It is said that Siddhartha Gautama was born on April 8 about 2, years ago in a place called the Lumbini Garden in India. Upon his birth, beautiful flowers blossomed all around him. During our celebration, a baby Buddha statue in a small shrine will be decorated with a floral display to symbolize where he was born. We will pour sweet tea over the statue in the flower shrine, as it is said that sweet nectar rained on Siddhartha during his birth.
As a young adult, Siddhartha devoted himself to overcoming the sufferings of birth, aging, sickness and death, finally attaining enlightenment and becoming the Buddha.
Buddhism shares the teaching of the Buddha in order to help one become a Buddha. The teachings help us to free ourselves from suffering and to attain awakening.
We can become exactly like the Buddha. Today, the teachings of the Buddha are preserved as sutras, or chants. The Buddha leads us through the sutras even now. The Gannenmono faced many difficulties, such as totally new languages English and Hawaiian , new and strange customs, meager compensation for backbreaking work and others. Since all Japanese subjects were required to register at the local temples during the Edo period, the historical period just before the Meiji Era in Japan, all immigrants were considered to be Buddhist at the time.
These teachings have formed what is called Buddhism today. The offering of flowers, stemming from the abundance of flowers, including the sakura, or cherry blossoms, in Japan is integral to the ceremony where each member church offered its floral gift accompanied by the pouring of sweet tea over the image of Buddha encased in a hanamido, or floral-coated shrine, and incense.
Kosen Ishikawa, chair of the festivities. Ishikawa said this year, the Kauai Buddhist Council expanded the Hanamatsuri celebrations to include a book fair where ministers brought books that are significant to them and Buddhism.
These were made available to be shared among those attending the festivities. Some titles were also available for purchase. Leading up the the Sunday service, Kauai Buddhist Council offered a full week of celebrations, including Candle Night open house where the public was welcome to a place for prayer and meditation with candle light.
Saturday evening, the ministers from the Westside temples — the Rev. Your email address will not be published. An insightful discussion of ideas and viewpoints is encouraged, but comments must be civil and in good taste, with no personal attacks. Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran President. Remember Me. Log in. We would like to take this opportunity to offer you some reflections in view of a closer and better partnership at the service of all human beings.
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