Buddha Day Service (Hanamatsuri) for Sunday, April 9, 2023 with a Dharma Talk by Rev. Marcos Sawada of Kaneohe Higashi Hongwanji Mission, at Windward Buddhist Temple. We welcomed our friends from Kaneohe Higashi Hongwanji for today's joint Buddha Day Service.
Buddha Day (Hanamatsuri) is held to commemorate the birth of Siddhartha Gautama, the historical Buddha, Sakyamuni, in Lumbini Garden.
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00:00 - Opening Remarks & Program
01:15 - Ringing of the kansho (temple bell)
04:31 - Meditation
05:19 - Vandana & Ti-Sarana (page 7 in the red service book)
07:42 - San Bu Jo (page 9 in the red service book)
11:01 - Buddha Day Aspiration
12:30 - Kanmoku-ge & Pouring of sweet tea
27:49 - Gatha: Happy Buddha Day (page 56 in Praises of the Buddha)
30:20 - Dharma Talk: Rev. Marcos Sawada
58:23 - Gatha: Softly Blew the Breezes (page 151 in Praises of the Buddha)
01:00:18 - The Nembutsu (page 135 in Praises of the Buddha)
01:03:24 - Announcements
01:09:35 - April Birthdays
01:12:13 - Words of Thanksgiving (page 126 in the red service book)
01:12:59 - April Schedule
01:13:11 - How to Donate to WBT
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