september 2005 - West Los Angeles Buddhist Temple

WEST LOS ANGELES BUDDHIST TEMPLE BULLETIN
2003 Corinth Avenue
Los Angeles, California 90025
(310) 477-7274, Fax (310) 477-6674
E-mail westlabt@verizon.net
Vol. 48, No. 9 & 10
September & October 2005
UPCOMING WLA EVENTS
SEPTEMBER 2005
Reminder: Weekly Sunday Services, Study Classes and Taiko Practices resume.
Saturday, September 17
Sunday, September 18
9:30 a.m. – 12:00 noon
10:00 a.m.
Ohigan Seminar
Ohigan Service
Guest Speakers:
Guest Speaker: Rev. Koju Terada (J)
Rev. Shoken Ueda (J), Mr. Jeff Wilson (E)
Hamburger Lunch follows.
OCTOBER 2005
Saturday, October 1
Sunday, October 23
1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
9:30 a.m.
WLA hosts Tri-Temple Mini-Seminar
Tanomoshi Appreciation
“EXPLORING RELIGIOUS &
Sunday Service
EVERYDAY RITUALS”
Details to follow later.
REV. USUKI’S PAGE
Thank You
If we believe in an old cliché “We’re having too
much fun” then we experienced it at our Obon
Festival last month. How amazing it was to see
an overflow crowd who packed the temple
grounds on both days, dancing, eating, and
visiting with family and friends. I was told that
this was the biggest crowd in memory, and the
food and game sales hit a record amount as
well. This was my first WLA Obon and I really
did not know what to expect after months of
preparation and anticipation, but what I
experienced was total joy and the “Gathering of
Joy” could not have been more true. Our anticipation was so great that I was even coaxed to
dancing after 40 years of hesitation and watching from the sidelines. Now my wife, Rev. Patti,
and I are hooked. This success could not have
been possible without the members and new
friends who came to help with various chores.
The biggest Thank You must go to the people
who came early for many days to make sushi,
won ton, udon and other items. They sacrificed
their time and many were unable to stay and
enjoy dancing.
We already have a loftier goal of expanding the
Obon even more next year by moving the
dancing to the street and adding more booths.
Our mission in life is to realize the Oneness of
all life and to share in this experience together
both religiously and with the community. If we
can continue to have a positive attitude while
sharing our effort and joy then who knows how
many more people we can make happy?
A Short Story about Myokonin Shoma
On a particular hot day, Shoma was out in the
fields cutting grass. At noon, he rushed home
and immediately went to the Butsudan (family
altar). Opening the small front doors, he
reached in and gently removed the scroll of
Amida Buddha. He then attached the scroll to
the end of a bamboo pole with some string.
Carrying the pole outside, he began to wave it
around saying, “Ah…Oyasama (Amida), now
you feel much cooler.”
Through this simple act, Shoma expressed joy.
From this seemingly childish behavior, we are
able to see the purity of Shoma’s conviction,
that is, to live life in naturalness.
If you had a chance to come early to watch our
Taiko Class perform then you were treated to
something very special. The WLA Taiko group’s
first mission statement is to have “fun” and I
think the audience and the performers truly
“had too much fun.”
(From “Shoma the Myokonin” by Rev. Jim
Yanagihara)
In Gassho.
Rev. Fumiaki Usuki
SHINSHU CORNER
Eye Ball
The work of an eyeball is to see things outside
of itself. If an eyeball begins to see itself or
parts of itself, this world has to be considered
an abnormality, and illness of some sort. Our
“Self” is like the eyeball, its function is to simply be and to respond naturally to its surroundings. Should it begin to reflect simply on
itself, this would lead to a state of hyper selfconsciousness and would destroy the Thusness
of the Self.
(From Jodoshinshu Buddhism – Through Stories,
Translations, Sayings, and Sermons, Tetsuo
Unno)
(Rev. Usuki’s Page continued on next page)
CONDOLENCES TO THE FAMILIES OF:
MR GREGORY ARATA YAMANAKA
12/20/53 – 06/27/05
MRS MARY TANIMURA
10/16/21 – 08/01/05
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(Rev. Usuki page continued)
BUDDHIST SERVICE ETIQUETTE
should be constantly taught to the Dharma
School students. The Dharma School and other
temple activities afford various opportunities in
which Dana, along with other Paramitas, may
be practiced.
Listening to the Reading of Sacred
Writings
The minister often reads excerpts from the
“Epistles of Rennyo Shonin” (Gobunsho) or
other writings before or after delivering his/her
sermon. The congregation should sit with
heads bowed and listen to the words. When the
speaker bows in greeting the congregation, or
bows after the talk, the congregation should
return the bow.
Offertory (Osaisen)
It has been the practice of Dharma School children to make small contributions to the temple.
