujikami
Nao Fujita
The Fujikami Family
The Fujita Family
Suegusu Matsuo
The Nakamura Family
The Matsuo Family
Ishi Onaga
The Onaga & Nakamura
Family
Heijiro Furumoto
Ito Nakamoto
Rev. Shutetsu Uenoyama
Chiyoko Umezu
Yoshikata Hayashi
7. Kiku Yagi
The Yagi Family
Makoto Tanaka
The Tanaka Family
Hiroshi Higa
The Higa Family
Suematsu Namba
Kikue Tanaka
The Tanaka Family
Kenichi Kinoshita
Masao Hashimoto
Hideo Sugihara
The Sugihara Family
Kamado Taira
16. Hanako Kanehira
The Kanehira Family
Shigeo Sakuda (2)
Chizuko Yasumoto
Masato Kawano
Robert Katsuhiko Sumida
Kikutsuchi Tarumoto
Satoru Iguchi
Giichi Hayashi
Stephen Toshiichi Kotake
Howard Masuji Tasaka
Kiyo Ota
23. Miko Kawano
The Kawano Family
Kazu Nakai
The Nakai Family
Midori Uno
Sadami Suehisa
24. Rikuo Masuoka
The Masuoka Family
Hanako Yanagihara
Torae Miyao
Shigeki Hirono

8. 10:00am Obetsuji Service
8:30 am Fujinkai Meeting
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10
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Mon
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12
5
YBA: No meeting
25
18
11
4
Tue
21
14
7
27
Fri
29
8:00 am Sewing Class
22
15
8:00 am Sewing Class
8
1
Sat
Phone: 949-3995
Website: www.jodo.us
Jodo Mission of Hawaii
Sunday School. Let’s enjoy studying Onembutsu by
doing various activities. March 9: Sunday School is
going on an excursion.
Sunday School: We welcome children to join our
Sewing Circle: March 8 and 22
8:00 to 11:00 am
Anyone interested in sewing is
welcome to participate.
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Thu
Fujinkai
March 2: 8:30 am
Ikoi Hall
Wed
March 2014
April 1: Deadline for O-Toba Orders
HBC Buddha Day Celebration at Jodo Mission of Hawaii
Deadline for Hawaii State Jodo Shu Fujinkai Scholarship
Oahu Rengo Fujinkai Convention at Jodo Mission of Hawaii
10:00 am Sunday Service
10:00 am Spring O-Higan
Service
COMING EVENTS:
April 6 @ 10 am:
April 15
April 27
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10:00am Sunday Service
Deadline: Chutoba Orders
SundaySchool Excursion
10:00 am Family Service
11:45 am Board Meeting
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9
2
Sun
8:30am Morning Service
Everyday