Santa Maria Central Coast Church - Guadalupe Buddhist Church
The younger generations and “newbies” have either forgotten or have neverbeen taught the rituals and traditions of Jodo Shinshu. Yes, Jodo Shinshu hasmany forms of respect for the Buddha and temple. We have taken for granted therespect, gratitude and appreciation of the teachings but most importantly, wehave lost our sense of honor. This may sound […]
We celebrated Hanamatsuri. Buddha’s Birthday is a holiday traditionally celebrated in most of East Asia to commemorate the birth of the Prince Siddhartha Gautama, later the Gautama Buddha and founder of Buddhism. Hana Matsuri was successful with about 43 members and friends enjoying the otoki of sashimi, chow mien, chicken, and the trimmings. Thank you! […]
Hanamatsuri celebrated at the Guadalupe Buddhist Church Buddha’s Birthday: The birthday of the Prince Siddhartha Gautama, is a holiday traditionally celebrated in Mahayana Buddhism. According to the Theravada Tripitaka scriptures[which?] (from Pali, meaning “three baskets”), Gautama was born in Lumbini in modern-day Nepal, around the year 563 BCE, and raised in Kapilavastu. According to this […]