The teachers may help their students grasp the
importance of their acts of Dana through stories showing the merits of this act. Money given
boastfully or niggardly is not true Osaisen.
Teach the difference so that they may
appreciate the true meaning of giving.
Leading the Congregation in Reading
Leading the congregation in reading, whether it
is the Golden Chain or excerpts from the
Dhammapada, is an honor and therefore
should be performed in that spirit. Before beginning the reading, Gassho and bow toward
the altar. Hold the book with both hands. Read
slowly and distinctly so that the congregation
can follow together.
The method of accepting contributions varies
with different temples. The majority of temples
have their Offertory Box near the entrance of
the Hondo (main hall). The children and members drop their Osaisen in this box as they enter the temple. Some temples have the system
of collecting the Osaisen during the service or
in the separate classes.
Dana
As the first of the Six Paramitas and a major
virtue in the Buddhist Teachings, the practice
and understanding of Dana (giving selflessly)
Namo amida butsu
(end of Rev. Usuki’s Page)
Namo amida butsu
Namo amida butsu
PRESIDENT YUKI’S REPORT
Dōmo Arigato to all the members and volunteers who made this year's Obon Festival the
best we've ever had. Congratulations to our
Obon Festival Chairman, Tosh Ishioka and his
able committee for a job well done. In anticipation of a big crowd, everyone worked extra hard
to have more food, drinks, and games. The colorful Obon Odori, ably MC'd by Jack Fujimoto, had about 400+ dancers including those
from neighboring temples. The performance by
the newly organized WLABT Taiko Group was a
delightful addition to the entertainment. The
Ikebana and Bonsai exhibits were enjoyed by
the many visitors Because the crowd keeps
growing every year and we have to add extra
booths to accommodate them, plans are to
expand our Obon Festival again next year.
Wilson, who is a PhD candidate in Buddhism
from University of North Carolina. On Saturday, October 1, 2005, WLA will be hosting the
Tri-Temple Mini Seminar, with members of the
Gardena and Venice Temples invited to attend.
Everyone in WLABT is welcome to attend these
seminars. Please refer to the flyer in this
Bulletin for further details.
WLABT will be enrolling in the Ralphs Community Contribution Program in which we will receive cash for each dollar you spend at Ralphs
Market. For all members with a Ralphs Card,
please sign up for this program at the temple.
This program is similar to the Script program
we had a few years ago but instead of having to
buy scripts before-hand, all we need is your
Ralphs Club card number. The Temple will get
a rebate of 4%-5%. See the flyer in this issue.
At the August meeting the Board voted to use
Mr. Fred Watarida’s donation of $50,000 for
Buddhist Education. The Buddhist Education
Committee (BEC) will be putting on seminars
and getting materials to further Buddhist
studies. The first event will be the Ohigan
Seminar which will be held on Saturday, September 17, 2005. The Japanese speaker will be
Rev. Shoken Ueda from Oxnard Buddhist
Temple. Our English speaker will be Mr. Jeff
Sawtelle Gakuin will be holding classes in three
classrooms every Saturday from Aug. 20, 2005
through June 10, 2006. There will be approximately 30 students, 3 teachers, and one parent
volunteer. The students will be using the
southeast area of the parking lot for their short
recess. Please be aware of this fact and drive
carefully and park in the northwesterly areas.
DHARMA SCHOOL
FAMILY FUN NIGHT
6:00 P.M. October
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Games, Prizes, Food
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Masako Ishioka
80 PLUS YARD SALE
The annual yard sale for the 80-Plus Lunch
Program was a huge success. Many thanks to
the men and women who helped to pick up the
donated items, set up the tables and racks,
and helped with the sale and clean-up
afterwards. It was hard work and greatly
appreciated.
Buddhist Eduction Committee (BEC)
Haru Matsumune
WLA BEC has reorganized and grown this
summer. Haru Matsumune and Jennifer Oda
are co-chairpersons; Betty Takahashi is the
Treasurer; Diane Ohkawahira, Yuki Sakurai,
Yasuko Shohara, and Rick Stambul are
members.
The yard sale would not be possible without
the donations from members and friends. A
special thank you to Alice Umeda for her most
generous donation from the estate of her late
brother Masaru Sunada.
BEC’s purpose is to provide continuing education through seminars, workshops, and lectures, and to help share the teachings through
publications. We are grateful to Mr. Fred Watarida, Betty Takahashi’s uncle, for his donation. At their August meeting, the temple board
approved the use of this donation to fund BEC
activities.
If you have clothes you no longer wear, small
appliances and jewelry you no longer use, or
anything that is too good to throw away, please
keep us in mind for the next yard sale.
