Orange County Buddhist Church KORIN Wisdom and Compassion

Orange County Buddhist Church
KORIN
Wisdom and Compassion of Amida Buddha
November 2015 909 South Dale Ave., Anaheim, CA 92804 (714) 827-9590
E-Mail: [email protected] Web-Site: www.OCBuddhist.org Fax: (714) 827-2860
I am OCBC
Over the course of perhaps two years, our Digital Media
Center, led by Greg Goodman, has been conducting
interviews of our Sangha, totally 130 interviews, and has
created several, “I am OCBC” videos. We have been
seeing them in segments, on various themes, such as “The
first time I attended OCBC,” among other themes. At our
wonderful 50th anniversary banquet, we saw another
installment of those videos, and it truly captured our past,
our present, and also our future, with interviews from
various ages and backgrounds of our Sangha. Senior
members shared their memories of when OCBC first
started, and young people shared what OCBC means to
them today, which really is what insures that OCBC will
have a future. It is not enough that we have a good number
of young people here at OCBC, but our young people have
to be having a positive experience in their involvement at
OCBC, for them to want to continue to be a part of the
OCBC of the future. Through the video, we saw how our
young people here feel that they too are OCBC, and OCBC
is a vital part of them and their lives. It was very gratifying
to see that expressed by the young members of our
Sangha.
In Shin Buddhism, we are all on the path of the
Nembutsu. We share in this journey of being on the path.
We all help each other on the path, even if we are unaware
of it. A new person in our Sangha learns and feels
something from our lifelong members. They want to
continue to stay on the path, because of how they see the
lifelong Buddhists that attend here. They see a depth and
spirituality that they don’t know exactly what it is, but they
sense its value and depth, and so they are drawn deeper
into the path because of encountering people like our Sachi
Ochiai, or the late Tak Kosakura.
The lifelong Buddhist also gains from the new person.
In an adult study class, or in a BEC class, a brand new
person can raise a question or make a comment that the
lifelong Buddhist has never considered before. Such
questions and comments are refreshing, thought provoking,
and teach the “veteran” Buddhist many things.
We learn from each other in terms of age as well.
Young people look up to their grandpas and grandmas, not
just for giving them candy or spending money, but they see
how they live. In a recent sermon that I gave, I brought up
four Dharma School students and I asked them various
questions. When I asked the question, “Who in your life
lives most like the Buddha?”, one young Dharma School
student said it was his grandma. What a wonderful
compliment that was to his grandma.
Our senior members learn from our young people. I
think that our senior members love to see our young people
attending service every Sunday. As we enter the fall of our
life, to see the younger generation gives us a gratifying
feeling that the Dharma will continue to be transmitted at
OCBC.
Sometimes we get a little annoyed by a crying child in a
service, but I once heard a minister say that a temple that
never has the sound of a crying child in the service is a
temple that doesn’t have a future. Isn’t that a true
statement? We can see our future, we can feel our future
at OCBC because of the many younger parents and their
children attending.
As a minister, I have found it most gratifying to have
been able to serve at OCBC for the past 29 years. Having
served at only one temple for my whole ministerial career, I
too can say that “I am OCBC.” If I had served at four or five
temples over the course of those years I would only be able
to say, “I am BCA,” but because I have had the privilege of
serving here for all of these years, OCBC is not just the
temple that I serve as a minister in the BCA, but I too feel
that I am a part of OCBC and OCBC is a part of me.
We had a lot to celebrate about when we observed our
50th anniversary. But we also do not just rest on our laurels,
and we are challenged for the future. We have a major
project to finish, in the hondo and courtyard expansion. Our
membership has “plateaued” at around 850 – 900
members, but there is still the potential for further growth of
our membership. Our second challenge as we grow is to
maintain an intimate, close feeling despite our Sangha’s
growth. Financially, we still need to raise the funds to
complete the hondo expansion and then to support and
maintain the OCBC of the future, as the costs of operating a
large temple grows. But none of them are insurmountable
challenges. They are challenges that we will face and
resolve, just as we have for every challenge we have faced
over these past fifty years.
I think that our “I am OCBC” videos are a symbol for
what we have been, what we are now, and what we hope to
be in the future. Maybe 50 years from now they will look at
these videos from the 50th anniversary, and they will add on
to them, interviews from the Sangha in the year 2065.
Maybe those Sangha members at our Centennial will
include many of the young people in our Sangha today.
Maybe they will be the senior members who share their
memories of being at the OCBC 50th anniversary. Maybe
there will be interviews of the new people that will join the
OCBC of the future. But perhaps there will be a common
thread, a common essence that will be present in the OCBC
Sangha of 2065. Maybe they too will be able to say with
conviction that “I am OCBC, and OCBC is a vital part of
me.”
Namuamidabutsu, Rev. Marvin Harada
November
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A WAY OF SEEING (11/15. Typhoon)
Recently, I met Associate Professor of History Michael
Masatsugu, of Towson University, which is in Maryland. He
received his Ph.D. from UC Irvine. His parents live here in
Los Angeles County.
He is writing a book on the history of Japanese American
Buddhism. We met because he wanted to ask about the
period during which I was a fulltime BCA minister (ca. 19651970). It’s possible that I learned more from him than he
from me, since he had already been interviewing other
ministers and people like Hiroshi Kashiwagi, author of many
books, a recent one being Starting from Loomis, (2013), and
plays, and father of Soji, whom many of you may know.
Among Hiroshi’s many endeavors was editorship of The
American Buddhist, which might be considered the
forerunner of Wheel of Dharma, except that it was made up
of essays on Buddhism and had almost no “extraneous”
matters. He also had a nearly complete run of The
American Buddhist, which I had been long looking for,
because I had a few essays in it. Because Prof. Masatsugu
needed them for his research, he made copies of the whole
thing and was good enough to give me a digital copy when I
told him I had been looking for them “forever.”
In one of Prof. Masatsugu’s publications that he sent me
in introducing himself, “’Beyond This World of Transiency
and Impermanence’: Japanese Americans, Dharma Bums,
and the Making of American Buddhism during the Early
Cold War Years.” Pacific Historical Review 77:3 (Aug.,
2008). 423-51. Winner, Arrington-Prucha Essay Prize,
Western History Association, I found one of my essays
quoted from The American Buddhist (Oct. 1958). That is
how he learned of my existence.
This is all a preface to my essay for this month:
“Subjective Report of the Typhoon in Kyoto.” This should be
“Reports,” because the original had two “subjective reports,”
mine and one by former bishop of the BCA, Reverend
Haruo Seigen Yamaoka, LittD., presently teaching at the
IBS and the Graduate Theological Union. Both of us were
students at Ryukoku University in Kyoto, at the time. He
was also my Best Man.
Typhoon 15 (Vera) swept through most of Japan on
Saturday, September 26, 1959, leaving 2,500 dead and
many thousands more homeless and destitute. These are
my recorded spontaneous thoughts as the typhoon
approached Kyoto.
John Doami
The radio told of its approach, but others had swerved
long before they got here. This one would probably do the
same, and I was nonchalant.
The radio told of the destruction left by the storm, but the
others had never got close enough to cause much havoc
around here. This one would probably leave as little
destruction around here, and I was nonchalant.
The barometric pressure was the lowest in years, and
the wind velocity was higher than in the past. The incessant
rain was flooding towns and villages here and there,
washing out bridges here and there, stopping transportation
here and there, taking lives here and there, but most
important, not HERE. And I was nonchalant.
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The radio said it was coming closer and even, this time,
gave emergency instructions. But they had come this close
before. This one, like the others, would probably change
course any hour now. But then, why the emergency
instructions? The radio never gave them before. Maybe it
wasn’t going to change course this time. Ah, but it’s always
changed course. And so I was nonchalant.
The storm preceding its center was getting stronger by
the hour, bearing out the radio reports of its approach.
Then the electricity cut out, leaving darkness and, worse,
silence. The radio reports! How would I know where it
was? It was getting worse by the minute outside! What
was I supposed to do if it hit? Be calm, be nonchalant. The
hell! I didn’t want to die, drowned like a rat in a sewer—I
had seen pictures of the floods! Crushed under the debris
of the house! I had seen those pictures too! Where was I
supposed to go? What was I supposed to do? Pray?
That’s for fools and the weak. I was strong. I was going to
be nonchalant. I wanted to be able to read the papers in the
morning, even if it told of other people dying, other people
losing their homes. But with each passing minute the storm
outside was growing worse. What in hell was I supposed to
do? Damn! I wasn’t going to lose my presence of mind.
What was I to do? What? What? I didn’t want to die! Oh,
please, somebody had to help me.
My eyes! The lights! They were on again. The radio!
So the center had swerved again. An hour ago! Didn’t
have a thing to worry about. Ha! If I weren’t a man, I think
I’d cry.
