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Tacoma Buddhist Temple Web Page
The Tacoma Buddhist Temple belongs to the Jodo Shinshu Nishi Hongwanji tradition of Buddhism. Our national
organization is the Buddhist Churches of America, headquartered in San Francisco, California.
We are located at: 1717 South Fawcett Avenue, Tacoma, WA 98402
Fukuma Family Farewell Dinner
A farewell dinner for Rev. Fukuma and his family is scheduled for 7
p.m. Friday, June 20, at the LaQuijnta Inn & Suites in Tacoma. A
no-host bar will open at 6:30 p.m.. If you would like to make
reservations to attend this very special event, please contact Frank
Mizukami at (253) 922-6394 or e-mail him at Fymizukami@juno.com.
Memorial Day Cemetary Visitation Schedule
10 AM Dharma School/Adult Memorial Day Service
1 PM Old Tacoma Cemetery
1:30 PM Mountain View
Cemetery
1:45 PM New Tacoma Cemetery
4 PM Sumner Cemetery
President's Perspective
A message from our temple president
Special thankyou's
To the people on the March and April Toban lists who came in early
Sunday morning to clean our temple. "Thank you" to George and Cora
Murakami, Toshie Dogen and Gene Dogen for their generous time to get an
early start in the cleanup. Also, "thank you" to all the others who may
have been able to make it early, in which I was unable to obtain their
names. And, as always, thanks to all the other Toban members who helped
clean up after Sunday's service. — Delbert Sasaki
In the library
Our largest sections of books are finally organized, labeled and have
check-out cards in them. The books on Jodo Shinshu, General Buddhism,
Tibetan Buddhism and Zen Buddhism are mostly finished with some
exceptions. I still have the books in the categories of “Japan”,
“Philosophy & Religion”, and “Miscellaneous” to organize as well as
the mixed media section. From now on, all books with labels can be
checked out using their cards instead of the sign-out sheet.
Also, I will now start reminding people to return late books via email.
I also want to thank Shizuka Faria for donating “The Buddha Tree” by
Fumio Niwa, and “The Monks’ Wife” & “The Monk Who Dared” by Ruth M.
Tabrah to our temple library. — Lynrae Hubbell
Rev. Kosho Yukawa to serve as part-time interim minister
Rev. Kosho Yukawa, a retired Rinban of the Sacramento Buddhist Temple
Betsuin and a former minister of the Tacoma Buddhist Temple, has been
named by the Buddhist Churches of America to serve as our Temple’s
interim minister on a part-time
basis.
Rev. Yukawa will succeed Rev. Shinjun Masayuki Fukuma, who must return
to Japan with his family after his request for a visa extension was
denied by U.S. Immigration & Naturalization officials.
Rev. Yukawa’s duties will include conducting one Sunday service per
month, officiating at funeral, memorial and wedding services when
requested, and supervising the work of the three minister’s
assistants. Rev. Fukuma and his family will be permitted to wrap
up their affairs
in Tacoma on a 90-day visitor visa to end in June. A farewell dinner
will be planned prior to their departure.
Thanks for your participation in Sukiyaki 2008!
The annual Tacoma Buddhist Temple’s Sukiyaki Dinner that was held on
Sunday March 2, 2008, was very successful thanks to all the members and
supporters of our Temple. From the hall construction on Thursday
and Friday, food preparations on Saturday and Sunday, the Sukiyaki
event on Sunday, and clean-up on Tuesday, Sukiyaki Week was a very busy
and rewarding event for everyone involved. With the full
cooperation of the Sangha, we accomplished this major fundraiser for
our
Temple.
If you have any suggestions on how we can make this event even better,
please contact us soon so that we can incorporate your thoughts in the
Sukiyaki report.
Thank you again,
Vicki and Bob Yoshioka
Study class on Tannisho to be rescheduled
The spring Study Class on the Tannisho, originally scheduled for April
15, 22, 29 and May 6, will be rescheduled to a later date due to the
departure of Rev. Fukuma as our minister. Rev. Kosho Yukawa, who will serve as our interim minister on a
part-time basis, has agreed to teach the class on the Tannisho at a
later date.
An announcement will be made in an upcoming issue of the Myokyo to let you know when the class will take place.
They project this self-created world
onto their ideas of past and future
and the present moment.
They try to crystallize reality
into permanent shapes and categories.
In this way they veil the path of insight, the spiritual path
which reveals the innate clarity, freedom,
and radiant transparency of What Is.
—Prajna paramita
Temple Re-Organization Committee report (updated April '08)
Click this link
Socho Ogui names Ted Tamaki Honorary Minister's Assistant
Tacoma Buddhist Temple member Ted Tamaki was named Honorary Minister’s
Assistant by BCA Socho (Bishop) Koshin Ogui in a special ceremony
before the close of the Northwest Buddhist Convention in Tukwila
February 17.
