The 2012 Shinnen En Kai was held at the Venice Japanese Community Center on January 29, 2012. Catering provided by Cherrystones and Grateful Crane was part of the special entertainment. Photos courtesy Dale & Gail Noriyuki
Shinnen En Kai on January 29th, 2012 with Performance by the Grateful Crane Ensemble Dear Members and Friends, Greetings for the New Year! May we take this opportunity to extend our best wishes for a very happy and prosperous 2012. On Sunday, January 29, 2012 the Venice Hongwanji Buddhist Temple Shinnen-enkai & Keiro-kai, joint Bukkyokai,… Read More »
Five members of VHBT Jr. YBA attended the Southern District Jr YBL Seminar 1 at the Arizona Buddhist Church in Phoenix, Arizona, on the weekend of Jan. 14-15, 2012. Photo Gallery >>
The board of the Venice Adult Buddhist Association (ABA) was installed in a ceremony on Jan. 17, 2012.
Five members of VHBT Jr. YBA attended the Southern District Jr YBL Seminar 1 at the Arizona Buddhist Church in Phoenix, Arizona, on the weekend of Jan. 14-15, 2012. Photos courtesy of Dale Noriyuki
An Introduction to Buddhism class will be held on the 2nd Friday of each month beginning Jan. 13, 2012, from 7:30PM – 8:30PM (please check the VHBT calendar for updated schedule). Classes are free, and will fulfill the requirements for the Boy Scout Sangha Award, the Girl Scout Padma Award (Cadettes), and the Dharma award… Read More »
Animal Fables Around the beginning of the common era, Indian Buddhists began to collect fables, or jataka tales, illuminating various human virtues and foibles—from kindness, cooperation, loyalty and self-discipline on the one hand to greed, pride, foolishness, and treachery on the other. Instead of populating these stories with people, they cast the animals of their… Read More »
Temple Board 2012 Click picture to enlarge. Photo courtesy of Ken Chen. Greetings, VHBT Members and Friends. As we usher in the New Year, I would like to thank you for giving me the opportunity to serve you and the temple. I will work hard and tirelessly to meet the needs of the membership. I… Read More »
In our lives we experience many things. The things we experience we tend to label as pleasant, unpleasant, or neither pleasant nor unpleasant. We regard these experiences as being positive, negative or neutral. As human beings, however, we also look at our experiences and sometimes go beyond the simple label of positive, negative or neutral.… Read More »
The Temple Board for 2012 was installed on Jan. 6, 2012.
