Shinran Shonin’s Birth (Gotan-e 降誕会): May 18, 2025 at 9:30 am (Family Service) and 10:15 am (Adult Service), Workshop at 11:30 am
This year, we are delighted to have special guest minister Rev. Dr. Kenji Akahoshi with us to deliver Dharma Messages for our Gotan-e Services. Gotan-e celebrates the birth of the founder of our Buddhist sect, Jodo Shinshu. Shinran spent his life in deep study and awakened a profound appreciation for the great wisdom/compassion that embraces us all no matter what our station in life is. He travelled for many years spreading the Buddha’s teaching and produced many great works based on his understanding of these teachings. We celebrate this occasion in order to express our gratitude for the path of life that he laid down for us to walk.
Rev. Dr. Kenji Akahoshi will deliver a Dharma talk in the context of his work on living lives of gratitude with Shin Buddhism. At 11:30 am, following Adult Service, he will faciliate a Workshop titled: “A Contemporary View of Shin Buddhism – Using familiar words to make mythology relevant”, to which all are invited. Don’t miss this opportunity to engage in this conversation about the Dharma with a deep thinker and practitioner of Shin Buddhism!