Those poor people, dying such horrible deaths! And
those who were still alive—homeless, sick. But I was still
alive and well. And I was nonchalant.
Wind and rain:
A typhoon.
Ignorance and attachment:
An ego.
The American Buddhist, October 1959
It took decades to locate this, and it took someone
writing a book on Japanese American Buddhism who saw
my name in another essay in The AB, and took the effort to
locate me for me to find it! How about that for another
illustration of Indra’s Net? Connections even through time!
Hope this break from my usual was worth reading.
As always, thank you for reading this essay. Thank you,
too, for letting me know that you do read them.
Take care of yourselves. We’ll see you around.
Gassho,
Donkon Jaan Doami
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Teaching, Practice, Realization
To reveal, with reverence, the true realization: It is the
wondrous state attained through Amida’s perfect benefiting
of others; it is the ultimate fruition of supreme nirvana. It
arises from the Vow of necessary attainment of nirvana,
also known as the Vow of realization of great nirvana.
When foolish beings possessed of blind passions, the
multitudes caught in birth-and-death and defiled by evil
karma, realize the mind a practice that Amida directs to
them for their going forth, they immediately join the truly
settled of the Mahayana. Because they dwell among the
truly settled, they necessarily attain nirvana.
KGSS – Chapter on Realization
In the West, we refer to Shinran's major treatise as
Kyogyoshinsho. This title reflects the structure of the first
four fascicles (chapters) of the work where kyo=teaching,
gyo=practice, shin=shinjin, and sho=realization. The fourth
character, the shin, however, does not appear in the original
Chinese title of the work: Ken jodo shinjitsu kyogyosho
monrui (A Collection of Passages Expounding the True
Teaching, Practice, and Realization of the Pure Land Way).
The reason that Shinran uses the kyogyosho designation is
because these three things, teaching, practice, and
realization were seen to be the three aspects of the
Buddhist path as taught by the schools of Buddhism that
were accepted as authentic during Shinran's time. In
naming his major treatise in this way, Shinran was declaring
that Honen's teaching (and by extension his own teaching)
was equal in authenticity to the already accepted schools of
Buddhism, and therefore should be recognized as such.
I have noticed that recently some translations have been
translating the sho as enlightenment rather than realization.
I think that is somewhat unfortunate having compared the
meaning of the two words as given in popular English
dictionaries.
The most common definition given for
enlightenment is “the act of enlightening,” not really a very
useful definition. The second usually has something to do
with The Enlightenment, the philosophical movement of the
18th century. I finally found this definition at the very bottom
of the entry in one dictionary: in Buddhism, a final blessed
state marked by the absence of desire or suffering. Now,
I've known a lot of Buddhists, and have been a practicing
Buddhist (whatever that means) for over 30years, and have
never known anyone who claims to have achieved that
state, nor achieved it myself. I'm not even sure that that
really has anything to do with the true goal of Buddhist
practice. I'm beginning to think that in the West we have
somehow confused the idea of Buddhist awakening with the
goals of The Enlightenment rather than with the true goals
of Buddhism.
On the other hand, I have found the definition of
realization to be much more “enlightening,” if you'll pardon
the lame joke. Here it is: realization – the act of becoming
fully aware of something as a fact; the making or being
made real of something imagined, planned, etc. Synonyms:
awareness understanding, recognition, consciousness,
discernment.
To me, this seems to be much more in line with my
understanding of the purpose and goal of Buddhist teaching
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and practice: to become aware, certainly, and perhaps
more importantly, to make real.
In the passage fron the Chapter on Realization quoted
above, Shinran points out several things. This realization is
based on the Vow of the necessary attainment of nirvana,
the 11th of the 48 vows. It is attained through “ Amida’s
perfect benefiting of others,” that is, it is given to us through
Amida's benevolence. And that it occurs when foolish
beings “realize the mind and practice that Amida directs to
them.”
It is this last item that I have been thinking a lot about
lately. Of course the “practice” that is directed to us in the
nembutsu is practice whether we say it aloud, merely think
it silently, meditate on it, or hear it through hearing others
say it, sing it, chant it, or whether we hear it in the words of
the Dharma. The purpose, I think, of this practice in
whatever form, is that we be able to “realize” the nembutsu.
That we be able to “make real” the nembutsu in our lives
and in our communities. To “realize the mind” that is
directed to us is to “realize” the mind of the Buddha in our
lives and in our communities. And to me to “make real” the
nembutsu, to “make real” the mind of the Buddha means
that we must “make real” the Dharma in our lives and
communities.
How do we “make real” the mind of the Buddha, “make
real” the Dharma or the nembutsu. I believe that we do this
through our continuous practice. Each time we say the
nembutsu, each time we chant the sutras, each time we
offer incense, each time we listen to the Dharma, each time
we gassho, we become a little bit transformed. We begin to
“embody” the Dharma, the nembutsu in our lives.
David Loy is one of my favorite modern teachers of
“engaged” Buddhism, and in one of his recent blog posts,
he made the statement that unless the Buddha lives in us
and as us, that is unless we “realize” the Buddha in our own
lives, then the Buddha is dead indeed. May we all hold the
nembutsu in our hearts and minds as we “realize” the mind
and practice directed to us through Amida Buddha.
In Gassho,
Rev. Bill Dearth
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President's Message - OCBC Budget
50th Anniversary Celebration
In the February Korin I wrote about the OCBC Budget
with the bad news that we were projecting a deficit for 2015.
This is a follow up and again I have good news and bad
news. Bad news first -
On October 4, 2015, OCBC celebrated its 50th
Anniversary as an independent temple. Our celebration
began with a Keikyoshiki Ceremony service on Saturday,
October 3rd with 52 participants. On Sunday, with beautiful
weather, our program began with a special service led by
Bishop Umezu and over twenty participating reverends.
After service, a commemorative group photo was taken
next to our 50-year-old Hondo. The guests then proceeded
to the MPB, which was transformed into a festive venue with
sparkling lights, lanterns, floral and topiary arrangements, a
bar, and other breathtaking decorations. Our guests were
seated at beautifully arranged tables with intricately
handcrafted centerpieces and table settings. They were able
to immediately dine on delicious appetizers while they
waited for the program to begin. Throughout the dinner
program we were entertained by our MC’s: Mrs. Rumi
Nakatani and Mr. Craig Ishii. The dinner began with a toast
from past president, Mr. Louie Yamanishi, then our guests
were overwhelmed by an impressive dinner catered by Mr.
Akira Hirose of Maison Akira in Pasadena.
The entertainment for the program was a taiko
performance by our own Daion Taiko and a video clip of the
“I am OCBC” film produced by Greg Goodman and the
DMC. After dinner, special recognition was given to our past
presidents in attendance, and the finale was a group photo
of our living past and current ministers.
As the guests left they each had a bag filled with favors
of delicious BWA handmade manju, commemorative OCBC
50th Anniversary chopsticks, The Awakening of Self book
donated by the BEC, a bookmark designed by Joan and
Gordon Tani, but even more, the Sangha left with many
wonderful memories of a day spent with friends reminiscing
about the strength and commitment of our pioneers and with
more hopes and dreams for the next 50 years.
Bad news - OCBC will end up with deficit for 2015 as we
estimated.
Good news - the latest forecast, which includes 7 months of
actuals, shows a lower deficit than we originally projected.
To make up the difference we have a savings reserve
account to draw from.
Bad news - In September the Finance committee estimated
that for 2016 budget we would again have a deficit. This
initiated weekly meetings by the Finance committee with
additional stakeholders involvement.
Good news - We should have a 2016 balanced budget.
How would this be accomplished?
Expenses - reductions
Part time office staff hours proposal
Maintenance - Budget estimate based on no major
expenditures expected next year. A new budget
category for major facility/maintenance expenses
was funded.
Income - increases
Vehicle Donations - OCBC Endowment fund will
provide 2016 donations to OCBC General Fund
Donations - Ask the Sangha to consider giving more in
oseisen than the customary $1.
Membership dues proposal - raising sustaining
member fees a little and establishing a new
voluntary higher level of contribution.
The above was reviewed by the OCBC BOD at the
October 22 meeting. The reduction in staff hours will be
voted on next month when 2016 compensation levels for
ministers and staff will be approved. Likewise the changes
in membership dues will be brought up for vote at the
November meeting.
We are still looking at long term changes, including
increasing the number of sustaining members, but there
was agreement we need to initiate changes this year to
balance the budget for 2016.
As discussed above some proposed changes will be
voted on next month. Other changes will require further
explanations and involvement. So we are not quite done
yet.
Thank you for your patience and understanding as we
plan for changes for 2016. We need everyone's help.
If you have any questions now or in the future on the
budget please contact Rich Uyeno or me.
Let me leave you with a quote that I recently read in Rev.
Ken Tanaka’s book “Buddhism on Air” that seems to be
frequently appropriate.
