Rev. Jeffrey Soga
Our annual Obon & Hastubon Service held on Sunday, July 7, 2024 with a Dharma Talk by guest speaker Rev. Jeffrey Soga, resident minister of Waipahu Hongwanji. 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. This 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.
Join us at our Bon Dance in Kailua on Saturday, July 13, 2024. One night only! Visit https://tinyurl.com/bondance2024 or https://windwardbuddhisttemple.org for details.
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00:00 - Opening Remarks & Program
00:16 - Ringing of the kansho (temple bell)
02:58 - Offering of Flowers & Light
03:45 - Meditation 04:41 - Vandana & Ti-Sarana (page 7 in the red service book)
06:57 - San Bu Jo (page 9 in the red service book)
10:11 - Obon Aspiration
11:22 - Hatsubon Remembrance
14:28 - Sanbutsuge (page 46 in the red service book)
22:16 - Gatha: Obon Obon It's Festival Day (page 115 in Praises of the Buddha)
24:43 - Dharma Talk: Rev. Jeffrey Soga
51:53 - Gatha: Ondokusan/Gratefulness
54:19 - The Nembutsu (page 135 in the red service book)
56:45 - Announcements
01:06:25 - July Birthdays
01:08:09 - Words of Thanksgiving (page 126 in the red service book)
01:09:03 - July Schedule
01:09:19 - How to Donate to WBT
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Download the Jodo Shinshu Service Book (the "red service book"): https://tinyurl.com/GetServiceBook
