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Hanamatsuri is here!
We will celebrate Shakyamuni Buddha’s birthday on April 3 (Sunday) at Mantokuji Soto Zen Mission.
We are not expecting any guests from Japan this year; it will be just the members of three Buddhist temples — Rinzai Zen Mission, Mantokuji Mission, and Maui Dharma Center — all of Paia. As usual, the temples are providing lunch, entertainment, and bingo games.
We always appreciate your dessert contributions, as in years past.
Repair and Maintenance
The buildings at the mission are getting their fair share of damage, being situated on the windward shore of Maui. The three main buildings standing on tall concrete columns are now over 26 years old, and we have started repair work on them over the last few years.
We will continue to repair whatever we need to in order to keep our temple in good shape. We are currently working on the guest house stairs, bell house, fascia board on the temple building, etc. Our lighting system also needs a lot of work. We are updating many fixtures to LED to increase energy savings and the lifespan of our lights.
With all the repair and maintenance that we are doing, we can keep our temple in good shape for many years to come.
春 ー 花祭り
今年の花祭りは4月3日朝10時から萬徳寺で行い
ます。 残念ながら日本からはどなたもお見えにな
ることはできません。 パイアの仏教徒、3つのお
寺のメンバーでお釈迦様のご誕生をお祝いしましょ
う。 昼食やビンゴはお寺で接待します。 いつも
の様にデザートは持ち寄りですのでよろしくお願
いします。
今お寺はいろいろな修理を行っています。 再建し
て26年が過ぎ、随分潮風に耐えてきました。大き
な工事を避けるためにも早め早めに直していきま
す。
お寺周辺の環境、特に住人(いない筈の)達の奇声、
奇行動は悪化していますが、お寺の犬、海ちゃん
は24時間体制で警備に頑張っています。