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Jan 2012
Posted Tue, 01/17/2012 - 12:00am
by miyajia
皆(みな)さま、明(あ)けまして おめでとう御座(ござ)います。 今年(ことし)もひとつよろしくお願(ねが)い致(いた)します。 二〇一二年( ねん)は、干支(えと)でいいます「辰(たつ)年(どし)」を迎(むか)えます。辰(たつ)、すなわち龍(りゅう)の年(とし)にあたります。龍(りゅう)は架空(かくう)の動物(どうぶつ)ですが、歴史(れきし)は大変古(たいへんふる)く原語(げんご)はインドの梵語(ぼんご)「Ｎａｇａ」から来(き)ています。 物語(ものがたり)は蛇形(じゃけい)の竜神(りゅうじん)として、空中(くうちゅう)・地(ち)上(じょう)・水(すい)中(ちゅう)に住(すまい)し、我々(われわれ)に「水(みず)」...
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07
Jan 2012
Posted Sat, 01/07/2012 - 3:51pm
by haradam
This past month I have been helping to take care of my uncle who recently had surgery at the City of Hope for lung cancer. The operation went well, but he developed complications during his recovery, and has been hospitalized again because of an infection. His condition is improving, thankfully, and I hope to see his complete recovery in the near...
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07
Jan 2012
Posted Sat, 01/07/2012 - 3:50pm
by doamij
Akemashite omedetō-gozaimasu. Sakunen-chū wa iro-iro to osewa ni narimashita. Kotoshi mo mata yoroshiku onegai mōshi-agemasu.
Happy New Year, everyone! Thank you very much for all that you did for me and my family last year. Please continue to favor us this year as well.
My New Year’s greetings nearly always begin with these words and they may...
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07
Jan 2012
Posted Sat, 01/07/2012 - 3:49pm
by sakamotoa
New Year is a very special time of the year, and I thought that this would be a wonderful time to highlight some of the observances. The celebration usually begins at midnight on December 31, when Buddhist temples all over Japan ring their bells a total of 108 times to symbolize the 108 human afflictions in Buddhist belief, and to get rid of the...
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07
Jan 2012
Posted Sat, 01/07/2012 - 3:45pm
by ocbcadmin
Thank you to everyone who came out to help with Omigaki. We had a very good turnout. On Sunday, December 4, 2011 we had our Eshinnisama, Kakushinnisama, and Fujinkai Tsuito Hoyo memorial service for our members who have passed away. Following the service we had dinner in the social hall, catered by Ebisu Ramen Restaurant. Many thanks to those...
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07
Jan 2012
Posted Sat, 01/07/2012 - 3:41pm
by nakagirih
Volunteers don't get paid, not because they're worthless, but because they're priceless.
~Sherry Anderson
Wow, I can’t believe it’s already 2012! However, first an item from 2011; a big thank you to all the Sangha members and OCBC organizations who participated in the annual cleanup on Saturday, December 3. Everyone did a great job; the...
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