The December 2015 issue of the monthly Jodo Mission of Hawaii bulletin.

1. JodoMissionofHawaii
Bulletin-DECEMBER2015
(#1229-1215)
JodoMissionofHawaii
1429MakikiSt.
HonoluluHI96814
AddressServiceRequested
JODO-E SERVICE
Jodo-E (sometimes referred to as Bodhi Day) is the day that Shakyamuni Buddha attained
enlightenment under the Bodhi Tree. Although Buddha’s enlightenment took place about 2500
years ago, his teachings are with us and continue to lead us to a life of true peace and happiness.
The Hawaii Buddhist Council*, invites everyone to join in the Jodo-E Ser-
vice. This year the service will be held at Honpa Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii.
The guest speaker is Edwin P. Hawkins, President Emeritus Japan-America So-
ciety of Hawaii and Crown Prince Akihito Scholarship Foundation.
Date: Sunday, December 6, 2015
Time: 9:00 a.m.
Place: Honpa Hongwanji Mission
1727 Pali Highway, Honolulu, Hawaii
Parking: Limited, carpooling encouraged
*The Hawaii Buddhist Council is comprised of the following Buddhist Temples: Nichiren Mission, Soto Mis-
sion, Higashi Hongwanji Mission, Honpa Hongwanji Mission, Jodo Mission of Hawaii, Koyasan Shingon Mis-
sion and Tendai Mission.
As part of the Bodhi Day Service, HBC is having a HBC Bodhi Day Food Drive 2015 to
help the homeless/houseless. Please bring your nonperishable food items to Jodo Mission of
Hawaii by Saturday, December 5 or bring them yourselves to the Bodhi Day Service at
Honpa Hongwanji Mission on December 6. Please see page 2 for a list of food items requested.
In addition, HBC has a Photo Contest: Theme “Peace”. Photo should capture Buddhist
messages such as non-violence, harmony, mutual respect and interdependence. See page 2.

2. The Bodhi Tree
Words and music by the Late Linda Castro
At the HBC Bodhi Day Service on December 6, 2015, the gatha entitled
“The Bodhi Tree” will be sung. It has some beautiful words:
This tree from a far-a-way country, with leaves in the shape of a tear,
Likes heat and lots of sunshine and doesn’t grow very well up here.
But the Dharma’s not like a tree, it can grow anywhere on the earth at all.
Like a shower of rain bringing life again to a dry and thirsty ground,
The Dharma touches all living things the whole world ‘round.
You may live in a very large city, or in a village up in mountains above,
You may speak Chinese, English or Pali, but we can all speak the language of love.
Linda Castro was a professor of music from the Indiana State University. Among oth-
er things, she wrote Six Songs for Buddhist Children and it was published in 1990 as a Chil-
dren’s Book with an accompanying Teacher’s Book. She organized the Seattle Betsuin choir.
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Bodhi Tree at Jodo
Mission of Hawaii
HBC Bodhi Day Food Drive 2015HBC Bodhi Day Food Drive 2015HBC Bodhi Day Food Drive 2015
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having a Food Drive. Please bring your nonperishable food items to Jodohaving a Food Drive. Please bring your nonperishable food items to Jodohaving a Food Drive. Please bring your nonperishable food items to Jodo
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them with you to the Bodhi Day Service at Honpa Hongwanji Mission onthem with you to the Bodhi Day Service at Honpa Hongwanji Mission onthem with you to the Bodhi Day Service at Honpa Hongwanji Mission on
December 6. The following food items are requested:December 6. The following food items are requested:December 6. The following food items are requested:
 Rice
 Canned meats (tuna, chick-
en, etc.)
 Pasta and sauce
 Canned veggies and fruits
 Mashed potatoes (boxed)
 Soup
 Canned gravy and sauces
 Non-refrigerated juice
 Powdered milk
 Boxed stuffing mixes
 Spices
 Salad dressing
Hawaii Buddhist Council PHOTO CONTENST
Theme: “Peace”
To Enter: 1) Take a photo.
2) Use your name in the photo’s file name that you will attach and send
3) Email your photo to aloha.hbc@gmail.com with your name, age, tele-
phone number, and temple name (Children under age 10 must have parental
approval to participate).
Only one entry per person will be considered. ALL ENTRIES will be displayed at Honpa Ha-
waii Betsuin Dec 3-13, 2015. Photo must be taken by the submitter. Hawaii Buddhist Council
reserves all rights to photos submitted. Deadline: November 23, 2015.