“Difficulties are inevitable, Suffering is optional”
In Gassho,
50th Anniversary Celebration Committee
Gassho,
Aaron
[email protected]
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BWA News
Announcements
- Thank you to everyone who helped package the manju for
last month’s 50th celebration. We received a number of
compliments and everyone enjoyed the tasty confections.
- Omigaki/church clean up will be held on Saturday,
November 7th, at 8:00am in the Hondo and Kodo. Tobans
C and H will be in charge and everyone is welcome to help
clean naijin items.
- Our next meeting will be held on Sunday, November 15th
at 12:30pm in the Kodo after the Eitaikyo service and
luncheon. Cabinet officers will be elected and reservations
for the Eshinnisama/Kakushinnisama Memorial Service and
luncheon will be taken.
- Mochitsuki will be held on December 20th. Please
turn in order forms by December 6th.
Senior Luncheons
On Monday, September 21st, 45 seniors and guests
enjoyed a delicious lunch and celebrated birthdays for Eiko
Kato, Akiko Mori, Dennis Morinaga, Shirley Nishioka,
Sumiyo Ogawa, Frank Okamura, Masako Sawada, Ron
Suzuki, and Juji Wada. Thank you to Akiko Mori, Sumiyo
Ogawa, Masako Sawada, and Juji Wada for their monetary
donations. Thank you Eizo Yasuda for the persimmons,
Toshiko Katsumoto for the cucumbers and flowers, Dorothy
Matsuoka for the milk, and Kiyoko Sarashina for the
flowers.
On Monday, October 12th, 52 seniors and guests
enjoyed a tasty bento and celebrated birthdays for Norman
Nishioka and Stella Otsuka. Thank you to Stella Otsuka for
the monetary donation, Toshiko Katsumoto and Kiyoko
Sarashina for the flowers, and OCBC for the cake and
konnyaku. Our next senior luncheon will be held on
Monday, November 9th. We welcome OCBC seniors to
attend and enjoy a Nihon Shoku (Japanese dishes) lunch.
Cost $5.
BWA Tea Party
On Sunday, September 27th, the BWA ladies and
guests enjoyed a wonderful afternoon tea in the social hall.
Beautiful flowers, delicate teacups, and favors in floral
handkerchiefs adorned the tables.
The scones with
strawberry jam and lemon curd, the dainty finger
sandwiches, the persimmon and pomegranate salad, and
the delicious desserts were nicely presented and prepared
by a team of BWA members. Under the direction of Aimee
Iwasaki, we’d especially like to thank the OCBC Girl Scouts
and their mothers for assisting with the table settings, the
plating, the tea service, and the clean up. Everyone
appreciated the attentive service and the smiles! It was a
time to share teacup stories, make new friends, and spend
a special day in the company of good friends and family.
Questions: For general questions regarding BWA or its
activities, BWA members may contact Amy Iwamasa at
[email protected] or (714) 968-2649.
In Gassho,
Chris Nakamura
BWA Tea Party
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Project Kokoro News
Dharma School News
Kite Workshop
Oct 17
Mikio Toki, Kite Master from Chiba, Japan, conducted a
lecture and workshop on the history of kites and the
materials and techniques used to build traditional, Japanese
kites. He explained the differences in design and shape
based on the various regions of Japan. It was a ‘hands-on’
workshop with participants creating their own tie-dye
designed kites using traditional Japanese methods of dye
and traditional materials of bamboo and washi (Japanese
paper). See the photo of the beautiful, original kites made
at the workshop.
The workshop provided a great,
intergenerational, hands-on event with our Seniors and their
children
and grandchildren. After the workshop Janet and
Bill Sakahara’s granddaughters, Kenna and Kayla Kashima,
Joyce and Kelly Yada, along with others, flew their kites
high across the OCBC parking lot. When was the last time
you flew a kite? Don’t miss the workshop next year! Thank
you to Diana Ono for her workshop experience. (Kite
Workshop photo in adjacent column.)
Medicare Seminar
Oct 24
PK and DANA, along with Keiro, Sponsored a flu clinic and
Medicare seminar from 8:30am to noon in the Social Hall.
Two guest speakers provided information on senior safety
and protection from fraud and scams.
Misora Hibari Tribute Show
Oct 25
Read next month about the wonderful show and tribute
performance of Japanese signer and performer,
Misora
Hibari, by Grateful Crane. A portion of the proceeds
benefits the 50th Anniversary Building Fund.
Crafts Club News
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Oct 31 & Nov 1
Don’t miss the Craft Club Fall Boutique to be held on
October 31 and Nov 1 in the PK Room from 8am – 1pm.
For more information contact Dorothy Matsuoka @ 562-7433483 or [email protected]
D.S. Staff Support
The DS teachers would like to thank the following volunteers
for their continued support:
Service Coordinator:
Amy Takata
Suzette Furumoto
Sharon Ice
Scrip Program:
Cheryl Higashi
Hospitality:
Linda Nakauchi
Cheryl Higashi
Upcoming Events
Ti-Sarana Rites
Ti-Sarana Rites for fourth grade students will be held in
conjunction with the Eitaikyo Service on November 15,
2015. Please contact Mrs. Dorothy Matsuoka for an
application.
All Life Forms Memorial & Family Service
Date: Nov. 22
D.S. Class Schedule
D.S. classes will be held on the following dates: Nov. 1, 8,
22, Dec. 6, 13, Jan. 3, 17, 24, and 31.
Classes begin immediately after service and end at 11:30
a.m.
Gassho,
Tracy Yamashita-Perry
Appreciation
Donations help fund our current and future programs. We
wish to express our appreciation for the generosity of our
supporters.
Next Meeting
Nov 11
Come to our next monthly meeting to find out what new
events are being planned and learn how you can have fun
and get involved! Meetings are held the second Wednesday
of the month @ 7pm in the Senior Room. Hope to see you
there. If you have questions please contact President Phyllis
Uyemura: [email protected]
In Gassho, Neddie Bokosky
ATTENTION
In the December Korin, there will
be the Ho-onko service (Jan. 10,
2016) envelope enclosed for
your offering. We will be doing
this occasionally to cut cost of
the mailings. Also envelopes will
be available at the hospitality
table on Sundays.
Thank you for your support,
OCBC Mailing Committee
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ABA – NOVEMBER
Maintenance
OCBC is calling all “empty nesters.” No more extra
meals to cook, extra laundry to do, extra beds to makeup,
or giving any more parental advices. It is time to make a
changing commitment to the temple by joining an active and
challenging organization. By joining ABA, you become part
of the SANGHA and a participant in most major temple
activities. Do not sit still on the sidelines, do not even think
about going to Vegas, do not believe the unconfirmed ABA
stories, do not be showered by lucky charms, it is time for
action, time to join ABA.
OCBC 50TH ANNIVERSARY (October 4, 2015): No long
buffet lines, no military style food line, no urging the person
in front to move faster. Your gourmet dinner on a porcelain
plate was graciously served by the well trained ABA
members. This method saved time and energy creating
less movement in the crowded MPB.
ABA also took
charge of the Happy Hour Bar to cheer people up. This
superb operation was under the supervision of Michael
Glick and Edie Gulrich. Many other ABA members were
busy with the other phases of the 50th celebration.
ANNUAL CHURCH CLEANUP (November 7, 2015):
Dogs beware, ABA will be coming to clean the yards of the
two rental units and Rev Harada’s yard. Trees need to be
trimmed, shrubs need to be pruned, weeds and plants will
be managed to their minimum. Dedication and service to
the temple and Sangha.
This report describes some of the major the work that
was done during September and October.
Thank you to the following dedicated people for their
help.
Paul Fujimoto
Dan Hakikawa
Wat Iwakoshi
Dan Kaneko
Hideo Kawamura
Jim Mitchell
Dennis Morinaga
Rod Nishimura
Norman Nishioka
Aki Nitta
Taka Noguchi
Dennis Okada
Frank Okamura
Winston Shigenaga
Tom Sunada
Ron Suzuki
Masa Tominaga
Eizo Yasuda
ABA HIGHLIGHTS:
July 7, 1967, formation of ABA, first president – Dr.
Henry Sanematsu
September 13, 1967 – took charge of KORIN
DAIKON NO HANA: True faith is the state of the
complete disappearance of doubt.
With deep gratitude, Ron Suzuki
OCBC Wish List
Our wish list for this month has remained static with no new
requests for donations.
