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Celebration marks Jodo Shinshu Buddhist founder's birthday

By Star-Advertiser staff

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, May 12, 2012

~~<p>The Honpa Hongwanji Hawaii Betsuin will celebrate &quot;Gotan-e,&quot; the birthday of Shinran Shonin, founder of the Jodo Shinshu Buddhist sect, with special services May 19 and 20.</p>
<p>The celebration is also called &quot;Fuji&shy;ma&shy;tsuri,&quot; or Wisteria Festival, according to the May issue of the temple's Goji newsletter (hhhb.org/images/goji/ 2012_may.pdf).</p>
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The Honpa Hongwanji Hawaii Betsuin will celebrate "Gotan-e," the birthday of Shinran Shonin, founder of the Jodo Shinshu Buddhist sect, with special services May 19 and 20.

The celebration is also called "Fuji­ma­tsuri," or Wisteria Festival, according to the May issue of the temple's Goji newsletter (hhhb.org/images/goji/ 2012_may.pdf). Login for more...



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