3. NEW YEAR’S EVE
At this time of the year, Buddhist temples observe two kinds of special services to welcome the
New Year. They are New Year’s Eve service and New Year’s Day service. Have you attended these
services before? If not, the following are meanings for these services.
New Year’s Eve Service. New Year’s Eve service is one of the most familiar annual cer-
emonies for Buddhists in Japan. Here in Hawaii, the New Year’s Eve Bell ringing service is ob-
served at each Buddhist Temple. When we listen solemnly to the sounds of the bell in the silent mid-
night, we reflect in ourselves, and have a feeling of deep meditation. Do you know why the temple
bell rings 108 times on New Year’s Eve? To ring the bell 108 times signifies the dispelling of 108
evil passions which all human beings have. According to Buddhism we have 108 different kinds of
evil thoughts in our minds. While the temple bell is rung, we pray to dispel our evil passions and
thoughts. Japanese people call that night “Joya”. Joya means the very night when we should try to
dispel all evil things in our lives.
The New Year’s Eve service gives us a good opportunity to meditate and reflect on our life on
this last day of the year. And it is also a time to express our gratitude to every blessing which we
have received in our lives and at the same time to our ancestors, parents, our country and our Lord
Amida Buddha. In so doing, we can welcome a most Happy New Year!
Joya-e Service: Everyone is invited to New Year’s Eve Service or Joya-e Service on
Thursday, December 31st at 11:30 p.m. Please come and help ring the temple bell 108 times.
New Year’s Day Service. New Year’s Day Service is another special service held on
January 1st. New Year’s Day has three beginnings. It is the beginning of a new day, a new month
and a new year. Therefore, it is a very important and significant day. Buddhist temples have a special
service which is called Shusho-e. This service means a religious gathering to reflect on the past life
(year) and correct it and think of the New Year with hopes of a better life. We can reflect on our past
lives (years), confess to past deeds, and resolve for a better life by following the teachings of Amida
Buddha. And we can begin the New Year with hopes for the future. These two services have long
been the practices for Buddhists to finish the old year and begin the first day of the New Year. In so
doing, you can begin the New Year with strengthened faith in Amida Buddha.
Shusho-e or New Year’s Day Service: Please join us on Friday, January 1, 2016 at
10 a.m. for the first service of the year and pray for our safety, happiness and world peace for
the coming new year. Rev. Yubun Narashiba will also give his New Year’s address in English -
Happy New Year!
NEW YEAR BLESSINGS AT HOME During January, 2016, New Year blessings at
homes are available for those who cannot attend the New Year service at the Temple. Let’s start the
wonderful New Year in the love and compassion of Amida Buddha. Please call Jodo Mission at
949-3995.
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Omamoris are spiritual charms, talismans, and amulets in Japanese religious
tradition that possess the power to ward off misfortune and procure good luck. They
can be made of pieces of wood, patches of cloth, strips of paper, or rings of metal and
come in various sizes though the majority found in Hawaii tend to be no larger than
the size of one’s palm. Omamoris are available at Jodo Mission.
Please call Jodo Mission at 949-3995 for more information.

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Attending the Inauguration Ceremony of Our Former Minister, Rev. Oeda
By Rev. Yubun Narashiba
On Friday, October 16, 2015, our for-
mer minister Rev. Hiroyoshi Oeda official-
ly succeeded his father’s temple with the
Grand Inauguration ceremony and the cere-
bration party were held at Sendai City of
Miyagi prefecture in Japan.
The following is the short report of my
trip to Sendai to attend the ceremony and the
party.
Day 1
I left Honolulu International Airport on
October 14 at 10:10 a.m. by United Airlines
to Narita Airport, Japan. Though the flight
was full, it was a very smooth ride all the
way to Narita Airport. The meal which was
served in the airplane was chicken rice
which is my favorite. I already was a happy
tourist at that time.
Day 2
After the 7 hours of the flight, the airplane landed on Narita airport at 1:30 p.m. Japan time.
Since we crossed the date line, it was already October 15. Though there were
5 hours of transfer time to the next airplane to Sendai, I knew how to kill the
time. Book store! After having read two books there, I had a Tonkatsu at a
restaurant for the dinner. The tonkatsu was very thick, soft and juicy. I said
to myself, “Oh, I haven’t had this kind of Tonkatsu for a longtime.”
At 6:55 p.m., I left Narita airport to Sendai airport by All Nippon Airways. This was an-
other smooth flight for just an hour.
When I arrived at Sendai airport, it was already dark. Then, I took a taxi to the Mitsui
Garden Hotel in Sendai city which was arranged by Rev. Oeda. As soon as I entered the room
of the Hotel, the phone rang. It was a phone call from Rev. Kodo Tanaka, the former minister
of Koloa Jodo Mission. He wanted to go out and came to pick me
up with a taxi. When the taxi came, I found Rev. Kudo, the former
minister of Kapaa Jodo Mission was inside, too.
After we renewed our “Long time no see” friendship with
some drinks and joyful conversation, I finally went to bed to rest
for the big ceremony on the next day. It was already after mid-
night. (To be continued to Day 3)
Above is a photo sent by Rev. Oeda showing the procession to his-
Inauguration ceremony.
Photo shows
Saihoji Temple
in Sendai (Rev.
Oeda’s temple)
Rev. Oeda