Temple organizations are
encouraged to look ahead to near future events and submit
a list that our always-generous Sangha may be able to help
fulfill. The two remaining requests awaiting your attention
are:
The following major work was done:
1) General.
a) Leveled the gravel pit and reinstalled ten 4x8
plywood sheets.
b) Painted the concrete bumpers located south of the
Social Hall orange to make them more visible.
c) Treated all the weeds north of the Hondo and Kodo
with Roundup.
d) Removed the canvas tops from four EZ up canopies
and will be replaced with new ones.
e) Removed trash and litter from planter area south of
the Ball Road parking lot.
f) Removed trash and litter from planter areas along
Dale Street.
g) Organized the potted plants in Ball Road parking lot
garden area.
h) Trimmed the Podocarpus trees south of the Hondo.
i) Trimmed the Sago plants and clean up the planter
area north of MPB lobby.
j) Replaced the damaged wheels on the welding cart.
k) Repaired seven damaged folding chairs.
l) Installed a plywood floor in the # 1 refrigerated
container.
2) Class Room Building.
a) Continued with painting of the lounge and office.
b) Removed all furniture and books from the library.
c) Moved books into BEC storage room.
d) Installed a new A/C filter and cleaned the cooling
coils.
3) MPB. Serviced and lubricated the lobby doors.
Project Kokoro Crafts: netting, 5 – 10 yards; all-cotton
batting for quilting projects; yarns, 4 skeins of the same
color (questions to Dorothy Matsuoka)
4) Social Hall. Installed five metal bulletin boards on north
wall of the lobby.
Social Hall Office/Lobby: large planter baskets or pots to
hold two and three-gallon indoor plants (questions to Janet
Sakahara)
Next monthly workday. November 9, 2015 at 9 AM.
Anyone that has some free time on the second Monday of
each month is welcome to join us. A delicious home
cooked lunch is provided by the BWA.
All donated items may be dropped off at or sent to our
office. Thank you in advance! Again, If your organization
has a need that can possibly be filled by a generous donor,
please be in touch.
In Gassho,
H. Kawamura
In Gassho, Janet Sakahara
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Cub Scout Pack 578
Boy Scout Troop 578
Our Cub Scouts came back in August and got started on
their new requirements for their new levels of rank. The
Cub Scout organization reorganized the requirements for
each level so the boys have been busy working on the new
achievements. We welcomed 3 new Tigers to our group as
well as some new members in the other Dens.
In October, we had our annual Pack Bowling Night at
Irvine Lanes. We had a fun night of bowling, pizza, and
friends. It’s fun to see all the boys outside of the regular
meetings having fun and creating new memories. The
winners of the night were:
Preston Sasaki, Scott
Hayashida, Kyle Sasaki, Blake Miyasato, and Colin
Nakagawa. They walked away with a personalized Cub
Scout bowling pin.
We are now looking forward to our sleepover at the
church the night before Church Cleanup and our annual
Pack Holiday Party in December where we perform skits
and have dinner.
We’d also like to thank the Sangha for supporting us in
our annual Popcorn sales event. The proceeds help
towards our events during the year and our Crossover
weekend in June.
Troop 578 Firestone Backpacking Trip
On October 9, 2015, a group of Troop 578 Boy Scouts
embarked on a trip to Firestone Boy Scout Reservation for
a weekend of hiking and camping. We hiked up Friday night
and it was pitch dark so we used our headlamps to see the
trail. Altogether, 24 Scouts and 19 adults went on the hike
up to camp. Luckily, everyone made it to camp safely
without incident. Once we got to camp, we set up our tents
and went to sleep. The next morning, we prepared for the
day hike. Unfortunately, the temperature that day was well
over 100 degrees. During the hike, we kept cool by wetting
our hats and bandanas. After we got back from the hike, we
made a nice lunch and had several hours of free time.
During our free time, several scouts went exploring on a
different trail through Firestone. Once they got back, we
started the Iron Chef competition using freeze-dried food.
Once we were full, we promptly started our campfire
program where we performed several skits. After having
several more hours of free time, we went to bed to rest for
the next day's trek back to the vehicles. The next morning,
we packed everything up in our backpacks and hiked back
down. Right after everyone made it down safely, we headed
back to OCBC. During the trip, we saw several black
widows and assorted spiders, pincher bugs, stink bugs,
tarantulas and snakes. Overall, everyone had a great time!
I would like to thank all of the ASMs and Parents who
attended for making this an exciting and successful event. I
would also like to thank ASM Sasaki, ASM Shimonishi and
ASM Shimizu for organizing and coordinating this event.
In Gassho,
Jon Mauldin, Webelos I Den Leader
In Gassho,
Jason Shimizu
Lightning Bolt Patrol Historian
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Junior Girl Scout Troop 855
Junior Troop 855 has been very busy lately. One of our
first meetings was at Carbon Canyon in Brea where we
hiked to a Redwood forest and earned our photography
badge along the way. It was a very hot day, but we all had
fun. At another one of our meetings, we met with some
Senior Advisors who taught us about healthy friendships.
We made friendship trail mix and also friendship bracelets.
And finally at our last meeting, we used our engineering
skills and had a contest to see who could build the tallest
structure using only small marshmallows and uncooked
spaghetti noodles. That was fun! Our next big activity is
going to be our troop overnighter in November. Can’t wait!
For more information on how to donate
your car:
Contact the OCBC office
Or
Visit the OCBC website,
www.OCBuddhist.org
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Cadette Girl Scout Troop 675
Hello from Cadette Troop 675!
We’ve been planning several projects and activities in
our last three meetings! Our Cadette co-presidents for this
year are Allyson Chang and Caroline Mendoza! In our last
couple of meetings, we talked about our Fall Product Goals
and our goal for how much money we raise. We wanted to
raise somewhere between $1,500 to $2,000. We are also
having a Holiday Service Project! We are making blankets
for foster kids. We also worked in our journey books
discussing things like media and how much of it we see all
the time. We helped our Daisy sisters make their containers
to collect their pop-tops and taught them about SWAPS. We
made our Special Whatchamacallits Affectionately Pinned
Somewhere to start the Daisys off on their collection. We
planned in our patrols the activities we are going to do to
help the Brownies with their journey. The Seniors also came
to our patrol to discuss and talk about a healthy friendship
and what you can do to keep your friends. We made a
friendship-trail mix and talked about what good traits should
be in a friend. We also voted on our holiday party ideas! We
came to three choices on what we could do, rock climbing,
lasertag, or ice skating/roller skating. Thank you!
Erin Hayashida, Recording Secretary
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Senior Ambassador Girl Scout Troop 881
Back to our Girl Scout Year
In the fall of 2015, The Girl Scout troop 881 has been
busy getting back into the school year and starting Girl
Scout activities. While juggling school and our outside
activities, we have been working as a team and organizing
ourselves for our 2015-2016 roles.
In September, our Girl Scout year started with blazing
hot weather and many things to do. It was so exciting and
fun to see all the everyone again after our long summer.
Our first meeting was full of giggles and laughter as we
recounted our trips and vacations, but it was also full of
purpose, because that was when we decided our activities
for the year. The girls have split up into grade-level groups
and all the groups chose their respective roles for this year.
We had our first All Troop Flag ceremony with the younger
girls and it was fun to see our adorable underclassmen.
Also, the BWA members, led by Amy Iwamasa, kicked off
their first meeting of the year with a high tea and the SA
Troop 881 assisted with food preparation and serving a
three course tea menu. Then, October came.
As Halloween approached, we started our nut sales and
had our Troop Investiture Ceremony. The nut sales period
is always a busy time for us, as we scamper off like
squirrels to sell nuts, magazines, and treats to our friends
and families. There was also a special Senior and
Ambassador meeting about health. The activities focused
on eating well and proper ways of destressing;so ungainly
yoga, sleep inducing meditation, and healthy snacks were
the orders of the day. As we munched on bagels, fruit, and
yogurt with granola we listened to tips for a healthy lifestyle,
advice especially important for seniors in high school
because we will be going to college soon. The SA troop
was also busy helping prepare for the church's 50th
ceremony by bussing tables and serving dessert. And on
October 23, we had our Investiture and Rededication
Ceremony, when we all confirmed the Girl Scout values of
responsibility, courageousness, friendship and other values
that allow us to grow into outstanding women. Some girls
moved up a level, and as I saw rising Daisies, Brownies,
Cadettes, Seniors and Ambassadors go onto the stage, I
thought that it was wonderful that we have this community
for girls to be raised in. All in all, our year has started with
enthusiasm and energy.
In Memoriam
The Orange County Buddhist Church wishes
to express its deepest sympathies and
condolences to the families of the late:
Jim Hiraoka
Masuo Kumamoto
Minoru Uehara
May the family members find solace and
comfort in the infinite compassion of Amida
Buddha
Namu Amida Butsu
Services Conducted
October
1 Miyoko Takaragawa 49 Day Memorial Service
2 Jim Hiraoka Funeral Service
3 Shotsuki Hoyo Monthly Memorial Service
6 Eilene Nagata - 1 Year Memorial Service
Jim Hiraoka Burial Service
10 Harry Hirao 49 Day Memorial Service
23 Neil Oshiro 1 Year Memorial Service
24 Minoru Uehara Funeral Service
25 Masuo Kumamoto Funeral Service
Mary Shimizu 49 Day Memorial Service
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Ministerial Scholarship
As we begin our campaign for 2015/2016 to raise funds
to support our Ministerial Candidates and Minister’s
Assistant Candidates, we are gratified by the support
received from our Sangha. It has been only a week and a
half since the campaign commenced and already we have
received donations from so many. The Ministerial
Scholarship Committee acknowledges the following Sangha
members for their generous donations to the Scholarship
Fund. Please note that any donations received subsequent
to October 25, 2015 will be acknowledged in the next issue
of the Korin.
