Los Angeles Nishi Hongwanji Betsuin

Use this to order: https://www.nishila.com/hulihuli/p/chicken

April 8...Hanamatsuri...Birth of Siddhartha Gautama in 6th Century BC in the garden of Lumbini in present-day Nepal.

Rimban William Briones' dharma message from March 29th: CORONAVIRUS AND CHANGE Blossoms come about because of a series of conditions that lead up to their blooming. Leaves are blown away because a series of conditions lead up to it. Blossoms do not appear independently, nor does a leaf fall to itself, out of its season. So everything has its coming forth and passing way; nothing can be independent without change. It is the everlasting and unchanging rule of this world that ...Continue reading

Our new minister, Rev. Hibiki Murakami... This is his dharma message for today: NEMBUTSU AND PERSISTENCE A couple days ago, I emailed my greetings to sensei and asked him how he is doing in Japan. He replied immediately and said he was paying attention to the Coronavirus, but was fine. He knows that I am now living in the United States. He gave me a message. It said that this is a time to be patient. Many people who live in the States are forced to limit their activiti...Continue reading

The The Los Angeles Nishi Hongwanji Betsuin temple facilities will be closed until further notice. All activities, meetings and gatherings will be suspended. The office will remain open during the week and weekends with staff and ministers. The Nokotsuko will remain open.

November-December newsletter issue. (see photos of the 50th Anniversary Commemoration weekend) Issue 457 https://www.nishihongwanji-la.org/temple/temple-newsletter/

Because Rimban William Briones (pictured) sees to making sure the temple supports the LAPD whenever necessary (eg: use of parking lot) the LAPD presented the temple with a plaque of recognition.

50th Anniversary article in the Rafu Shimpo http://www.rafu.com//nishi-hongwanji-celebrates-golden-mil

Thank you, Taiko Ichiza, for cleaning the garden area, parking lot, etc: Otsukaresama...

In the Rafu Shimpo: https://www.rafu.com//l-a-nishi-hongwanji-buddhist-temple/

The September-October 2019 issue of the temple newsletter can be found on this link: https://www.nishihongwanji-la.org/temple/temple-newsletter/ The temple will be commemorating its 50th Anniversary at its site of 1st Street and Vignes on the outskirts of Little Tokyo. His Eminence Monshu Kojun Ohtani will be participating at the various events on the weekend of September 7th and 8th.