BEC is currently preparing for two seminars:
(1) WLA’s own Fall Ohigan Seminar with Rev.
Shoken Ueda of Oxnard speaking in Japanese and Mr. Jeff Wilson, a doctoral candidate in Buddhism, speaking in English.
Thank you again for your support.
Yard Sale Committee
Dorothy Ikkanda
BWA NEWS
(2) Southern District Tri-Temple Mini-Seminar
on “Exploring Religious and Everyday Rituals.” WLA members will be happy to know
that both events are being held at their own
temple.
WHEW! What a relief this year’s Obon is now
history. Rev. Usuki reminded us that WLA
would be hosting “the only show in town” so we
should expect an overflow crowd. He was right!
The Spam musubi was a new item and a big
hit. The BWA will definitely have to include this
along with our sushi. It’s much easier to increase production on the musubi than the
sushi.
Details for each seminar are printed elsewhere
in this issue of the Bulletin.
OBON 2005
Rev. Usuki seemed pleased with the crowds of
people who were at our Obon. We may not have
had enough food, but for many of the young
people, it’s “homecoming” and a time to touch
base with friends.
Our Obon Festival was a HUGE SUCCESS with
additional new booths and entertainment. The
Taiko Group had the Taiko Toss Game and
Snow Cone booths. The WLA Youth Club had
the Fishing Game and the Coffee/Dessert
booths. A special thank you to Connie Yahata
and Judy Okita who organized the booths and
coordinated the helpers.
September toban: Chiyo Minato, chair.
October toban: Haru Matsumune, chair.
September:
10 Sat 1:00 pm
16 Fri
7:30 pm
17 Sat 9:30–12
18 Sun 10:00 am
October:
1 Sat 1-5 pm
7-9
Fri-Sun
15 Sat 11:00 am
16 Sun 12 pm
The entertainment was special on Saturday
and Sunday, the premier of the WLA Taiko
Group under the leadership of Elaine
Fukumoto, Joyce Layne, and Audrey
Nakasone. The performers played with energy
and enthusiasm and were well received. The
Kinnara Taiko also presented a lively
performance on Sunday.
BWA Service & Meeting
BCA SD Council Mtg.
Ohigan Seminar
Lunch (all for $10)
Ohigan Service
Hamburger Lunch
SD Tri-Temple Seminar
FBWA Conference
(Fresno)
BM/BWA Memorial
Service and lunch
BWA Service & Meeting
A BIG THANK YOU TO ALL of the food booths
who worked so very hard to prepare more food
for the expected crowd. Jim Shimomaye purchased new equipment to make the delicious
chicken teriyaki. The BWA added the popular
spam musubi to their sushi booth. We appreciated the ladies from the Venice BT and other
friends who volunteered to help with the
preparation of sushi and wonton.
Tosh Ishioka, Obon chairman wore many hats
during our annual festival. Thank you for the
many hours you spent making sure the event
went smoothly.
The Obon Committee members always get their
work done efficiently. Special thanks to Sam
Hada and Hidemi Ohkawahira – they helped
several booths with purchasing and delivering
goods. We welcome Kay Okamoto, our new
Obon treasurer. We thank Grace Mizushima
and her teachers who spent weeks teaching the
dances. Lastly we like to acknowledge the support from the Hui Aikane, family of members,
and other friends who helped with various
booths.
The BWA would like to thank the many young
people who turned out to help us on the sushi
project. I hesitate to name some and leave others out, so to all the young people…the BWA
says “THANK YOU!!”
OBON DRAWING WINNERS
1st prize
2nd prize
3rd prize
Craig Iwamoto
Irene Yamatoku
P.J. Chavez
Congratulations to the winners and
thanks to all who supported this event.
Tosh Ishioka
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WLA TAIKO TIDBITS
Ohkawa-hira) and extending up to and
including 84 years (Akira Nishimoto) made the
performance memorable.
Richard Stambul
In less than six months, under the vigorous
leadership of our own Rev. Usuki, West Los
Angeles Buddhist Temple has a Taiko Group!
What a success story. In December, we were
scrounging around for tires from which to
fashion “learner” taikos, and we were only just
beginning our now successful and weekly taiko
classes. It happened so fast. Those of you
fortunate enough to witness the premier performance of our Taiko Group at our Obon saw
it all: Ten taiko built from the ground up by
Rev. Usuki, Ichiro Ouchi, and Mas Sasaki
who devoted 100’s of hours (some estimates
reach 500 hours!) of time and hard work in
building them in the garage which should probably be renamed the “Usuki-Ouchi-Sasaki
Carpentry and Cooper Shop”. We also watched
31 Taiko students performing at Obon on both
Saturday and Sunday, led by our selfless and
devoted taiko teachers, namely, Elaine Fukumoto, Joyce Layne, and Audrey Nakasone, to
whom we can never express the full measure of
our appreciation. Both our Rev. Usuki as well
as Rev. Patti Usuki of San Fernando Valley
Buddhist Temple performed with our group to
round out the rhythm section and add to the
fun. Thank you Rev. Patti!