Donations received from October 18, 2015 through
October 25, 2015:
Paul & Joyce Fujita
Tsutomu & Miyoko Hirayama
Annie Hirokawa
Tomi & Norio Iwata
Masao & Joyce Kimura
Noel & Judy Kurai
Roy & Masako Matsuo
Mutsuko K. Miyakawa
Maurice & Carrie Nakagawa
John & Mary Sunada
Kent & Nancy Suzuki
Ron & Kyoko Suzuki
We also acknowledge the most generous donation of
Louise Sanematsu received prior to the commencement of
our campaign. Thank you so much Louise.
Total donations received through October 25, 2015:
$1,205.00
What a tremendous beginning of a new campaign year!
There is no way to fully express our gratitude to the Sangha
for your continued support of the Ministerial Scholarship
program year after year. Working together, we have been
successful in being able to provide financial support to so
many ministerial candidates as well as minister’s assistant
candidates. This success can only be attributed to you.
THANK YOU!
Gassho,
Carrie Nakagawa
50th Anniversary Coin Donations
Hi everyone,
Have you donated to the building fund yet? The next phase
is remodeling the Hondo. It would be wonderful if everyone
was a part of the remodeling of our church! I have been
collecting coins for the last 5 years. Kids, parents, and
seniors have donated their pennies, nickels,
dimes,
quarters and even fuzz! If you have not donated, coins are
a great way to start. Everyone has coins around the house!
Caution: Ask your parents and grandparents before you
take any loose change, especially if it’s in their pocket!
Thank you to the following for their donations!
10/1 Wat Iwakoshi
10/1 Virginia Nishigaya
10/8 Stacy Suzuki
10/20 Sydney Osako
Total donations: $19,166.71! That’s a lot of coins!
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50th Anniversary Project Report
Architectural rendering of Hondo
Completing the Dream
What a journey we've traveled together in the last six
years. Your generosity has given the Orange County
Buddhist Church an amazing $8.1 million. Our new social
hall is fully paid, and realizing the dream to renovate the
Hondo, refurbish the Naijin, and complete a new courtyard
is so near. The last goal is to raise the final $1.1 million in
new donations and pledges. Construction can begin as
soon as the Fall of 2016 when we reach that goal.
Most of you have donated or pledged multiple times,
and our organizations and volunteers have worked tirelessly
on fundraiser after fundraiser. OCBC wishes we had a
new, generous financial source, but that is unlikely, and
ultimately we must raise the additional funds ourselves.
However, the entire $1.1 million isn't needed in-hand to
begin construction. With sufficient pledges, OCBC can
confidently give the construction go-ahead. To make
payments easier, OCBC has decided to extend the pledge
payment period another three years to 2018.
With the end goal in sight and a plan to reach it, let's
renew our energy and commitment to “Completing the
Dream.”
Please consider a new generous year-end
donation or pledge. Any amount will help, but if you can
commit to a $5,000 or $10,000 pledge or even more, it will
help our fellow Sangha members who are unable to give as
much as they wish. OCBC sincerely thanks you for your
past generosity and your continued support. Let us begin
our next 50 years with a lasting legacy for our future
generations.
OCBC gratefully acknowledges the following new and
repeat donations received between September 26, 2015
and October 23, 2015.
Family and Individual Donations (new and repeat):
(Coin donor names reported separately)
Calvin & Lynn Chang
Dean & Carrol Tsutsui
Don & Louise Takemura
The Folick Family
Steve Hiratsuka
Annie Hirokawa
Jon & Jodi Hisamoto
D.J. & Richard Ida
Jeanie Kashima
Tetsuden & Kanako Kashima
Calvin Kato
Linda Kato
Hideo & Jane Kawamura
Roy & Masako Matsuo
Sayoko K. Mura
Mrs. Sachiko Murata
Karen & Howard Nakagiri
Fumi Nakano
Cynthia Nishimoto-Nishida
in memory of Akiko Sawada
Cynthia Nishimoto-Nishida & Mike Nishida
Kathy H. Nishimoto & Namy Okada
James & Stella Otsuka
Richard & Marlene Miyamoto
Tamiko Sakimoto
Jane Sakahara-Tanahara & Sam Tanahara
Richard & Janet Uyeno
Stan & Laura Yamamoto
Family/Individual Donations this period:
$16,872.00
Total Family/Indv'l Donations to Date:
$3,544,331.00
Family and Individual Pledges (new and add'l):
Janis Hirohama & James Pollard
Rev. Mutsumi Wondra
$10,000.00
Total Pledges (collected & uncollected)
to Date:
$3,687,350.00
OCBC Organization Donations, Pledges (new and
repeat):
OCBC BEC
$7,500.00
OCBC Organization Donations, Pledges
to Date: $1,003,064.00
Total Pledges and Donations:
$8,253,911.00
(includes coin collections)
Total Donations and Pledge
Payments Collected to date:
$7,985,123.00
Phase 2 Goal $4,000,000.00
Additional donations required
$1,064,969.00
In Gassho,
Howard Nakagiri, Project Manager
Bill Sakahara, Project Treasurer
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
The Orange County Buddhist Church gratefully
acknowledges the following for their very generous
donations, received and recorded from September 28, 2015
through October 25, 2015.
Shotsuki Hoyo Donations
Abo, Margaret
Arimura, Kiyoko
Esaki, Merrill
Feeko, Vicky
Fujioka, Shiro
Hayasaka, Keiko
Hirata, Janet
Hirokawa, Annie
Inokuchi, Laurence
Ito, Tomio
Kasai, Amy
Koike, Harry
Kuragami, George
Matsumoto, Masako
Murata, Sakae
Nakamura, Joe/Carol
Nakawaki, Beverly K.
Nakawaki, Tad
Nakayama, Mary Y.
Ogawa, Glen
Sadakane Babcock, Jeanne
Sakioka, Hiromichi
Shibata, Jeffrey
Shimizu, Fred
Takata, Toshiki
Viloria, Louise
Yoshimura, Jeannette Y. (4)
Anonymous (3)
Chan, Darrell
Esaki, Thomas T.
Fujimura, Kay
Hamai, Nagako
Henmi, John
Hirata, Kinuko
Imai, David
Ishii, Donna
Kamiyama, Ed
Kohara, Setsuko
Korin, Mitsuko
Kusaka, Toeko
Mizutani, Happy
Nagahori, Fred
Nakawaki, Amy
Nakawaki, Fushio
Nakaya, Clarence
Nishioka, Norman
Ota, Atsuko
Sakai, Nancy (2)
Sawada, Howard (2)
Shim, Jennifer
Tahara, Charly K.
Tashima, Nobobu
Yamashiro, Agnes
Total: $2,655.00
Nokotsudo Maintenance Donations
Anonymous (4)
Morris, Sirima
Murata, Sakae
Nagahori, Fred
Various (3)
Total: $315.00
Orei to the Church
Anonymous
Hiraoka, Hiromi K.
Nishimura, Gilbert
OCBC Japanese School
Takaragawa Family
Hirao, Gene
Murphy, Laura
Nissinen, Kristoffer
OCBC Sangha Teens
Uehara, Donn
Total: $7,035.00
Special or Miscellaneous Donations
Andros Painting Inc.
Futaba, Shiyoko
Matsumoto, Shizuko (2)
OCBC Dharma School
Sakahara, Bill
Thomas, Matthew
Total: $4,175.00
Ohigan Service Donations Addt’l
Ito, Tomio
50th Anniversary Celebration Donations
Aoyama, Rev. Tesshi
Arai, Stanley Sadao
Arizona Buddhist Temple Belli, Joseph
Briones, Rev. William & Miyoshi, Rev. Nobuko
Buddhist Church of Santa Barbara
Buddhist Church of Santa Barbara BWA
Buddhist Temple of San Diego
Doami, Rev. John
Fujishige Beth
Fujishige, Donna
Fukuma, Rev. Seikan
Futaba, Teri
Gardena Buddhist Church
Hara, Toshiki
Harada, Rev. Marvin
Hatakeyama, Harumi
Hirata, Kenneth/Lorene
Hirata, Yukiko
Hirokawa, Annie
Hiroshima, Richard
Hirota, Rev. Tetsunen
Hollywood Buddhist Temple Hoshino, Seiko
Itaya, Roger
Ito, Gerald
Iwakoshi, Setsuken
Jitosho, Merry
Kakihara, Kiyoko
Kamimura, Keith M.
