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.

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