Paia Rinzai Zen Buddhist Mission
Myoshin-ji on Maui

The Rinzai Zen Mission is located by the beautiful beach outside Paia on the north shore of Maui. It was established in 1932 by a Rinzai priest from Okinawa, Rev. Nanshin Okamoto. It is the only Rinzai Zen temple from the immigration era in the United States, and it was also a temple for the Okinawan community on Maui.

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Our Location

Paia Rinzai Zen Mission
Paia, HI USA 96779

Rinzai Zen Mission Schedule

  • Daily morning service: 7:30 - 8:00 a.m. (mostly every day)
  • Nov. 4, 11, 18 (1st, 2nd, 3rd Saturdays of each month): 8:00 - 9:00 a.m. Zen meditation to follow morning service.
  • Nov. 8 (every 8th of the month, on the anniversary of the Maui fires and also on random days): 5:00 p.m. at Big Bell. Prayer for Lahaina fire victims.
  • Nov. 12 ( 2nd Sunday of each month) Temple cleaning, 8 a.m. till done, potluck lunch to follow.
  • Nov. 19 ( every 3rd Sunday) Temple service and Dharma sermon, 10 a.m., potluck lunch to follow.
  • Dec. 10 (2nd Sunday) Temple cleaning, 8 a.m. till done, potluck lunch to follow. Dec. 17 (3rd Sunday) Temple service and Dharma sermon, 10 a.m., potluck lunch to follow.
  • December 27 (Wednesday) Reverend Yamaguchi’s Memorial Service, 10 a.m. service with catered lunch to follow.
  • December 31 (Sunday) New Year’s Eve Service, 11 p.m., ringing of the Big Bell, potluck to follow.

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    Original Temple Building circa. 1932
    Destroyed by fire in 1987
    Modern Temple Building
    Located on Beautiful Baldwin Beach
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