5. MOCHI (Dec. 27) ORDER FORM おもち注文表
Deadline for order is Sunday, December 6, 2015
注文締め切り１2月6日
FOR OFFICE USE ONLY
Order accepted by: _______________ Date accepted: _____/_____/_2015 (In person/ Mail / Phone)
Received by: _______________ Date paid: _____/_____/_2015 (Cash / Check# )
PLEASE PRINT NAME 名前 HOME PHONE NO. 電話番号
OKASANE おかさね
$4.25/SET
KOMOCHI こもち
$3.75/POUND
TOTAL
合計
SETS LBS
DOLLARS DOLLARS DOLLARS
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Social Media Communication
On October 25, 2015, our guest speakers for our 10
a.m. service were Ryan Ozawa, Burt Lum and Ian
Kitajima. They gave an interesting introduction to us-
ing Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, etc. and smart
phones. You can do a lot of things with smart phones,
almost like having your computer in your hand!
This is the new way of communicating, almost in-
stant communication. You cannot be at a soccer game
that your grandchild is playing because you are sick.
Someone who is there can turn their cellphone on and
you can see the game at home.
MOCHITSUKI DAY
Please come and help make mochi beginning at 7 a.m.
on Sunday, December 27, 2015. It is hard work AND also
lots of fun to make mochi and a wonderful experience for families
and friends. Bring your friends and family! There are lots of
things to do in preparing for the orders taken—mochi rice needs to
be steamed, shaped, brushed, packing, etc. Lots of help is needed!
These guys made social media com-
munication FUN!

6. 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.
Jean Miyoko Higaki 84
Hisao Shimizu 92
Thomas Kiyoshi Aoki 95
Fukae Ono 93
Herbert Kanji Niitsuma 89
George Yoshio Higa 82
Jodo Mission Office Hours:
Monday to Saturday: 8am—5pm
Sunday & Holidays: 8am—3pm
Phone: 949-3995
Website: www.jodo.us
Rev. Yubun Narashiba
Head Minister
Rev. Kanjun Nakano
Resident Minister
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Bishop Gensho Hara
Lahaina, Maui
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 wel-
come you to attend the morning service at
9:30am.
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.
Security purposes: If you won-
dered why the front door to the Jodo
Mission office is locked most of the
time, it is for security purposes. We
have had instances of intruders com-
ing to the office.
You are more than welcome to
come to the Jodo Mission office to
have your questions answered or pay
your dues or whatever. For the safe-
ty of everyone, we ask that you ring
the door bell if it is locked and some-
one will be more than happy to un-
lock the door and assist you.
Thank you for your cooperation.

