Reverend Koshin Ogui, Socho (Bishop) of the Buddhist Churches of America, was in Seattle this past week and delivered the Dharma talk during the temple’s annual Atomic Bomb Memorial Service on Sunday, August 7th. Video of both his English and Japanese language messages are linked on the Minister’s Messages pages of this site.
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Rev. Koshin Ogui during the Seattle Betsuin’s Annual Atomic Bomb Memorial Service
Rev. Koshin Ogui’s Dharma Talk during the temple’s annual Atomic Bomb Memorial Service. Rev. Ogui is from the headquarters of the Buddhist Churches of America in San Francisco, CA where he serves as Socho (Bishop).
Video of Rev. Kenji Akahoshi’s Dharma talk
Here’s a link to a video of Rev. Kenji Akahoshi’s Dharma talk on Sunday, July 31st, the day after he presented a workshop titled “If life is a nightmare – Wake up to a dream”.
Shin Buddhism for the Modern World
Rev. Dennis Hirota, professor of Shin Buddhist Studies at Ryukoku University in Kyoto Japan, will present this 90 minute public lecture on Wednesday evening, August 10th, at 7PM in the Dallas Room of the Doubletree Guest Suites in Tukwilla (16500 Southcenter Parkway, Seattle 98188).
Rev. Hirota was the chief translator of the Collected Works of Shinran which was published by the Nishi Hongwanji in 1997. Rev. Hirota is the keynote speaker this week in the Buddhist Churches of America’s ministerial association summer study session. While the study sessions are private this special evening lecture is open to the general public without charge.