Buddhists draw inspiration from Dalai Lama’s isle visit

By Pat Gee

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Apr 14, 2012

~~<p>If Bishop Eric Matsumoto, head of the largest Buddhist sect in Hawaii, were to have a private moment with the Dalai Lama, he would ask what he and others could do as individuals to make world peace a reality.</p>
<p>Matsumoto, who leads the Honpa Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii, and many other followers of Buddhism are among the thousands expected to attend two Hawaii Community Foundation Pillars of Peace events this weekend at the Stan Sheriff Center. Foundation organizers said they had no trouble filling the 9,000-seat arena both days with ticket holders eager to see Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet, a global icon of spiritual enlightenment.</p>
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If Bishop Eric Matsumoto, head of the largest Buddhist sect in Hawaii, were to have a private moment with the Dalai Lama, he would ask what he and others could do as individuals to make world peace a reality.

Matsumoto, who leads the Honpa Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii, and many other followers of Buddhism are among the thousands expected to attend two Hawaii Community Foundation Pillars of Peace events this weekend at the Stan Sheriff Center. Foundation organizers said they had no trouble filling the 9,000-seat arena both days with ticket holders eager to see Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet, a global icon of spiritual enlightenment. Login for more...