To the friends and family of the Venice Hongwanji Buddhist Temple, who I consider as my own, thank you for a wonderful 11 year run as a participant at the temple. The warmth and passion for the Nenbutsu was one of the reasons I felt compelled to go to Kyoto to further my studies in… Read More »
Today was Rev. John Iwohara’s last official service as the Resident Minister and Rev. Ray Fukumoto’s last participation as a regular contributing minister. Rev. John will be leaving to Gardena Buddhist Temple and Rev. Ray, off to his next adventure. Today was a regular Dharma School service. Rev. John’s message today was filled with memories… Read More »
Dear Members of the Venice Hongwanji Buddhist Temple, It is with great sadness that I must inform you that Bishop Kodo Umezu is transferring Rev. John Iwohara from Venice Hongwanji Buddhist Temple to Gardena Buddhist Church effective April 1, 2014. Rev. John has been with our temple for 12 years, and has truly helped to… Read More »
Arigatou is the Japanese word for Thank You. Although thank you is the English translation for arigatou, the word itself also explains for us why we would want to say thank you. The word arigatou is made by combining the two kanji characters aru or “to have,” “to exist,” and the character gatai or “difficult.”… Read More »
On Thursday, Mar. 13, 2014, there will be a fundraiser at three different Marie Callender’s locations from 8:00AM to 9:00PM: West Whittier 12402 E. Washington Blvd. at Lambert across from Presbyterian Hospital. La Habra 340 E. Whittier Blvd. between Euclid and Harbor Blvd. West Los Angeles 11324 National Blvd. Off the 405 freeway, west of… Read More »
