Tuesday, November 29, 2011

Taiwanese news reports on the SAISHO HOMA !


There were a couple of reports made on the SAISHO HOMA service by the local TAIWANESE new media, after the ceremony which took place on Nov 27.
Below are the links for them (note: they are all in Mandarin)


We can all look forward to viewing the entire service at the NY temple this SAT DEC 3 at 11am!  Hope to see many of you then!!!

Sunday, November 13, 2011

Thailand's Newspaper article

Here is the link to the article in a Thai paper on Shinnyo-en making a donation to Wat Paaknam.

The link is all in Thai, but some members were kind enough to translate into English. Please see the English translation as follows.

http://www.thairath.co.th/content/edu/214177

Famous Temple in Japan Donates Two Million Bath to Help Thai Flood Victims.

A monk from Wat Paknum receives 5 million yen from the Shinnyo-en Temple in Japan to help the flood victims in Thailand.

On November 4th the Shinnyo-en temple of Japan, which has more than one million members around the world, donated 5 million Yen (2 million Thai Baht) to Somdej Pramaharatchamungkarajarn, Archilmandrite of Wat Paknum Paseajareun. The 5 million yen donation was handed to the monk personally by Keishu sama, head of the Shinnyo-en temple, Japan to help the temple and the flood victims in Thailand.
Somdej Pramaharatchamungkarajarn remarked, “Wat Paknum and the Shinnyo-en temple have had a good relationship for 50 years. I am thankful for being allowed to visit the Shinnyo-en temple, and I appreciate that Keishu sama has donated money to support the flood victims. This donation reflects the sincerity of all of their Buddhists. Many people have had to leave their homes since they are under the water. I believe that when the Thai people receive this help from the Shinnyo-en temple, it will relieve some of their suffering. As a representative of the Thai people, I would like to thank the Japanese people who have demonstrated great generosity to the Thai people on during this crisis.”
Keishu sama said, “The Shinnyo-en temple has heard the news from media that Thailand was experiencing a flood disaster. We thought that we should donate money to help the victims by giving this amount to Somdej Pramaharatchmungkarajarn. He will manage this money for helping the temple and people.”

Saturday, November 5, 2011

Updates: MTC Service on November 9th, 2011

There will be Sesshin Training (upto Kojo Sesshin) after the Replay of Festival of Oneness on November 9th , 2011, 7:00 PM.

Thursday, November 3, 2011

Change of Chiryu Gakuin Schedule in November 2011/智流学院講義の変更

Due to weather, Chiryu Gakuin lectures on 10/29 & 30 have been re-scheduled to the following dates.
Saturday, October 29th à  Saturday, November 26th, 4:30 PM
            Sunday, October 30th    à  Sunday, November 27th, 10AM

1029日の降雪によりキャンセルされた講義を以下のように変更します。
  1029()キャンセル分 → 1126() 4:30pm
  1030()キャンセル分 → 1127() 10am

Wednesday, November 2, 2011

Festival of Oneness, November 6th, 2011 11:00AM

Performance by Shinnyo Taiko New York starts@10:50AM

Festival of Oneness Service followed by
-candlelight offerings by those who have been spiritually elevated this year
-Taiko drum
-Chorus

After Service
-Pizza Party ($3 donation if joining)
-Mini Bazaar (accepting only new items for sale)