Online Autumn Ohigan Service for Sunday, September 20, 2020 with Rev. Bert Sumikawa at Windward Buddhist Temple. Twice a year, in fall and spring, Jodo Shinshu Buddhists celebrate the new season. It is a time when the length of day and length of night are equal and the world feels in balance and in harmony. The program for today's special service:
00:00 - Ringing of the kansho (temple bell)
02:16 - Vandana & Ti-Sarana (page 7 in the red service book)
04:02 - Sutra: Sanbutsuge (page 47 in the red service book)
11:36 - Recitation: Homages (page 2 in the red service book)
12:54 - Dharma Talk: Rev. Dr. Bert Sumikawa
29:25 - Gatha: "May Peace Prevail"
32:09 - Nembutsu (page 107 in the Praises of the Buddha book)
33:42 - Announcements