We also wish to again thank Kinnara Taiko who
graciously performed for us on Sunday afternoon as they have for many years and who
added to the festivities.
Finally, the Taiko Committee wishes to thank
Mr. Chico Jimenez, its taiko making consultant, who generously donated his time, advice,
and a beautiful Ōdaiko for our Taiko Group,
and to thank those members of our Sangha
who have sponsored taikos with their substantial donations, as well as to all those who have
made significant donations including the following organizations, WLA Temple, Sawtelle
Property, and Tanomoshi. Thanks for all your
support and generosity. Yoi-Sho!
Most impressive was the thunderous sound of
more than 25 taiko playing in unison. Equally
impressive was the age range of our performing
taiko group: Starting at 4 years (Ryan
Chico Jiminez & Revs. Usuki enjoy Taiko premiere.
Daughter Terumi teaches mom Connie Yahata how.
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had for a very long time. While it is now small
in numbers, hopefully this nucleus will expand
into a thriving organization of our Temple. They
are talented individuals, and each has been a
strong supporter of this Temple in the past.
GRADUATION SERVICE
At the annual Father’s Day & Graduation Service held this past June 19, several graduates
were recognized by the Temple.
From left to right, they are Brian Oyama, Jim
Shimomaye,
Allison
Yahata,
Kristina
Kimura, Klaude Kimura, and Rev. Usuki.
From Rev. Usuki on the left, they are Terumi
Yahata graduating from elementary school,
Allyson Tachiki from high school, Leah Takahashi also from high school (mother Betty Takahashi is standing in for her in the photo),
and Joyce Hada from college (with grandfather
Sam Hada standing in).
ALLYSON TACHIKI
SCHOLARSHIP
RECEIVES
80-PLUS YARD SALE
The successful results of this year’s 80-Plus
Yard Sale held annually in June is mentioned
elsewhere in this issue. Below are some scenes
from that sale.
WLA
Vance Nishimoto
At the same service mentioned above, Allyson
Tachiki, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Martin
Tachiki and former member of WLA Sangha
Teens and Jr. YBA, received a WLA Scholarship
offered each year by WLA Buddhist Temple.
It’s like a Macy’s sidewalk sale, except our
prices are much, much better.
Here, Temple President Yuki Sakurai and Rev.
Usuki are shown with Allyson after the
scholarship presentation. Congratulations!
Allyson attended Venice High School. Her academic and extra-curricular accomplishments
are impressive and too numerous to recite
here. Suffice it to summarize by noting that her
GPA exceeds 3.98 and that her extra-curricular
activities included basketball, eventually becoming a head coach of a boy’s sureshot basketball team. Significantly, she was also active
in community service organizations and
projects serving students with special needs.
The high class merchandise, mostly Japanese
items, is sold in the Social Hall.
Allyson’s next goal is to earn an undergraduate
degree from UCLA and then attend graduate
school at USC’s School of Cinema-Television.
She hopes to use this educational foundation
for a career in the entertainment industry as a
film
producer
or
creative
development
executive.
NEW WLA YBA CABINET INSTALLED
Tom Ikkanda is shown rummaging around the
hardware and appliances section of the sale. No
doubt he is looking for even more stuff to put
away in his bulging garage. It’s hard to pass-up
a great bargain! Heh, heh.
Also during the same service mentioned above,
a very significant event took place. It was significant because it was an installation of the
WLA YBA, an organization that WLA has not
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WLA BUDDHIST EDUCATION COMMITTEE (BEC) ANNOUNCEMENT
The WLA BEC announces two seminars, the FALL OHIGAN SEMINAR and the TRI-TEMPLE MINI-SEMINAR
(flyer on next page).
The Fall Ohigan Seminar is new to WLA Buddhist Temple. The Tri-Temple Mini-Seminar is a project of the
Southern District (SD) Council of the BCA that has been in existence for many years. The temples in SD are
divided into groups of three closest neighboring temples. Once a year one temple in a tri-temple group takes
its turn at planning and hosting a seminar on a topic of its own choosing, and invites the other two temples in
the group to attend as guests. The SD Council provides a financial subsidy for each seminar. This year is
WLA’s turn in the Gardena, Venice, WLA group.
We hope many WLA members will attend to hear the interesting topics to be discussed at these two seminars.
