A Jodo Shinshu Buddhist Temple
Message from Reverend Melissa Opel to the Sangha: April is the month in which we would typically be preparing for and celebrating Hanamatsuri, the birth of the baby who would become the Buddha. Hanamatsuri is a wonderful time of gathering together to adorn the Hanamido with flowers, and placing sweet tea in the bowl that […]
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***COMING SOON*** Join Sensei Melissa Opel for a “Zoom”DHARMA DISCUSSION webinar If you are interested, email Sensei Opel atMelissajoshinopel@gmail.comYou’ll be notified when the Dharma Discussion is available.
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Congratulations to Rev. Marvin Harada as he takes office on 4/1/2020 as Bishop of the Buddhist Churches of America!
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After 47 years of dedicated ministry and service to the Buddhist Churches of America, Rev. Kodo Umezu, Bishop of the Buddhist Churches of America, retired from the BCA ministry on March 31, 2020. Prior to assuming the position of Bishop and Superintendent of the Hongwanji-ha North America District in 2012, Rev. Umezu served as the resident […]
Read More »“We are living out kindness and compassion by staying home and keeping physical distance.” Published 3/17/20 by Rev. Melissa Opel, Minister Assistant, Spokane Buddhist Temple Hello Sangha! It’s only been a few days since we haven’t seen each other but I miss you all already. I imagine many of us are feeling uncertain, maybe a […]
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SHIN & A SHOW March 28th – 2 pm – Temple downstairs – Showing: GOJIRA (Godzilla) Hosted by MA Eric Kerkove The roaring granddaddy of all monster movies. It’s also a remarkably humane and melancholy drama, made in Japan at a time when the country was reeling from nuclear attack and H-bomb testing in the […]
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10 am – Saturday – March 21st – At Forza Coffee Lincoln Heights Shopping Center, 2829 E 29th Ave, Spokane. Join Temple Board & Minister Assistant members at Forza Coffee on 29th in Lincoln Heights for an informal chat. They have food, tea and mimozas. Look for us in one of the back meeting rooms. All […]
Read More »Ohigan Service Sunday – March 15, 2020 – 10:30 AM Ohigan honors the Buddhist notion of crossing over to the Other Shore (i.e., Enlightenment), away from This Shore of impermanence, stress and dissatisfaction, and is traditionally observed during the Spring and Fall equinoxes, because the weather is more pleasant and people have more time to […]
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Come Support Sensei Melissa Opel who is speaking at the South Hill Library, 3324 S. Perry St. Monday, March 9, 2020, 6:30 – 7:30pm “Is Buddhism A Religion?” This talk is part of the City Library’s Religions & Philosophies Series. Reverend Melissa Opel from the Spokane Buddhist Temple will discuss whether Buddhism is a religion or not […]
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Join Sensei Melissa Opel in chanting the Shoshinge, one of the most important chants for Shin Buddhists. Here is an article about the Shoshinge written by Rev. Marvin Harada:An Introduction to the ShoshingeThe Shoshinge was written by Shinran Shonin, as a portion of his much larger work, the Kyogyoshinsho. The Shoshinge appears at the end […]
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