7. Perpetual Memorial Service (Eitaikyo) for December
1 Jusaku Kimura
Sato Imaguchi
Isamu Matsumoto
Masayoshi Tanigawa
The Kimura & Muroshige
Family
The Imaguchi Family
2 Kame Aoki (2)
Kame Yano (2)
Ayako Yokoyama
Shizue Matsuda
Shizue Nakano
Hisashi Kochi
Tose Terada
The Aoki & Kimura Family
The Yano, Konaka &
Hayashi Faimily
The Yokoyama & Morita
Family
The Matsuda Family
Michiko Miyao
3 Fumie Chinen
Fumiko Hayashi
Fujino Masatsugu
The Chinen Family
4 Ryuichi Higashimura
Gunichi Morioka
Nobusuke Shinagawa
The Higashimura Family
The Morioka Family
5 Tatsuji Kusunoki
Yuichi Kanayama
Yasuyo Hirano
Kane Otani
Rice Ishii
Kameyo Morimoto
Irene Nishida
Kiyoichi Kishida
The Kusunoki Family
The Hirano & Kaneko
Family
Tane Oda
Kanayama Family
Yasuo Nishida
6 Tokuemon Imamoto
Hideo Morita
Kiyoko Maehara
Imamoto & Kawakami
Family
Kazue Ukeda
7 Matsujiro Tanimura
8 Reisuke Wakagi
Seiichi Nakamura
Yoshio Higashimura
Matsuyo Tanimura
Takaichi Tamakawa
The Wakaki Family
The Nakamura Family
The Tanimura Family
9 Genjiro Shimabukuro
Tora Aoki
Ichiro Kishi (2)
Yutaka Onaga (2)
The Shimabukuro Family
The Aoki Family
The Kishi Family (2)
Sadakichi Yoshida
10 Hyoichi Sugihara
Asa Nanba
Chokichi Nakamura
Hiroshi Hayamoto
Ito Kawanishi
Matsu Gushiken
Jiro Saiki
The Sugihara Family
11 Asajiro Inada
Zenshiro Sato
Paul Tanigawa
Edward Yokoyama
Hanako Uchiumi
Inada & Morimoto Family
Grace Saiki Beringer
Takeo Yokomichi
12 RokuichiYanagihara
Jisaku Yanagihara
Robert Wong
13 Mosaku Hayashi
Hana Imai
Sachiko Fujikami
The Yano, Konaka &
Hayashi Family
Mutsuko Reed
14 Umetaro Ogata
Yuichi Nose
Tamikichi Yasuda
Naoji Nishimura
Yoshiko Tanigawa
Tsuruko Gushikuma
Curtis Tokue Uehara
15 Masagoro Kitagawa
Yoshio Miyao
Masami Kawamura
The Kitagawa Family
Ichiji Kiyuna
Kisei Takara
Manabu Omura
16 Fusakichi Okawa
The Shigeoka & Okawa
Family
17 Yasukichi Kaya
Rinsuke Uesugi
Hideo Moritsugu
Kona Matsuda
Kaya & Shimazaki Family
18 Bishop Kyodo Fujihana
Alice Y. Fukunaga (2)
Kiyoko Kagihara
Taichi Ebisuzaki
19 Tsunesuke Yanagihara (2)
Iwa Yanagihara
Jane Takabayashi
Jeanette Asako Hayashi
The Yanagihara Family
20 Satoshi Yasumoto
21 Tokutsuchi Saeki
Masao Yano
George K. Kimoto
Seiichi Kimura
Judith K. Kodama
The Saeki Family
Hikato Okamura
22 Emiko Hirai
Kama Chinen
Tsurumatsu Miyamasu
Umekichi Yamachika
Kikuyo Goto
Harold T. Hamasaki
The Hirai Family
The Chinen Family
The Miyamasu Family
The Yamachika &
Matsushige Family
Kazuyoshi Homareda
23 Tsuru Nakamura
Teruo Asai
Hideko Wada
Giichi Kawamura
The Nakamura Family
Setsuko Onaga
24 Totsuchi Nanba
Tokutsuchi Muranaka
Matsu Yokomichi
Kame Yanagihara
Ryuichi Ipponsugi
Hatsuno Hirai
Michika Umeda Gaines
The Muranaka Family
The Nanba TotsuchiFamily (2)
Roy Toyosuke Ohnaga (2)
Yokichi Tanaka
Tome Tanaka
25 The Sato Family
Robert Mitsuyasu
26 Haru Ogawa
Seiji Minehira
Maurice Bungo Udo
Shinemon Toishigawa
Hisayo Doris Imaguchi
27 Tsunesuke Yamamoto
Tamito Yasuda
Evelyn Hideko Yagi
28 Ichiro Sagawa
Saichi Ikeda
The Kawahara Family
The Ikeda Family
29 Kiku Yanagihara
Shotaro Nose
Kamato Akamine
Chiyoe Kameoka
Teruo Gushikuma
30 Seiichi Tsuchiya
Hatsuyo Yoshioka
The Tsuchiya Family
31 Hira Yamane
Teruyo Kishii
Yoshikazu Wada
Frances S. Johnson Ito
The Yamane & Harada
Family
Wilfred Masaichi Taira
The Agari Uebaru Family
The Naka Uebaru Family
The Uebaru Guwa Family

8. 8:00TempleCleaning
10:30SundaySchool
EndoftheYearParty
11;45Boardmeeting
9:30amMorningService
Everyday
December2015JodoMissionofHawaii
Phone:949-3995
Website:www.jodo.us
9:00HBCBodhiDay
ServiceatHigashi
HongwanjiMission
Dealine:MochiOrders
10:00SundayService
NOSundayService
MochitsukiDay
Ministers&Ministers’WivesSeminar
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HIGHLIGHTOFEVENTS:
Dec.6at9:00amHBCJodo-e(BodhiDay)atHonpaHongwanji
Dec13at8:00amGeneralClean-up—Weneedyourhelp!
Dec.31at11:30pmNewYear’sEveService
Jan1at10am—NewYear’sDayService
Jan17at10amGyoki-eServiceormemorialserviceforSt.Honen
Jan24at10amSundayService,GeneralMembershipMeeting;
NewYear’sParty
NOMEETINGSINDECEMBER:
Fujinkai;YBA;SewingCircle
SundaySchool
Dec13at10:30am
Mochicanbepickedupon:
Sunday,December27,2015
1:00pmto4:00pm
11:30pmNew
Year’sEveService
Mochitsuki
PreparationDay