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Tri-Temple Mini-Seminar
Gardena - Venice - West LA
Saturday, October 1, 2005
1:00 - 5:00 pm
Exploring Religious and
Everyday Rituals
NO CHARGE, but please contact us to reserve a place:
West Los Angeles Buddhist Temple
2003 Corinth Avenue • Los Angeles, CA 90025
(310) 477-7274 • westlabt@verizon.net
funded by Southern District Buddhist Education Committee
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This year, Obon Chair Tosh Ishioka asked
Asoka and other food booths to prepare more
food. This presented a problem to Asoka because their membership is small, but a bunch
of young people volunteered to help preparations. The photo below shows some of these
volunteers hard at work.
BUDDHIST MEN NEWS
As other WLA organizations have experienced
at our last Obon Festival, the Buddhist Men
also appear to have improved their sales and
profits, over past years. This would not have
been possible without (1) the old-timers continuing to come out to help, despite their increasing aches and pains, and (2) the many
energetic young non-member volunteers that
came out to help in our booths. We truly
appreciate their support.
Another group we should greatly appreciate is
the chairmen of our booths. Unlike the rest of
us who just have to show up for our assigned
time slots, they have to work for days before
the Festival making preparations, work in the
booths all day long, and clean up after the
booth closes for the night.
It is not just the adults that come out to help at
Obon. Because of the forecast for high temperatures during our Obon
weekend,
many
large
blocks of ice
had
to
be
purchased and
cut into more
manageable
chunks. In the
photo to the
left, Justin Mizushima sets
about moving
ice
chunks
while Dr. Jack
Fujimoto
supervises.
Just one example of preparation necessary is
cutting cha shu for the Udon Booth:
Clockwise from the bottom left: Sho Matsumi,
Rev. Harold Oda, Booth Co-Chair Sam Hada
showing All-Thumbs Sei Shohara how to cut
cha shu without leaving a finger behind to be
discovered later by a customer, Dr. Jack Fujimoto being lectured by Co-Chair George
Ozamoto, Bob Fujimoto showing only his hat,
Ichiro Ouchi, and Mas Sasaki.
George Oshimo Produces Obon Album
As many of our readers know, George Oshimo
has been a very talented serious photographer
for a very long time. Many of the portraits of
past Temple presidents hanging in the hallway
outside the Temple office are George’s work.
2005 Buddhist Men/BWA Memorial Service
Saturday, October 15, 11:00 am
At the Obon just passed, George took a large
number of beautiful photographs, especially of
the Obon dancers. He made an album with
these photographs and the album is in the
Temple office. Go take a look. We will explore
publishing some in a future Bulletin.
Lunch will be served afterwards
Toban: BWA
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Many thanks to George Oshimo!
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OTHER OBON PICS
PUBLICATION DEADLINE
At Rev. Usuki’s suggestion, we are trying to
move toward monthly publication of the
Bulletin to make the content more up-to-date
when you receive it. Toward this end, some
new rules have to be followed:
1. There is now a fixed deadline date for articles. It is the 15th of each publication
month. This is a “drop-dead” date, meaning
articles received after this date will not get
in. Normally, articles should be submitted
soon after the first of the month.
2. All organizations and individuals wanting
an article published must write them, and
not expect the Bulletin staff to do it for them.
The Asoka Fujinkai’s Chicken Wings & Wonton
booth always has a very long line of customers
lined up in front of it to buy their delicious
dish. Usually, this booth is the first to sell out.
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APPRECIATION TO TANOMOSHI
THANKS TO RAFFLE DONORS
Jack Fujimoto
Roy Higa
The WLA Buddhist Temple would like to thank
the following merchants for their generous donations to the Obon Raffle, and the banks
listed for donating the cost of printing raffle
tickets.
The Temple Board, at its August 8, 2005,
meeting, approved a resolution to express its
appreciation to the WLABT-sponsored Tanomoshi for its many years of contributions to
the welfare and expansion of the Temple.
Aki Restaurant
Baba’s Lawnmower Shop
Bob’s Sporting Goods Center
Fukui Mortuary
Georges Hardware & Garden Supplies Inc.
Hide Sushi Japanese Restaurant
Jo-Mi Plumbing & Solar Inc.
Kubota Nikkei Mortuary
Mike’s Flatbed Service
Minato Insurance Agency
Morinaga Nutritional Food Inc.
Safe & Save Market
Satsuma Oriental Imports & Gifts
California Bank & Trust
Union Bank of California
The Tanomoshi officially closed its books on
June 30, 2005.
At one time in my Temple presidency in 20032004, there was some ambivalence about
whether Tanomoshi was going to cease operations. But, now, their president, Bob Matsumoto, made it official.
What is Tanomoshi?
I see it as a ‘system of capitalism at its best’
where a group of persons make periodic contributions that when pooled, builds capital for
one of its members to withdraw the pooled
capital for a fee, and at the same time, makes a
donation to the Temple Tanomoshi Fund.