Kato, Joyce
Kiyohara, Aiko
Korin, Mitsuko
Kusumi, Sachiko
L.A. Hompa Hongwanji Buddhist Temple
Maruyama, Alan
Matsubayashi, Rev. George
Matsuda, Kent
Matsumoto, Shizuko
Miya, Arleen
Miyaji, Rev. Nobuo
Nagahori, Fred
Nakagawa, Carrie H.
Nakagiri, Howard
Nakamura, David
Nakano, Jean
Nakauchi, Steven M.
OCBC AV Dept.
OCBC Project Kokoro
Ogawa, Sumiyo
Oishi, Rickio Stuart
Okada, Rev. Shinji
Omori, Terri
Osako, Tilden
Oxnard Buddhist Temple
Pasadena Buddhist Temple Pollard, James E.
Sakahara, Bill
San Fernando Valley Hongwanji Buddhist Temple
San Luis Obispo Buddhist Church
Sasaki, Daniel S.
Sawada, Masako
Senshin Buddhist Temple Shibata, Nancy
Somen, Tamiji
Sun, John
Suzuki, Hiroshi/Emiko
Suzuki, Ronald M.
Tada, Rev. Kakuyei
Takagi, Carol/Noboru
Tani, June
Tanioka, Jo Ann
Togashi, Calvin
Togashi, Sueko
Ujihara, Kinuko
Ukegawa (Nakaso), Joni
Umezu, Bishop Kodo
Usuki, Rev. Patricia
Venice Hongwanji Buddhist Temple
Vista Buddhist Temple
Watanabe, Rev. Masanori
West Los Angeles Buddhist Temple
Yada, Frank/Joyce
Yamanishi, Louie
Yamashita, Yoko
Yoshihara, Alison
Total: $11,705.00
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行
わ
れ
、
多
く
の
皆
様
方
が
法
要
に
、
ま
た
祝
賀
名
号
を
ど
の
よ
う
に
「
聞
く
」
べ
き
か
と
示
1
に
は
当
仏
教
会
の
建
立
五
十
周
年
記
念
法
要
が
く
こ
と
、
そ
れ
が
信
知
、
あ
る
い
は
信
順
と
い
法
名
を
い
た
だ
か
こ
ん れ
り
ゅ ま
う し
た
。
ま
た
、
翌
日
四
日
て
、
私
た
ち
は
、
し
ん そ
ち の
名
号
を
疑
し う
ん
じ こ
ゅ
ん と
な
く
聞
つ
づ
い
て
、
親
鸞
聖
人
さ
ま
は
、
そ
の
―
帰
依
式
が
営
ま
れ
、
五
十
一
名
の
門
徒
様
た
ち
が
き
え
し
き
う
名
号
が
完
成
さ
れ
た
と
示
う さ
た
が れ
ま
す
。
そ
し
る
」
と
い
う
こ
と
で
す
。
号
、
南
無
阿
弥
陀
仏
が
そ
の
経
典
の
本
質
で
あ
く
も
二
ヶ
月
が
過
ぎ
ま
し
た
。
十
月
三
日
に
は
オ
レ
ン
ジ
郡
仏
教
会
で
お
勤
め
し
始
め
て
、
早
オ
レ
ン
ジ
郡
仏
教
会
浄 じょ
土 うど
し
真 んし
宗 ゅう
の
救 すく
い
（
二に
の
三 さん
）
十
一
月
号
を
建
て
ら
れ
、
そ
の
結
果
、
南
無
阿
弥
陀
仏
と
い
さ
ま
で
あ
る
法
蔵
菩
薩
さ
ま
な
が
も
四
あ
み 十
だ 八
ぶ
願
つ
の
願
い
が
で
き
な
い
ほ
う 私
ぞ
う の
ぼ た
さ
つ め
に
、
の
し ち
じ
ゅ の
う
は 阿
ち
が 弥
ん
陀
如
来
む
し
ろ
、
こ
の
世
で
悟
っ
て
仏
と
な
あ る
み よ
だ う
に
ょ な
ら
い 行
も
っ
と
も
肝
要
な
こ
と
で
あ
き
ょ り
う
て 、
ん
そ
ほ の
ん
し こ
つ と
は
名
願
の
お
誓
か
ん い
よ
う が
『
仏
説
無
量
寿
経
』
に
お
い
て
、
ま
す
。
ち
か そ
の
意
味
は
、
「
阿
弥
陀
如
来
さ
ま
の
本
り
」
（
『
註
釈
版
』
一
三
五
頁
）
と
示
さ
れ
て
い
み
ょ
う
ご
う
２
０
１
５
年
現
世
（
こ
の
世
）
で
悟
り
を
得
る
の
で
は
な
く
、
す
な
は
ち
仏
の
名
号
を
も
っ
て
経
の
体
と
す
る
な
な
る
わ
け
で
す
。
浄
土
真
宗
え の
み
教
え
で
は
、
げ
ん
せ
は
「
如
来
の
本
願
を
聞
き
て
経
の
た 宗
い
致
と
す
、
で
あ
り
ま
す
。
そ
の
歩
み
が
行
と
い
う
こ
と
に
の
世
界
に
い
る
私
が
あ
ゆ 悟
り
の
ぎ
ょ 世
う
界
に
向
か
う
こ
と
示
さ
れ
て
い
る
も
の
で
あ
り
き
ょ 、
う
親
し 鸞
ゅ
う 聖
ち
人
さ
ま
本
願
文
で
あ
る
第
十
八
願
と
し
ん 本
ら
ん 願
し
ょ 成
う
に
ん 就
文
に
ま
ず
は
、
仏
教
一
さ
と 般
の
教
え
の
方
向
は
、
迷
い
ほ
ん
が
ん
も
ん
ま
よ
こ
の
こ
と
は
だ 、
い
じ 『
ゅ
ぶ
う 仏っ
は
せ
ち 説つ
が
む
ん 無り
ょ
う
ほ 量じ
ん
ゅ
が 寿き
ん
ょ
じ 経う
ょ
う 』
じ
ゅ の
も
ん
ご講今
案座後
内のの
おＢ
知Ｅ
らＣ
せ土
曜
真
宗
日
本
語
上
げ
ま
す
。
ワ
ン
ド
ラ
睦
お
磨
き
を
し
ま
す
。
お
忙
し
い
土
曜
と
は
存
じ
ま
す
が
、
す
。
皆
様
の
お
参
り
を
お
待
ち
申
し
上
げ
ま
す
れ
ぞ
れ
の
担
当
場
所
を
掃
除
し
、
ま
た
本
堂
、
講
堂
の
今
年
の
永
代
経
法
要
は
、
次
の
よ
う
に
行
い
。ま
当
仏
教
会
で
は
、
所
属
の
各
オ
ー
ガ
ニ
ゼ
ー
シ
ョ
ン
が
そ
う
願
い
の
も
と
勤
め
ら
れ
ま
す
。
む
つ
み
今
年
も
あ
と
二
ヶ
月
を
残
す
だ
け
と
な
り
ま
し
た
。
え
を
私
か
ら
子
々
孫
々
に
伝
え
て
い
き
た
い
と
い
日
時
…
１
１
月
７
日
（
土
）
午
前
８
時
よ
り
憶
い
、
ご
先
祖
が
大
事
に
し
て
き
た
仏
さ
ま
の
教
こ
う
ぞ
う
い
『
光
輪
』
に
て
ご
連
絡
申
し
上
げ
ま
す
。
大
掃
除
・
お
磨
き
で
す
。
先
立
っ
て
浄
土
に
往
生
さ
れ
た
方
々
を
か
れ
た
お
経
が
読
み
続
け
ら
れ
る
」
と
い
う
意
味
る
こ
と
は
、
こ
の
