Rev. Charlene Kihara and Rev. Sol Kalu
Our annual Obon & Hastubon Service held on Sunday, July 6, 2025 with a Dharma Talk by guest speaker Rev. Charlene Kihara of Honpa Hongwanji Hawaii Betsuin. 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. Sol Kalu at Windward Buddhist Temple in Kailua, Hawaii.
Join us at our Bon Dance in Kailua on Saturday, July 12, 2025. One night only! Visit https://tinyurl.com/bondance2025 or https://windwardbuddhisttemple.org for details.
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00:00 - Opening Remarks & Program
00:12 - Ringing of the Kansho (temple bell)
02:48 - Offering of Flowers & Light
03:16 - Meditation
04:11 - Vandana & Ti-Sarana (page 7 in the red service book)
06:15 - San Bu Jo (page 9 in the red service book)
10:01 - Obon Aspiration
10:43 - Offering of Incense
14:20 - Sutra: Sanbutsuge (page 46 in the red service book)
22:04 - Gatha: Obon, Obon, It's Festival Day (page 148 in Praises of the Buddha)
24:31 - Dharma Talk: Rev. Charlene Kihara
40:44 - Gatha: Ondokusan & Gratefulness
42:59 - The Nembutsu (page 145 in Praises of the Buddha)
44:51 - Announcements
46:39 - July Birthdays
48:02 - Bon Dance Announcements
56:29 - Words of Thanksgiving (page 126 in the red service book)
57:34 - July Dharma Service Schedule
57:42 - How to Donate to WBT
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Download the Jodo Shinshu Service Book (the "red service book"): https://tinyurl.com/GetServiceBook
July Birthdays & Intergenerational Activity
