Rev. Bert Sumikawa
Our annual Obon & Hastubon Service held on Sunday, July 2, 2023 with a Dharma Talk by Rev. Bert Sumikawa, at Windward Buddhist Temple. Obon is a time when Buddhists remember those who have left this world before us, with gratitude for enabling us to exist and to encounter the dharma. It was also our Hatsubon Service, for families of those who passed away since the last Obon.
The service was officiated by Rev. Sumikawa at Windward Buddhist Temple in Kailua, Hawaii.
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00:00 - Opening Remarks & Program
00:16 - Ringing of the kansho (temple bell)
02:53 - Meditation
03:56 - Vandana & Ti-Sarana (page 7 in the red service book)
06:05 - San Bu Jo (page 9 in the red service book)
10:14 - Offertory by Families for Hatsubon & Obon
16:47 - Gatha: Obon Obon It's Festival Day (page 115 in Praises of the Buddha)
19:27 - Dharma Talk: Rev. Bert Sumikawa
41:43 - Gatha: Ondokusan/Gratefulness
44:13 - The Nembutsu (page 135 in the red service book)
46:29 - Announcements
55:19 - July Birthdays
57:16 - Words of Thanksgiving (page 126 in the red service book)
58:07 - July Schedule
58:20 - How to Donate to WBT
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Download the Jodo Shinshu Service Book (the "red service book"): https://tinyurl.com/GetServiceBook
