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The crew at Midwest Buddhist Temple made and delivered 385 sandwich bags to unhoused neighbours in Chicago today!

#buddhism #buddhist #engagedbuddhism #jodoshinshu #shinbuddhism #unhoused #chicago

A baker's dozen of ethnically, age, and gender diverse folks smile for the camera in a classroom at the Midwest Buddhist Temple. Tables before them are piled with sandwich bags ready for delivery. Picture is from the temple Facebook page.

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@EngagedPureLand@mstdn.social · 2 days ago

Praying for their captor: April 14, 1945, five Japanese American monks pray for the deceased President FDR at the Minidoka concentration camp in Hunt, Idaho. They were imprisoned, along with 120,000 other legal residents and citizens, for more than 3 years due to FDR's Executive Order 9066.

The 5 are Gibun Kimura (Nishi), Yohaku Arakawa (Nichiren), Eiyu Terao (Nishi), Hojun Sugimoto (Nishi), and Gikan Nishinaga (Nishi)

#buddhism #buddhist #immigration #jodoshinshu #shinbuddhism #asianamerican

In this photo from the April 21, 1945 Minidoka Irrigator, five Buddhist monks in formal robes face away from the camera. They are on a stage, facing toward a cross that is mostly blocked by their bodies. Another cross hangs on a podium to the left.

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@EngagedPureLand@mstdn.social · 2 days ago

Sat, Oct 11, 2pm: "Buddhist Values and the Problem of the Environment," at Oregon Buddhist Temple (Portland).

This seminar will consider the basic ethical values that Buddhist thinking and practices bring to the world in transforming our current deluded environmental practice by transforming ourselves to benefit all life that is around us. Dr. Bidisha Mallik will lead the seminar.

#buddhism #buddhist #engagedbuddhism #jodoshinshu #shinbuddhism #ecology #environment #climate

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@EngagedPureLand@mstdn.social · 5 days ago

Hawai'i Pride is approaching!

Sunday, October 5: 9:30am LGBTQ+ Service at Honpa Hongwanji Hawaii Betsuin in Honolulu. Guest speaker is Aiden Aizumi, with a talk story session afterwards.

#buddhism #buddhist #jodoshinshu #shinbuddhism #engagedbuddhism #lgbtq #queer #pride #trans

A cropped photo of Aiden Aizumi. He has a red aloha shirt on and wears a lei with pink flowers. His extended right arm shows a full tattoo sleeve. He has short dark hair and pierced ears.

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@EngagedPureLand@mstdn.social · 5 days ago

"Letters to Home book panel": Oct 4, 1-3pm at Honpa Hongwanji Hawaii Betsuin Social Hall

“Letters to Home” is a new anthology by LGBTQ+ individuals and allies. Through sharing lived experiences contributors explore themes of identity, community, acceptance and home. Book author panelists are Aiden Aizumi, Keith Nishida, Jill Guillermo-Tagawa and Jessica Kawamura and moderator, Camaron Miyamoto.
#buddhism #buddhist #engagedbuddhism #jodoshinshu #shinbuddhism #lgbtq #queer
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@EngagedPureLand@mstdn.social · 6 days ago

Here it is (courtesy of the July 1934 "The Buddhist Child"), your moment of Zen.

#buddhism #buddhist #jodoshinshu #shinbuddhism #penguin #happy

A photo of a penguin. The top caption reads "Happy," while the bottom caption says "Why is this penguin happy? Because he too has heard the Buddha's teaching." Note: the actual emotional disposition of the penguin in question is difficult to discern.

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@EngagedPureLand@mstdn.social · 6 days ago

Dec 28, 1932: funeral for bishop Yemyo Imamura, the 1st major American engaged Buddhist, at Honpa Hongwanji Hawaii Betsuin. Soto Zen, Nichiren, Shingon, Jodo Shu, Higashi Honganji, Shinto, and Christian reps all honoured Imamura.