These accumulated donations to the Tanomoshi Fund have been the source of their
contributions to the Temple for its many projects.
ANDY IKEDA TALKS ON LIFE IN INDIA
In the last issue of the Bulletin, we reproduced
a lengthy article originally published in 1982
about Alice Ikeda’s fascinating trip through
India with her son Andy. Andy, who grew up in
comfortable WLA, has been living there in the
remote reaches of a mountain where going to
the nearest village to pick up mail is a fourhour walk on dirt trails.
1994 records show that Tanomoshi contributed some $300,000 to the construction of the
Social Hall and renovation of the Main Hall
(Hondo)(post Northridge earthquake). More recently, Tanomoshi contributed funding for the
Technology project connecting the Hondo with
Social Hall using the latest computer video
technology ($13,000 project).
As he has done in recent years, Andy returned
here for the summer again to look after his
parents. Rev. Usuki thought it would be very
interesting to many of our members to hear
about his experiences, so he invited Andy to
speak and field questions at one of the informal
study classes that are now held after most
Sunday services. A good crowd showed up and
they were not disappointed.
Sunday, October 23, 2005
Rev. Usuki and the Board agreed to set aside
this date to recognize the Tanomoshi for its
many years of contributions to the Temple.
Planning for the day’s events including the
Dharma message from Rev. Usuki has been
delegated from the Board to a committee that
includes Board President, Yuki Sakurai, other
Board members and Tanomoshi officers.
Please reserve the date and come to the Service
and other events planned.
When Andy Ikeda visits in the summer, he always comes out to help, especially at Obon and
the yard sale. We deeply appreciate his help.
We look forward to seeing his smiling face
again next summer.
"Exploring Medicare Changes:
the New Prescription Drug Benefit"
Speaker Dianne Kujubu Belli,
Administrator of Community Based Care, Keiro Senior HealthCare
Presentation in English and Japanese
Sunday, November 6, 2005 - 1:00 to 2:15 p.m.
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Do you or your parents have Medicare?
Do you/they have prescription drug coverage
through an insurance plan or HMO?
Do you/they have prescription drug coverage
through a retirement plan?
If you answered "Yes" to any of the above, come
and learn about your options for Medicare Part D.
Every Medicare beneficiary will need to make a
choice between November 15, 2005 and May 15,
2006 on whether to enroll in Medicare Part D.
People who enroll after May 15, 2006, will have to
pay a penalty for every month they delay
enrollment.
Informational material and contact sites will be
made available at the lecture.
Public is invited to this lecture
Please contact Yasuko Shohara 310-454-7189 for RSVP or questions
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RALPHS MARKET TO CONTRIBUTE TO TEMPLE
The temple has enrolled in the Ralphs Community Contribution Program that contributes cash to
non-profit organizations for each dollar spent by its members at Ralphs. This is not like the old Script
program where you had to buy scripts before you went shopping and redeem them at the store. It is
much, much simpler.
To make this start working for us, Temple members with Ralphs Cards only have to register their card
number with the Temple once. That’s all. By registering, Ralphs knows which non-profit organization
is to be rebated for your purchases. The rebate amount is 4 - 5% depending on the total volume of
purchases by WLA members. Please help your Temple by registering your card.
この度WLA仏教会ではラルフマーケット（Ralphs）が行うキャッシュバック、地域貢献活動のプログ
ラムに参加する事になりました｡ WLA仏教会のリストに登録したメンバーがラルフマーケットで買い
物をした総合金額に対して4-5% のキャッシュバックがお寺に入リます。WLAのメンバーの方、そして
お友達も誘ってラルフのカードのナンバーをお寺に登録してください｡宜しくお願い致します。
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EXTRACT FROM STEVE JOBS’ COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS*
“…..No one wants to die. Even people who want to go to heaven don't want to die to get there. And yet
death is the destination we all share. No one has ever escaped it. And that is as it should be, because
Death is very likely the single best invention of Life. It is Life's change agent. It clears out the old to make
way for the new. Right now the new is you, but someday not too long from now, you will gradually
become the old and be cleared away. Sorry to be so dramatic, but it is quite true……Your time is limited,
so don't waste it living someone else's life…..”
(*Editor’s note: Jobs, the well-known co-founder of Apple Computer and Pixar, gave this address at Stanford University on June 12, 2005. The
full text of his often-quoted address is available on the Internet (search Google) and is well worth reading.)
