Online Buddha Day (Hanamatsuri) Dharma Service for Sunday, April 11, 2021 with guest speaker Rev. Takamasa Yamamura of Honolulu Myohoji Mission and officiated by Rev. Dr. Bert Sumikawa at Windward Buddhist Temple. Buddha Day commemorates the birth of Siddhartha Gautama in Lumbini Garden. Sweet tea is poured over the baby Buddha, representing the rain that fell when Siddhartha was born.
00:00 - Ringing of the kansho (temple bell)
02:00- Opening Remarks & Program
02:24 - Vandana & Ti-Sarana (page 7 in the red service book)
04:21 - Sutra: Kanmoku-ge
12:14 - Recitation: Homages (page 2 in the red service book)
13:31 - Dharma Talk: Rev. Takamasa Yamamura
27:55 - Gatha: In Lumbini's Garden (from "Shin Buddhist Gathas")
29:08 - Nembutsu (page 107 in Praises of the Buddha)
30:04 - Closing Remarks
30:57 - April Schedule
31:18 - How to Donate to WBT Online