Fall Ohigan

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Autumn Ohigan & Remembrance Day Service

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Rev. Daido Baba & Rev. Dr. Bert Sumikawa

Autumn Ohigan & Remembrance Day Dharma Service for Sunday, September 25, 2022 with Rev. Daido Baba at Windward Buddhist Temple. Remembrance Day is a time to honor family, friends, and even pets who passed away during the month of August and September, regardless of the year.

This Jodo Shinshu Buddhist church service was recorded at Windward Buddhist Temple, a Shin Buddhist Temple in Kailua, Hawaii.

  • 00:00 - Opening Remarks & Program

    00:19 - Ringing of the kansho (temple bell)

    02:16 - Offering of Flower & Light

    03:13 - Meditation

    04:16 - Vandana & Ti-Sarana (page 7 in the red service book)

    06:31 - Ohigan Aspiration & San Bu Jo

    11:56 - Remembrance Day

    14:52 - Sutra: Gassho with Amida

    21:33 - Recitation: Shinshu Pledge - II (page 6 in the red service book)

    22:49 - Gatha: On This Morn (page 119 in Praises of the Buddha)

    25:17 - Dharma Talk: Rev. Daido Baba

    51:39 - Gatha: Ondokusan II (page 123 in Praises of the Buddha)

    53:13 - The Nembutsu (page 107 in Praises of the Buddha)

    54:24 - Closing Aspiration

    55:12 - Announcements

    01:00:38 - Words of Thanksgiving (page 126 in the red service book)

    01:03:58 - October Schedule

    01:03:08 - Support WBT with AmazonSmile

    01:03:18 - How to Donate to WBT

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Online Fall Ohigan & Remembrance Day Service

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Rev. Marcos Sawada & Rev. Dr. Bert Sumikawa

Rev. Marcos Sawada & Rev. Dr. Bert Sumikawa

Online Fall Ohigan & Remembrance Day Service for Sunday, September 26, 2021 with a Dharma Talk by guest speaker Rev. Marcos Sawada of Kaneohe Higashi Hongwanji at Windward Buddhist Temple. We celebrate Ohigan in the spring and fall during the equinoxes, when the lengths of day and night are equal.

  • 00:00 - Ringing of the kansho (temple bell)

  • 01:59 - Opening Remarks & Program

  • 02:48 - Vandana & Ti-Sarana (page 7 in the red service book)

  • 04:35 - San Bu Jo (page 8 in the red service book)

  • 08:45 - Recitation: Six Paramitas

  • 09:43 - Remembrance Day for September

  • 11:59 - Sutra: Sanbutsuge (page 46 in the red service book)

  • 19:21 - Dharma Talk: Rev. Marcos Sawada

  • 49:12 - Gatha: Higan I

  • 51:13 - Nembutsu (page 107 in Praises of the Buddha)

  • 52:11 - Closing Aspiration

  • 52:56 - October Schedule

  • 53:06 - Announcements

  • 53:16 - How to Donate to WBT Online

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Fall Ohigan Service

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For our Fall Ohigan Service, we welcomed guest speaker Rev. Mariko Nishiyama, resident minister of Pearl City Hongwanji. Fall Ohigan marks the change of seasons and Rev. Nishiyama delivered a special Dharma Message in observance of the occasion.

We also tried a couple of new gathas today, accompanied by Rev. Sumikawa and Shirley Yanagisawa on ukulele.