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SEPTEMBER SHOTSUKI HOYO
OCTOBER SHOTSUKI HOYO
7:30 pm, Friday, September 9, 2005
Deceased:
Remembered By:
Matasaku Sakurai
Matasaku Sakurai
Ume Fukuhara
Ume Fukuhara
Ume Fukuhara
Matsukichi Sakahara
Sadaichi Mayetani
Wataru Shimomaye
Shintaro Takenoshita
Michiko Nakagawa
Michiko Nakagawa
Sadako Ishii
Shotaro Ueno
Naosuke Okanishi
Yoshio Kazumura
Shizuye Kazumura
Naosuke Okanishi
Yoshio Kazumura
Shizuye Kazumura
Nobuichi Okubo
Mamoru Takemoto
Chima Nakashima
Takano Nakamura
Robert Yabuta
Minoru Yuzuki
Shinsaku Mochizuki
Hachijiro Mori
Tameichi Mataga
Tameichi Mataga
Wasano Hada
Kei Kato
Takeo Sasaki
Tsutaye Mayeda
Sam Izuhara
Kaneto Arita
Masako Ishioka
Hatsu Kojima
Hatsu Kojima
Seikichi Nagatome
Frank Kondo
Karl Iwasaki
Judy Shintaku
Fusae Kurokawa
Karo Miyahara
Wakano Totani
Hisano Koshiyama
Harry Koshiyama
Hisano Koshiyama
Harry Koshiyama
Jimmy Fukumoto
Pat Ohnoki
Pat Ohnoki
Ei Nicho
Yoneo Maeda
George Tanaka
Takeo Murata
Yoshiko Kamibayashi
Tatsuo Sasaki
Tatsuo Sasaki
Tatsuo Sasaki
Steven Soda
Steven Soda
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7:30 pm, Friday, October 14, 2005
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Deceased:
Frank Fukuhara
Ihoko Fukuhara
Henry Fukuhara
Frank Fukuhara
Jimmy Fukuhara
Jerry Sakahara
Raymond Mayetani
Matsuo Shimomaye
Nobuyoshi Takenoshita
Fujio Nakagawa
Hisayo Ogata
Shigemitsu Ishii
Miyoye Takahashi
Kyoko Kikuno
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Tsukasa Mukai
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Stanley Onami
Betty Takahashi
Chiyoko Nishina
Kaoru Nakamura
Ayako Yabuta
Masako Oyanagi
Yoshiharu Mochizuki
Hatayo Shinto
Alan Hirano
Don Hirano
Isamu Hada
Reiko Kato
Rose Wenjen
Rev. Ben Mayeda
Masayo Izuhara
Masako Ishioka
Toshio Ishioka
Hisashi Kojima
George Kojima
Kinuyo Hitomi
Ray Kondo
Joni Iwasaki
Masami Shintaku
John Kurokawa
Tomiko Kudo
Reiko Totani
Evelyn Koshiyama
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Tom Koshiyama
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Tomiko Fukumoto
Brian Sugasawara
Harry Ohnoki
Tsukasa Nicho
Emiko Maeda
Keiko Tanaka
Michael Murata
Lily Nagatoshi
Sayo Sasaki
Masao Sasaki
Shigeto Sasaki
Janice Soda
Lorraine Soda
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Friday Sep. 23, 7:30 pm
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OCTOBER:
Friday Oct. 21, 7:30 pm
Remembered By:
Yasutaro Morioka
Masataro Miyamoto
Kazumi Nakamura
Kametaro Inatomi
Misao Inatomi
Mitsuyuki Uyeda
Itono Okumoto
Kan'ichi Takemoto
Miyo Nakashima
Ichisuke Fukuhara
Ichisuke Fukuhara
Ichisuke Fukuhara
Yaye Sakurai
Yaye Sakurai
Sadako Nagata
Yugi Ifuku
Toyo Ishihara
Nijiro Ohara
Koheiji Fujino
Munezo Kurauchi
Hideji Yanokawa
Nobuko Kanow
Nobuko Kanow
Seitaro Iwamoto
Toki Iwamoto
Kinkame Nishiya
Sueichi Uyemura
Kensaburo Adachi
Moyo Takenoshita
Kenso Ikkanda
Kinso Ikkanda
Riichi Ishioka
Ichi Hara
Torao Koda
Kiyono Koda
Takeo Yabuta
Larry Nitta
Haruyo Kawahara
Donald Sujishi
Toshiko Deguchi
Toshikazu Tamura
Toshikazu Tamura
Toshio Totani
Chikako Okamoto
Charles Mann
Jim Kimura
Willard Takeuchi
Tomoyo Takeuchi
Frank Yamane
Frank Yamane
George Yamamoto
Yasu Ige
Sakuichi Takade
Sakuichi Takade
Harumi Nagai
Kathleen Kafka
Kathleen Kafka
Masao Tominaga
Teruko Hashimoto
Teruko Hashimoto
Virginia Tominaga
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Haruko Morioka
Ben Miyamoto
Kaoru Nakamura
Nancy Shimotsu
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Ichiro Uyekubo
Alice Ikeda
Masaye Maruyama
George Nakashima
Henry Fukuhara
Frank Fukuhara
Jimmy Fukuhara
Frank Fukuhara
Ihoko Fukuhara
George Ozamoto
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George Ishihara
Miyo Ohara
Harry Fujino
Chiyoko Kawashiri
Mary Yanokawa
Aiko Tsuboi
Tadashi Kanow
Tomiko Iwamoto
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Kunihiro Nishiya
Mrs. Uyemura
Fumiko Koyama
Nobuyoshi Takenoshita
John Ikkanda
Tom Ikkanda
Toshio Ishioka
Mike Hara
Edward Koda
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Ayako Yabuta
Jane Nitta
Takeshi Kawahara
Sharon Nishimura
Masako Nekoda
Emiko Matsumoto
Akie Okui
Reiko Totani
Keizaburo Okamoto
Andrea Mann
Emiko Kimura
Diane Ooka
Toshiko Yamane
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Pauline Tsuge
Ikuko Yamamoto
Minoru Ige
Manabu Takade
Masako Ido
Hitoshi Nagai
Robert Kafka
Kay Kafka
Chiyoko Tominaga
Mark Hashimoto
Naomi Negoro
Randy Tominaga
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Watch for Photos on Bulletin Boards