よ
う
な
こ
と
に
よ
る
か
ら
で
す
。
読
経
」
の
略
で
す
。
「
末
永
く
お
釈
迦
さ
ま
の
説
永
代
経
と
は
、
お
経
の
名
前
で
な
く
、
「
永
代
こ
と
と
し
て
、
心
し
て
聞
く
こ
と
が
大
事
と
さ
れ
時
と
い
た
し
ま
す
。
日
取
り
、
講
題
が
決
定
し
だ
『
永
代
経
』
大
法
要
て
、
そ
し
て
、
私
の
生
涯
に
お
い
て
最
後
に
聞
く
じ
て
次
回
か
ら
は
、
土
曜
午
前
１
０
時
か
ら
１
２
め
て
聞
く
こ
と
と
し
て
、
ま
た
、
私
の
こ
と
と
し
ま
に
聞
く
こ
と
が
、
浄
土
真
宗
に
お
け
る
聴
聞
ワ
ン
ド
ラ
先
生
へ
ご
連
絡
く
だ
さ
い
ま
せ
。
講
座
の
ス
タ
ー
ト
時
間
で
す
が
、
ご
要
望
に
応
オ
レ
ン
ジ
郡
仏
教
会
―
の
す
が
た
で
あ
り
ま
す
。
お
聴
聞
は
、
い
つ
も
初
こ
の
こ
と
を
、
疑
う
心
な
く
素
直
に
ち 、
ょ
う そ
も
ん の
ま
講
座
の
関
す
る
ご
要
望
が
ご
ざ
い
ま
し
た
ら
、
ど
を
考
え
て
お
り
ま
す
。
う
た
が
す
な
お
ら
、
皆
さ
ま
と
ご
和
讃
を
味
わ
っ
て
い
く
こ
と
な
が
ら
、
難
し
い
仏
教
、
真
宗
用
語
を
説
明
し
な
が
す救
。い
の
あ
り
さ
ま
（
法
）
を
聞
く
こ
と
に
な
り
ま
の
本
末
」
を
聞
く
と
ほ
う は
、
阿
弥
陀
如
来
さ
ま
の
お
『
三
帖
和
讃
』
を
ひ
と
つ
ひ
と
つ
丁
寧
に
読
み
な
す
の
で
、
ど
う
ぞ
、
ま
た
ご
参
加
く
だ
さ
い
ま
せ
。
次
回
の
講
座
の
内
容
は
、
親
鸞
聖
人
が
著
さ
れ
た
く
こ
と
を
「
末
」
と
し
ま
す
。
よ
っ
て
、
「
仏
願
本
講
座
は
来
年
一
月
中
旬
よ
り
か
ら
再
開
し
ま
無
阿
弥
陀
仏
ま
つ が
完
成
さ
れ
、
人
々
が
救
わ
れ
て
い
じ
て
お
り
ま
す
。
英
語
法
話
・
・
・
タ
ー
ナ
ー
先
生
2
日
本
語
法
話
・
・
・
ワ
ン
ド
ラ
先
生
―
が
「
本
」
で
あ
り
、
そ
の
結
果
と
し
て
名
号
、
南
誠
に
、
ご
本
願
の
お
力
は
強
い
も
の
で
あ
る
と
感
蔵
菩
ほ
ん 薩
さ
ま
が
発
願
さ
れ
、
修
行
さ
れ
た
こ
と
い
で
く
だ
さ
い
ま
し
た
。
ん
、
ガ
ー
デ
ィ
ナ
仏
教
や
洗
心
仏
教
会
か
ら
も
お
そ
し
て
、
「
ほ
つ 仏
が
ん 願
の
本
末
し 」
ゅ
ぎ を
ょ
う 聞
く
と
は
、
法
加
者
の
な
か
に
は
、
当
仏
教
会
の
方
々
は
も
ち
ろ
私
の
存
在
が
あ
る
か
ら
で
す
。
ま
し
て
、
誠
に
あ
り
が
と
う
ご
ざ
い
ま
し
た
。
参
で
す
。
お
浄
土
参
り
の
行
が
何
ひ
と
つ
出
来
な
い
講
座
に
は
、
２
０
名
近
く
の
ご
参
加
を
い
た
だ
き
じ
ょ
う
ど
ま
い
十
月
十
、
十
七
日
の
Ｂ
Ｅ
Ｃ
土
曜
真
宗
日
本
語

午
前
１
０
時
日
時
…
１
１
月
１
５
日
（
日
）
が
っ
し
ょ
う
次
に
回
し
ゅ は
じ
ん 、
し
ん 「
浄
土
真
宗
の
救
い
」
の
構
造
と
し


日
本
語
・
英
語
共
ど
う
か
一
人
で
も
多
く
の
お
手
伝
い
を
お
待
ち
申
し
合
掌
て
「
二
種
深
信
」
を
お
話
し
ま
し
ょ
う
。
午
後
７
時
３
０
分
よ
り
営
ま
れ
ま
す
。
１
２
月
の
祥
月
法
要
は
、
５
日
（
土
）
十
二
月
祥
月
法
要
ワ
ン
ド
ラ
先
生
で
す
。
日
本
語
法
話
・
英
語
法
話
両
方
と
も
、
午
後
７
時
３
０
分
よ
り
営
ま
れ
ま
す
。
１
１
月
の
祥
月
法
要
は
、
７
日
（
土
）
十
一
月
祥
月
法
要
の
お
誕
生
日
を
お
祝
い
し
ま
し
た
。
（
敬
称
略
）
よ
び
ゲ
ス
ト
の
方
々
が
出
席
さ
れ
、
左
記
の
方
々
意
を
表
し
た
い
と
思
い
ま
す
。
ア
ラ
ン
チ
ョ
ン
で
は
、
５
２
名
の
シ
ニ
ア
、
お
１
０
月
１
２
日
（
月
）
に
催
さ
れ
ま
し
た
シ
ニ
当
仏
教
会
、
ダ
ー
マ
ス
ク
ー
ル
主
催
で
毎
年
営
ま
れ
ル
の
諸
先
生
方
に
日
頃
の
ご
苦
労
に
対
し
て
、
感
謝
の
▽
シ
ニ
ア
ラ
ン
チ
ョ
ン
教
会
で
は
、
今
年
も
開
教
使
諸
先
生
・
ダ
ー
マ
ス
ク
ー
日
時
…
１
１
月
２
２
日
（
日
）
午
前
１
０
時
メ
モ
リ
ア
ル
・
サ
ー
ビ
ス
日
時
…
１
２
月
１
３
日
（
日
）
午
前
１
０
時
ダ
ー
マ
ス
ク
ー
ル
の
礼
拝
と
併
せ
て
行
い
ま
す
。
仏
お
申
し
込
み
下
さ
い
。
ま
す
。
お
餅
の
オ
ー
ダ
ー
は
１
２
月
６
日
ま
で
に
＊
今
年
の
餅
つ
き
は
１
２
月
２
０
日
に
行
な
わ
れ
「
生
け
と
し
生
き
る
も
の
」
の
〈
お
歳
暮
大
会
〉
ラ
ン
チ
ョ
ン
の
参
加
受
付
を
し
て
い
ま
す
。
―
だ
さ
い
。
す
申
し
込
み
用
紙
に
ご
記
入
の
上
、
お
申
し
込
み
く
の
皆
さ
ま
は
、
全
員
ご
出
席
下
さ
い
ま
せ
。
会
議
で
役
員
を
決
め
ま
す
。
恵
信
尼
様
法
要
と
法
要
後
、
恒
例
親
睦
会
が
催
さ
れ
ま
す
。
婦
人
会
午
後
１
２
時
半
よ
り
講
堂
で
開
か
れ
ま
す
。
本
3
参
加
ご
希
望
の
方
は
、
仏
教
会
オ
フ
ィ
ス
に
あ
り
ま
日
時
…
１
１
月
１
５
日
（
日
）
１
５
日
（
日
）
永
代
経
法
要
・
ラ
ン
チ
ョ
ン
後
、
―
代
経
法
要
後
に
、
。幼
児
仏
道
入
門
式
（
）
を
、
行
い
ま
す
「
幼
児
仏
道
入
門
式
」
り
ま
す
。
英
語
法
話
・
・
・
原
田
日
本
語
法
話
・
・
・
ワ
ン
ド
ラ
ご
法
話
は
以
下
の
通
り
で
す
。
マ
ー睦
ビ先
ン
先生
生
＊
次
回
の
婦
人
会
ミ
ー
テ
ィ
ン
グ
は
１
１
月
う
か
、
皆
さ
ま
ご
参
加
く
だ
さ
い
ま
せ
。
Ｃ
、
Ｈ
の
方
々
が
担
当
に
な
っ
て
お
り
ま
す
。
ど
の
法
要
で
お
礼
の
合
掌
を
さ
せ
て
い
た
だ
き
ま
し
ょ
う
。
謝
し
ま
た
、
当
婦
人
会
の
先
亡
者
の
方
々
を
偲
び
、
こ
創
立
当
時
よ
り
の
、
一
世
の
方
々
の
ご
苦
労
に
感
人
会
は
本
堂
・
講
堂
の
お
磨
き
を
し
ま
