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 »
Dear Venice Hongwanji Buddhist Temple, Here’s to a very successful Mochitsuki event. When our temple can bring friends and families together, we are spreading the Nembutsu in practice. Everyone, young and old worked extremely hard. From rice washing, setup, boiling, grinding, pounding, cutting, shaping, brushing, packaging, distributing and tear down: all were done with extreme… Read More »
Thank you to those who helped with the setup this past Saturday!!!! Your dedication to the Temple is exemplary. And thank you to June Fujioka for helping me put the lunch together! Thank you very much to YABA for setting up the rice into (23) barrels and the initial washing on Wednesday evening! Schedule for… Read More »
KOMOCHI – $4.00 PKG
OKASANE – $7.00 SET
Pick up Saturday, December 10, 2011 (after 2:00 pm)
DEADLINE FOR ALL ORDERS IS NOVEMBER 27, 2011
The Venice Hongwanji Buddhist Temple will be observing its annual Eitaikyo Perpetual Memorial Service on Sunday, November 13, 2011, beginning at 10:00 a.m.
The Eitaikyo Perpetual Memorial Service is observed by the temple to celebrate the lives of all of our family members and friends who have gone to the Pure Land of Amida. It is a chance to show our gratitude to all those from our past who have shared with us the teachings of the Nembutsu. It is also a time when we rededicate ourselves to passing down the teachings of the Nembutsu to future generations, as the past generations have done for us.… Read More »
The Institute of Buddhist Studies & Buddhist Churches of America Center for Buddhist Education present Winter Pacific Seminar – 21st Century “A Life of Shinjin” with Keynote Speaker Reverend Dr. David Matsumoto. Panelists include Reverend Yushi Mukojima, Reverend Patricia Usuki, Reverend Henry Adams, Reverend John Iwohara, and topics will be Chanting, Haiku Workshop with Reverend Lee Rosenthal, and Buddhist Etiquette.… Read More »
Join us on Saturday, November 12, 2011 at 6:00pm for our annual Venice Hongwanji ABA Steak Feast & Bingo Night*, an ABA fundraiser.
Price: $20 per plate
This event requires ADVANCE ORDER SALES only available thru ABA members. No new orders will be available at the door on the date of the event.… Read More »
Benefit Dance featuring Carry On in their first appearance in Southern California in 4 years! Saturday, January 28, 2012 at Orange County Buddhist Church. Click Here for more information.… Read More »
Oxnard Buddhist Temple invites you to join us for our upcoming Seminar on Existence of Continual Suffering: Living with Mental Illness in our eight-part series entitled Facing Life’s Challenges: Practical Advice and Buddhist Wisdom. On Saturday, October 22, at 2:00 PM, representatives from National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Ventura County will present the In… Read More »
Open Neighborhoods and PermaCity present a Free Reception and Workshop with Joy Hughes of Colorado’s Solar Gardens Institute Thursday, October 20, 2011, 6-8pm at Working Village 212 Marine Street, Santa Monica (map) Hors d’oevres and refreshments will be provided. Space is limited. RSVP required Learn about California’s proposed solar gardens bill, SB-843, designed to allow… Read More »