He was a major player in labour negotiations for Japanese plantation workers, ordained the 1st female Buddhist minister in the USA, and oversaw the 1st American Buddhist prison and hospital chaplaincies.

#buddhism #buddhist #jodoshinshu #shinbuddhism #engagedbuddhism

In this photo from the January 1933 Kyōdan Jihō, hundreds of people in formal Western or Japanese attire stand on the steps of the Honolulu temple. Near the centre of the frame is Imamura's coffin. The caption indicates that it is December 28, 1932.

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@EngagedPureLand@mstdn.social · 7 days ago

In April 1929 Taixu, the founder of Humanistic Buddhism (the largest type of socially active Buddhism, and the direct forerunner of Thich Nhat's Hanh's Engaged Buddhism), opened a branch of the International Buddhist Institute at Honpa Hongwanji Hawaii Betsuin. Gathered leaders included Jodo Shinshu bishop Yemyo Imamura and Revs. Dorothy and Ernest Hunt.
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In this photo from the May 1929 Kyōdan Jihō, Taixu appears in dark monastic robes. Next to him on the right is bishop Yemyo Imamura. Behind him to the left is Rev. Ernest Hunt. Next to him on the right is a Sri Lanka Buddhist identified as Mitra, and next to him is Rev. Dorothy Hunt. Various other Japanese American and white Buddhists crowd around them on the steps of the Honpa Hongwanji Hawaii Betsuin in Honolulu.

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@EngagedPureLand@mstdn.social · 7 days ago

Engaged Buddhism 100 years ago: the Fukugawa free medical clinic for the poor was founded by Kujo Takeko, daughter of Jodo Shinshu monshu Otani Myonyo, in the 1920s. It became Asoka Hospital, one of the 1st modern hospitals in Japan. Kujo was also the cofounder of the Buddhist Women's Association, the landmark Jodo Shinshu organization that pioneered Buddhist women's collective leadership in contemporary Japanese society
#buddhism #buddhist #engagedbuddhism #jodoshinshu #shinbuddhism #healthcare

A black and white photo from the February 1928 issue of Kyōdan Jihō shows children receiving medical care. Two women face the camera. The one on the left is Kujō Takeko

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@EngagedPureLand@mstdn.social · 7 days ago

The Shining Spirit Award for engaged Buddhist youth in Hawaii is accepting applications until Nov 15. Awarded by the Honpa Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii, it recognizes youth for their outstanding community service and embodying the spirit of selfless giving. It aims to inspire the next generation to understand and embrace the importance of serving and contributing to the greater good of society. Contact admin@honpahi.org for more info
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@EngagedPureLand@mstdn.social · 7 days ago

The Honpa Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii English Teaching Division in 1925: Bishop Yemyo Imamura and Revs. Dorothy Hunt, Ernest Hunt, and M.T. Kirby. Their pioneering efforts continue to impact Buddhism in Hawai'i over 100 years later.
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A photo from the May 1925 issue of Kyōdan Jihō, showing Bishop Imamura in a dark suit, Rev. Dorothy Hunt in a white dress, Rev. Ernest Hunt in a light suit with a bow tie, and Rev. Kirby crossing his arms while wearing a light suit and necktie. The Japanese caption says they are the Honpa Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii English Teaching Division, while the English caption gives their names (with a typo accidentally identifying Dorothy Hunt as "Rev. P. Hunt")

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@EngagedPureLand@mstdn.social · last week

A milestone in Buddhist history: the announcement of the ordination of Dorothy Hunt, the first woman ordained as a Buddhist nun in the United States. The ordination was performed at Honpa Hongwanji Hawaii Betsuin by Jodo Shinshu bishop Yemyo Imamura on July 24, 1924.

The announcement is from the August 1924 issue of Kyōdan Jihō, the monthly newsletter of the Honpa Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii.

#buddhism #buddhist #engagedbuddhism #jodoshinshu #shinbuddhism #honolulu #hawaii #womenshistory