す
。
当
番
除
・
お
磨
き
が
あ
り
ま
す
。
例
年
の
ご
と
く
、
婦
＊
１
１
月
７
日
（
土
）
午
前
８
時
よ
り
、
大
掃
営
ま
れ
ま
す
。
る
、
ラ
ン
チ
が
ソ
ー
シ
ャ
ル
・
ホ
ー
ル
で
あ
尚
、
法
要
後
Ｏ
Ｃ
Ｂ
Ｃ
ス
ポ
ー
ツ
主
催
に
よ
会
の
「
先
亡
者
追
悼
」
の
法
要
は
、
右
記
の
通
り
に
す
「
恵
信
尼
公
」
・
「
覚
信
尼
公
」
並
び
に
当
婦
人
た
」
と
大
好
評
を
い
た
だ
い
て
い
ま
す
。
ま
す
。
多
く
の
方
々
か
ら
「
大
変
美
味
し
か
っ
ラ
ム
に
参
加
さ
れ
て
い
ま
す
。
）
外
開
教
使
オ
リ
エ
ン
テ
ー
シ
ョ
ン
・
プ
ロ
グ
毎
年
１
２
月
に
婦
人
会
が
施
主
と
な
っ
て
営
ま
れ
ま
る
こ
と
が
出
来
ま
し
た
。
心
よ
り
お
礼
申
し
上
げ

西
岡
ノ
ー
マ
ン
・
大
塚
ス
テ
ラ
〈
お
餅
つ
き
〉
ま
す
「
生
け
と
し
生
き
る
も
の
」
の
メ
モ
リ
ア
ル
・
サ

＊
当
日
ご
寄
附
戴
き
ま
し
た
方
々
の
お
名
前
で
す
。
日
時
…
１
２
月
２
０
（
日
）
午
前
７
時
半
よ
り
ー
ビ
ス
は
、
右
記
の
通
り
ダ
ー
マ
ス
ク
ー
ル
の
礼
拝
と
合



（
敬
ケ花称
ー・略
キ・）
、・
こ勝
ん本
にと
ゃし
くこ
・・
・更
当科
仏き
教よ
会こ
今
年
の
当
仏
教
会
の
「
お
餅
つ
き
」
は
、
右
記
の
わ
せ
て
営
み
ま
す
。
Tisarana
通
り
に
行
な
わ
れ
ま
す
。
皆
さ
ま
の
中
で
ペ
ッ
ト
や
生
き
も
の
を
亡
く
さ
れ
、
Rites
一
人
で
も
多
く
の
方
々
の
お
手
伝
い
を
お
願
い
ご
供
養
を
さ
れ
た
い
方
は
、
申
し
込
み
用
紙
に
ペ
ッ
ト


致
し
ま
す
。
な
ど
の
名
前
を
書
い
て
、
１
１
月
１
５
日
（
日
）
ま
で
に

仏
教
会
へ
お
申
込
み
下
さ
い
。
日
本
語
・
・
・
藤
田
裕
豪
師
（
Ｉ
Ｍ
Ｏ
Ｐ
海
英
語
・
・
・
赤
星
健
治
師
日
時
…
１
２
月
６
日
（
日
）
ふ
じ
た
ゆ
う
ご
う
（
サ
ン
デ
ィ
エ
ゴ
仏
教
会
）
『
覚
信
尼
公
さ
ま
』
法
要
『
恵
信
尼
公
さ
ま
』
並
び
に
あ
か
ほ
し
け
ん
じ
オ
レ
ン
ジ
郡
仏
教
会
午
後
１
時
さ
ま
の
ご
協
力
で
美
味
し
い
お
饅
頭
を
お
配
り
す
＊
当
仏
教
会
の
５
０
周
年
記
念
祝
賀
会
で
は
、
皆
▽
お
知
ら
せ
婦
人
会
だ
よ
り
合
掌
中
村
９
６
８
２
６
４
９
ク
リ
ス
伊
藤
富
雄
（
敬
称
略
）
南
無
阿
弥
陀
仏
「
お
彼
岸
」
大
法
要
に
ご
寄
付
追
加
ご
芳
名
で
す
。
電
話
番
号
…
（
７
１
４
）
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ま
た
は
、
さ
る
９
月
２
０
日
（
日
）
に
営
み
ま
し
た
「
お
彼
岸
大
法
要
」
ま仏
す教
。会
一
同
、
心
よ
り
お
悔
や
み
を
申
し
上
げ
岩
政婦
人
エ会
イに
ミ関
ーし
会て
長ご
へ質
ご問
連が
絡あ
下り
さま
いし
。た
ら
合
計
４
、
１
７
５
ド
ル
故
熊
本
▽
ご
質
問
たよガ
。りー
、ル
大ス
変カ
素ウ
晴ト
らと
しそ
いの
イお
ベ母
ン様
ト方
との
なご
り協
ま力
しに
ト坂Ｏ松
ー原Ｃ本
マ
Ｂ
スビＣし
ル
ず
マ
ダ子
ッ
ー
シ
マ（
ュ
ス２
ー
ク）
ー
ル
故
上
原
ふア
たン
ばド
ロ
しス
よ
子ペ
イ
ン
テ
ィ
ン
グ
岩
政
エ
イ
ミ
ー
会
長
の
お
声
が
け
で
、
ま
た
、
ひ
と
と
き
で
し
た
。
「
仏
教
会
に
特
別
寄
付
」
ご
芳
名
で
す
。
（
敬
称
略
）
故
平
岡
２ま２実２ジ
０す０
０ム
１お１
１
５
５
５
年
年
年
１
９
９
０
月
月
月
３
２
１
０
３
１
日
日
日
往
往
往
生
生
生
ラ
ダ
な
ど
を
い
た
だ
き
、
楽
し
い
会
話
の
広
が
る
匿
名
（
７
）
お
葬
儀
ー
ト
、
柿
や
ポ
メ
グ
ラ
ネ
ッ
ト
入
り
の
珍
し
い
サ
合
計
２
，
６
５
５
ド
ル
花
を
見
な
が
ら
、
サ
ン
ド
イ
ッ
チ
、
数
々
の
デ
ザ
英
語
欄
の
ペ
ー
ジ
を
ご
覧
く
だ
さ
い
ま
せ
。
。
美
し
い
法
要
に
ご
寄
付
戴
き
ま
し
た
方
々
の
お
名
前
は
、
長村モ
堀田リ
ス
フ栄
レ
シ
ッ
リ
ド
マ
合
計
５
７
３
ド
ル
―
来
ま
し
た
。
あ
り
が
と
う
ご
ざ
い
ま
す
4
―
と
ご
参
加
に
よ
り
、
大
成
功
を
修
め
る
こ
と
が
出
始
め
て
の
試
み
で
し
た
が
、
皆
さ
ま
方
の
ご
協
力
さ
る
１
０
月
３
日
に
営
み
ま
し
た
「
祥
月
」
「
納
ご骨
寄堂
付」
ご
芳
名
で
す
。
（
敬
称
略
）
ィ
ー
・
パ
ー
テ
ィ
ー
が
開
か
れ
ま
し
た
。
今
回
が
「
１
０
月
祥
月
法
要
」
９
月
２
７
日
（
日
）
に
婦
人
会
主
催
に
よ
る
テ
合
計
１
１
，
７
０
５
ド
ル
▽
婦
人
会
に
よ
る
テ
ィ
ー
・
パ
テ
ィ
ー
ル
で
す
。
美
味
し
い
日
本
食
を
食
べ
て
、
お
仲
間
ル
・
ホ
ー
ル
で
行
わ
れ
ま
す
。
参
加
費
用
は
５
ド
ま前念
せはのさ
。、おる
英祝１
語い０
欄を月
のい４
ペた日
ーだに
ジき行
をまわ
ごしれ
覧たた
く方５
だ々０
さの周
いお年
名記
匿う宝
名え川
は
らフ
ァ
ドミ
ンリ
合
ー
計
７
、
０
３
５
ド
ル
と
楽
し
い
時
間
を
お
過
ご
し
く
だ
さ
い
ま
せ
。
Ｏ
Ｃ
Ｂ
Ｃ
サ
ン
ガ
テ
ィ
ー
ン
ズ
オ
レ
ン
ジ
郡
日
本
語
学
校
日
（
月
）
午
前
１
１
時
３
０
分
よ
り
ソ
ー
シ
ャ
「
５
０
周
年
記
念
お
祝
い
」
ニ
ッ
シ
ニ
ン
ご
寄
付
有
難
う
ご
ざ
い
ま
し
た
。
次
回
の
シ
ニ
ア
ラ
ン
チ
ョ
ン
は
、
１
１
月
９
大
塚
ス
テ
ラ
＊
金
一
封
ご
寄
付
お
名
前
で
す
。
（
敬
称
略
）
（
９
御
寄
付
戴
き
ま
し
た
ご
芳
名
）
月
２
７
日
～
１
０
月
２
５
日
ま
で
に
西マ平
村ー岡
フ
ギィひ
ルーろ
バ
み
クーロ
リトー
ス
ラ
ト
フ
ァ
ー
ご
寄
付
平
尾
ジご
ー寄
ン付
ご
芳
名
で
す
。
（
敬
称
略
）
「
仏
教
会
に
お
礼
」
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