Tacoma Buddhist Temple Resident Minister Rev. Shinjun Masayuki Fukuma
nominated Ted for the honor. The title bestows the authority to conduct
regular Temple services, deliver Dharma talks, and conduct other
appropriate religious activities under the direction of the resident
minister.
Ted serves as chairman of the Buddhist Education Committee and is a
Dharma School teacher. Congratulations, Ted, for this richly deserved
honor.
Frank Kawasaki honored with Kay Young Award
Tacoma Buddhist Temple President Frank Kawasaki recently was named as
the recipient of the Kay Young Award by the 150-member Puget Sound Sumi
Artists. The prestigious annual award, given in memory of a PSSA
founding member, honors artists for their important contributions to
the growth and development of the organization.
Through Frank’s efforts, members of PSSA have helped raise significant
amounts of money for the Tacoma Buddhist Temple through their paintings
donated to the Temple’s Annual Fall Food & Crafts Bazaar.
Congratulations, Frank!
A human being is part of the whole, called by us “universe,” a part
limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts and
feelings, as something separate from the rest – a kind of optical
delusion of consciousness. This delusion is a kind of prison for us,
restricting us to our personal desires and to affection for a few
persons nearest to us. Our task must be to free ourselves from this
prison by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living
creatures and the whole of nature in its beauty.
– Albert Einstein
H istoric Tacoma working to preserve Tacoma's sacred places
Learn more about their goals regarding the preservation of Tacoma's sacred place
Learn more about Historic Tacoma
Real peace will arise spontaneously
When your mind becomes free
Of attachments,
When you know that the objects of the world
Can never give you what you really want.
-Theragatha
‘It is easier to meditate
than to actually do something for others.
I feel that merely to meditate on compassion
is to take the passive option.
Our meditation should form
the basis for action,
for seizing the opportunity to do something.’
-His Holiness the Dalai Lama
Is your contact information correct?
Your updated information is needed for the new Temple directory!
Bob Nakayama is preparing to publish a new Temple directory and he
needs your help. If you have moved or have a new telephone number since
the last directory was published, please contact Bob with your new
information.
Also, if you would like to have your e-mail address
included in the directory, please give him that information as well.
Please contact Bob by phone at (253) 535-3705; by mail at 16611 33rd
Ave. E, Tacoma, WA 98446-1387; or by e-mail at BNAKAYAMA@msn.com
by January 31 with any changes or new information.
Thank you.
Daily Buddhist Wisdom
The purpose of studying Buddhism is not to study Buddhism, but to study ourselves.
-Shunryu Suzuki, "Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind"
Daily Buddhist Wisdom
In the gloom and darkness of the night, when there is a sudden flash of
light, a person will recognize objects; in the same way, the one with a
flash of insight sees according to reality--"This is how sorrow works;
this is how it arises; this is how it can come to an end; this is the
path leading to that end."
-Anguttara Nikaya
Gingerbread house project pictures
Click this link
2007 Picnic and Obon pictures (finally!)
Follow this link for Obon
Follow this link for the picnic
Daily Buddhist Wisdom
When we say, "I take refuge in the Buddha,"
we should also understand that "The Buddha takes refuge in me,"
because without the second part the first part is not complete.
The Buddha needs us for awakening, understanding, and love
to be real things and not just concepts. They must be real things
that have real effects on life. Whenever I say,
"I take refuge in the Buddha,"
I hear "the Buddha takes refuge in me."
-Thich Nhat Hanh, "Being Peace"
Daily Buddhist Wisdom
Wars arise from a failure to
understand one another's humanness.
Instead of summit meetings,
why not have families meet for a picnic
and get to know each other
while the children play together?
-His Holiness the Dalai Lama
Daily Buddhist Wisdom
While practicing generosity,
we should always remember
how very fortunate we are
to have this opportunity.
-Gomo Tulku, "Becoming a Child of the Buddhas"
Daily Buddhist Wisdom
“If we single-pointedly practice great compassion, then, with little effort, we will be able to gain all the other virtues.’
-Geshe Namgyal Wanghen, "Awakening the Mind"
Library News
New books sail in on currents of change
New in the library:
Currents of Change: American Buddhist Women Speak Out on Jodo Shinshu by Patricia K. Usuki.
Dharma Breeze: Essays on Shin Buddhism by Nobuo Haneda.
Both books can be found in the Jodo Shinshu section.
Gassho,
Lynrae Hubbell
Daily Buddhist Wisdom
Sitting peacefully on a cushion
day and night
seeking to attain Buddhahood,
rejecting life and death
in hopes
of
realizing enlightenment,
is all like a monkey
grasping at the moon
reflected in the water.
-Shoitsu
Daily Buddhist Wisdom
When you do something,
you should burn yourself completely,
like a good bonfire,
leaving no trace of yourself.
Shunryu Suzuki
Temple’s 90th Anniversary Photos Available Online
Photo portraits of many of the attendees can now be viewed online. Follow this link
Dial up users please be patient!
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