Rev. Usuki has put up photo displays on bulletin
boards in the Social Hall. You can have copies
made of any photo you want by borrowing a CD
from the Temple office and taking it to a store
such as Sav-On Drugs for photo processing.
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Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
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OCTOBER 2005
Office hours: 10:00 am – 3:00 pm
310-477-7274
1 – 5 pm Tri-Temple
Mini Seminar
Bulletin Toban: Asoka Fujinkai
westlabt@verizon.net
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9:30 am Sunday Service/Dharma School/
Study Class (E)
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7:30 pm Taiko
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FBWA Conference – final day
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7:30 pm Temple
Board Meeting
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10 am SD Ministers’
Meeting at Betsuin
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7:30 pm Taiko
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9:30 am Sunday Service/Dharma School/
Study Class (E)
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7:30 pm Taiko
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1 pm Study Class (E)
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10/7-9/05 FBWA Conference
Fresno Radisson Hotel
1 pm Study Class (E) 7:30 pm
Shotsuki Hoyo
7:30 pm Buddhist
Men Meeting
NO Sunday Service
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1 pm Study Class (E)
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11 am Buddhist Men/
BWA Memorial Service
and lunch
Toban: BWA
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7:30 pm
Bingo
12 pm BWA Service and Meeting (brown bag)
9:30
am
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Tanomoshi Appreciation
Sunday Service/Dharma School
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7:30 pm Taiko
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9:30 am Sunday Service/Study Class (E)
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12 pm
80-Plus Lunch
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7:30 pm Asoka
Fujinkai Meeting
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1 pm Study Class (E)
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6 pm Family Fun
Night
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
SEPTEMBER
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
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2005
Office hours: 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
310-477-7274
Wednesday
1 pm Study Class (E)
No Bulletin
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9/2-4/05 SD FAMILY CONFERENCE
and SD JR. YBA CONFERENCE
Anheim Hilton
wlabt@verizon.net
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SD FAMILY CONFERENCE – concludes
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1 pm Study Class (E) 7:30 pm Shotsuki
Hoyo
Office Closed
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1 pm BWA Service
and Meeting
No Sunday Service
BCA Continuing Education – Rev. Usuki in SF
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9:30 am Sunday Service/Dharma School/
Study Class (E)
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7:30 pm Temple
Board Meeting
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OHIGAN SERVICE/DHARMA SCHOOL
Guest Speaker: Rev. Koju Terada (J)
Toban: Buddhist Men
Hamburger Lunch to follow
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1pm Study Class (E)
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7:30 pm
Bingo
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9:30 am Sunday Service/Dharma School/
Study Class (E)
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1 pm Study Class (E) 7:30 pm SD Council
Meeting
7 pm Buddhist Men
Meeting
7:30 pm Post-Obon
Meeting
7:30 pm Taiko
am
1 pm Shigin Kinryu Kai (Onshu Kai)
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7:30 pm Taiko
7 pm Religious
Service Meeting
1 pm Shigin (Dokokai)
10
13
10 am SDMinisters’
Meeting at Betsuin
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12 pm 80 Plus
Lunch
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28
7:30 pm Taiko
7:30 pm Asoka
Fujinkai Meeting
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1pm Study Class (E)
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9:30 am to 12 pm
Ohigan Seminar
Speakers:
Rev. Shoken Ueda (J)
Mr. Jeff Wilson (E)
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