Merry Christmas! Many folks are surprised when I say that I consider myself a Christian ... even though I'm a Buddhist. They are sometimes offended because, for example, they don't like Christianity (or any religion) or one can't be Christian and something else at the same time. As an American, where Christian (Judeo-Christian) traditions, as … Continue reading Merry Christmas 2024 from Rev. Dukkha Hanamoku
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Obon at the Idaho-Oregon Buddhist Temple
Mrs. Hanamoku and I attended the Idaho-Oregon Buddhist Temple's Obon Celebration for 2019 yesterday afternoon. It's one of the highlights of the year for us because we can eat a wonderful bento - as good was what we're used having grown up in Hawaii. OK, OK ... I confess. I had two of these in … Continue reading Obon at the Idaho-Oregon Buddhist Temple
Bodhi Day 