Rev. Barbara Brennan & Rev. David Nakamoto
Bodhi Day Dharma Service for Sunday, December 17, 2023 with a Dharma Talk by guest speaker Rev. David Nakamoto at Windward Buddhist Temple. Rev. Nakamoto previously served at Kailua Hongwanji (now Windward Buddhist Temple) from 2010 until his retirement in 2017. Rev. Brennan officiated the service.
Bodhi Day was on December 8 and commemorates Shakyamuni Buddha's attainment of Awakening under the Bodhi tree. Rev. Nakamoto shares the story of how Siddhartha Gautama attained enlightenment.
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00:00 - Opening Remarks & Program
00:20 - Ringing of the kansho (temple bell)
03:12 - Offering of Flowers & Light
03:59 - Meditation
05:02 - Vandana & Ti-Sarana (page 7 in the red service book)
07:19 - Loving Kindness Metta
09:19 - San Bu Jo (page 9 in the red service book)
12:44 - Bodhi Day Aspiration
13:12 - Sutra: Sanbutsuge (page 46 in the red service book)
21:45 - Gatha: The Bodhi Day (page 20 in Praises of the Buddha)
27:13 - Dharma Talk: Rev. David Nakamoto
51:34 - Gatha: At Our Altar (page 16 in Praises of the Buddha)
53:36 - The Nembutsu (page 135 in the red service book)
55:57 - Announcements
01:04:28 - Words of Thanksgiving (page 126 in the red service book)
01:05:23 - December Schedule
01:05:38 - How to Donate to WBT
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